Why Do We Suffer from Stress and Trauma ?
This article describes how we develop symptoms and suffer from trauma as a result of our adaptive survival response (the Autonomic Ladder).
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Why Self-compassion Beats Self Esteem
I regularly teach my therapy clients that self-compassion can help them cope with the struggles in their life. This Forbes’ article by Carley Sime summarizes the benefits of using self-compassion as discovered by Kristin Neff: “They tend to have better psychological health and also greater resilience when compared to those with lower levels of self-compassion. … Read more
My Transformative Experience with Brainspotting Trauma Therapy
When a person is traumatized, the traumatic event (or events) activates the limbic system of the body or what is known as the “fight, flight, or freeze” response. Sometimes that fight, flight or freeze response can stay activated or become easily activated again in seemingly similar situations. That activated energy associated with a traumatic event … Read more