How Childhood Trauma Could Be Mistaken for ADHD
Originally published July, 2021 During the pandemic, were you one of the many people home all day with your children and begin to notice behavior issues that you hadn’t seen before? Did you begin to think that your child possibly might have ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder) symptoms? You probably didn’t think about how […]
How to Open Up to a Therapist About Trauma
Originally published June, 2021 Addressing trauma can be difficult, even when you are finally ready to deal with it and move on with your life. It can be hard to know how to open up to a therapist about trauma. Opening up can feel vulnerable. That is particularly true if you’ve ever experienced gaslighting from […]
7 Strategies for Helping Your Child Cope With Grief and Loss
Guest blog post by Ashley Wilkins, LCSW originally posted in 2019 The worst has happened. A loved one has died, and you’re left wondering how to navigate the difficult days ahead. When a child suffers a considerable loss – a parent, sibling, grandparent, or someone significant in their life – they feel it strongly and […]
Generational Trauma: Breaking the Cycle
Guest blog by Aaron Johnson, LCPC Emotional trauma in a simple form can be explained as a deep emotional wound that hasn’t fully healed. These deep emotional wounds can be from events that occur throughout your life, from as early as infancy all the way to events that you don’t even directly experience. Events can […]
3 Ways Childhood Trauma Can Affect Your Adult Relationships
Most of us have a sense that childhood trauma affects our adult relationships. After all, you probably have heard another person joke about how you married your father (or mother)? An insurance company even riffed on this in their advertising! Jokes aside, how exactly does childhood trauma affect your adult relationships? And while we’re at […]