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“Instead of addressing the underlying issues”
“Women described being misdiagnosed or given painkillers instead of addressing underlying issues. One woman lost her child traumatically. Another had to experiment and eventually diagnose herself because her doctor was no help,” the newspaper noted, regarding Black women in our … Continue reading
PTSD Awareness Day: Trauma-Informed Care is Vital
To the editor of the News Journal: PTSD Awareness Day is June 27, an occasion to acknowledge the vital need for Trauma Informed Care (TIC) training for frontline providers. As the pandemic continues and PTSD diagnoses rise, many will needlessly … Continue reading
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Remembering the man to whom I owe my life
On this Father’s Day I wish to recognize and honor the man to whom I owe my life, even though I only had a short time with him. That was my Granddaddy, my maternal great-grandfather. He was the only grandfather … Continue reading
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Tagged Connection, Father, Fathers Day, Giving & Receiving, Granddaddy, Happiness, Kindness, Love, mental health, Resilience, Safety
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The freeze response
The freeze response is one of the most primitive and life-saving. It is used in situations the body/mind considers life-threatening. When a person can’t fight, can’t run, and feels they are going to die, they freeze or collapse because those … Continue reading
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“CyCling” with Ease to Down-Regulate Stress and Trauma
Alexander Technique instructor Imogen Ragone and I discuss and practice TheCyCle™ – “a simple yet powerful way to calm your own nervous system and release excess tension from your body. “In our last video Shay told us about three important … Continue reading
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Tagged #TraumaAwareAmerica, Alexander Technique, CalmNervousSystem, ComplexPTSD, CPTSD, Developmental Trauma, Downregulate, Downregulation, Imogen Ragone, Neurobiology, Self-Regulation, selfcare, selfhelp, stress, TheCyCle, Trauma, TraumaRecovery, Video, YouTube
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Unashamed of my Complex PTSD
A few people have asked my why I talk so much about Complex PTSD, or Developmental Trauma. I am open about my struggles with Complex PTSD and depression in part because I am not ashamed. I have physiological conditions brought on … Continue reading
“We are living under a pre-traumatic cloud”
Trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk says that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, “we are living under a pre-traumatic cloud,” in this video from The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM), one of my favorite sources of … Continue reading
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Tagged Covid-19, Stay Off the Trauma Train, Trauma, Trauma Awareness, Trauma Recovery
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“5 Things Anyone Can Do to Build Resilience in the Face of Pandemic Stress and Trauma” Facebook Live with Imogen Ragone
In my second Facebook Live with my friend and Alexander Technique instructor Imogen Ragone, we discuss the difference between stress and trauma (and the similarities), how the Pandemic is affecting us, and 5 things you can do to help build … Continue reading
“Staying off the Trauma Train with Shay Seaborne: PYP 409”
“Staying off the Trauma Train with Shay Seaborne: PYP 409” with Howard Jacobson at Plant YourselfMy first feature-length podcast interview was with Howard Jacobson, gracious host of the Plant Yourself Podcast. It was fun and we covered a great deal. … Continue reading