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If you have ever felt like your brain is stuck on high alert, trauma-informed CBT approaches can help you understand that your reactions are actually survival skills, not flaws. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on how your thoughts, feelings, and (more…)
Emotional abuse is clearly different than physical harm. There are no visible wounds to point out, no bruises that externally validate your pain. This absence of physical evidence can make emotional abuse harder to recognize, and sometimes even harder to (more…)
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Posted in: Emotions, Ready Post, Trauma
Leave a Comment (0) →If you’re exploring therapy options, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) offers something especially practical: it teaches you concrete skills you can use in your everyday life. Originally developed to help people with borderline personality disorder, DBT has proven effective for a (more…)
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Leave a Comment (0) →If you’re exploring therapy options, you might feel overwhelmed by all the different approaches out there. One of the most effective methods for managing emotions and coping with stress is dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). This evidence-based treatment teaches practical skills (more…)
Posted in: PTSD-Trauma, Ready Post, Trauma, Treatment Modality
Leave a Comment (0) →Finding yourself at the intersection of LGBTQ+ identity and religious faith can feel impossibly complex. Many people struggle with messages that pit these core parts of themselves against each other. You feel torn between communities that matter deeply to you, (more…)
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Leave a Comment (0) →EMDR therapy has transformed how mental health professionals help clients process difficult emotions and traumatic memories. Unlike traditional talk therapy, this approach uses bilateral stimulation to help your brain reprocess distressing experiences in a healthier way. If you’ve been carrying emotional (more…)
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Leave a Comment (0) →Trauma transforms your life as you knew it, often making you feel like you’re the only one who understands the weight of the situation. The isolation that follows trauma can be just as bad, if not worse than the trauma (more…)
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Leave a Comment (0) →Most people recognize PTSD as post-traumatic stress disorder linked to a single traumatic event like an accident, assault, or natural disaster. However, fewer people have heard of C-PTSD, or complex post-traumatic stress disorder, which develops not from one isolated incident (more…)
When a targeted attack, whether physical, verbal, digital, or political, is directed at the LGBTQIA+ community, it strikes at something fundamental: your right to exist freely and safely. Even if you weren’t physically harmed, the emotional impact can ripple through (more…)
We all need to vent sometimes. Maybe your boss nitpicked every task today, or traffic was unbearable on your commute home. It’s natural to want to share these frustrations with a friend or partner at the end of a long (more…)