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It’s Okay to Self-Advocate
Suicide is a topic most folks would rather not speak about. It is frightening that someone they love could decide they do not wish to live any longer and leave them in a cloud of grief and guilt....
A Guide to Living With Your Emotions
Humans feel a wide range of emotions: sad, happy, mad, excited, scared, lonely, frustrated, bored, angry, and more. Children’s behavior (and misbehavior) is guided by their emotions and their...
Being Ready for Reentry: One Veteran’s View on Coming Home
Welcome Home My Friend This is the moment you’ve been waiting for. The world is your oyster and it’s time to celebrate. How are you going to do it? You could go to college, start a business, get...
Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises® the Benefits and Challenges
In August, my articles have been centered around Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (TRE ®) and how they can aid in self-regulation and the treatment of trauma. We discovered that TRE ® is...
How I’m Managing With the Stress of These Times
What day is it? Blursday? If your days are starting to mesh all into one lately, you are not alone. These are uncertain times and we are all feeling it, and as we are all hoping for an end in...
Finding Myself After Abuse
by Mick McCarthy Nearly twenty years of abuse can cause a lot of difficulties, as many people reading this site already know. For me, I did not suffer from childhood abuse; overall, my childhood...
Serendipity and The Disconnected Child
Have you ever heard of the term... "You are where you're supposed to be"? Serendipity, many people think that serendipity is a happy accident, coincidence, good fortune. Serendipity means looking...
Sifting Through Sh*t
You Are Capable You can and are capable of being a person of goodness, bravery, honesty, and authenticity; no matter what has happened, no matter what you have or don't. You can and are capable...
International Overdose Awareness Day
Overdoses from illicit and prescription drugs are on the rise in the United States, leaving 92,500 dead and thousands of grieving family members, friends, and communities wondering what could...
Trauma Treatment, Cicadas and the Emerging Buzz of Hope
Trauma Treatment, Cicadas and the Emerging Buzz of Hope by Lily Tecklher *TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains an account of child assault. Please practice...
Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises® and Self-Regulation
The stress and tension from trauma can kill. We know this fact because of the volumes of research that have been done on the subject. Not only can stress and tension be fatal, but they also can...
More Information on Trauma Releasing Exercises ®
Traumatic stress is one of the most common reactions to distress. These reactions are believed to be held in the body as well as the mind. Trauma releasing exercises TRE® is a new way to release...
What is Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
“Complex PTSD comes in response to chronic traumatization over the course of months or, more often, years. This can include emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuses, domestic violence, living in a war zone, being held captive, human trafficking, and other organized rings of abuse, and more. While there are exceptional circumstances where adults develop C-PTSD, it is most often seen in those whose trauma occurred in childhood”.
