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Tag Archives: Neuroplasticity
14-Step Neuroscience-Based Recovery from Complex PTSD
Having lived with Complex PTSD my entire life and studied the biology of fear for several years, I’ve come up with a neuroscience-based recovery plan: 1. Recognize that I was powerless during my traumatic experiences and the long-term effects of … Continue reading
SGB for PTSD
Since Sept 2020 I’ve had five Stellate Ganglion Blocks (SGBs) as a treatment for my Complex PTSD. This minimally invasive and largely safe treatment has been used to treat PTSD for about 10 years and shows remarkably impressive results with … Continue reading
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Tagged #TraumaAwareAmerica, Complex PTSD, CPTSD, Developmental Trauma, mental health, Neuroplasticity, PTSD, Trauma, Trauma Recovery
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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
“A Conversation withTrauma Awareness Activist and Artist Shay Seaborne” on 89.5 KOPN
In this KOPN radio interview with Vic Day of “Women’s Issues, Women’s Voices,” my host asked me to explain how I became a Trauma Awareness Activist-Artist, or, as I say, “janked-up, ticked off, and doing something about it.” “It was … Continue reading
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Tagged #TraumaAwareAmerica, Alexander Technique, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Chronic Stress, Community, Complex PTSD, Covid-19, CPTSD, Developmental Trauma, Healthcare in America, Interview, mental health, Neuroplasticity, Personal Calling, personal growth, PTSD, radio, Resilience, Trauma, Trauma Awareness, Trauma Recovery, TraumaSymptoms
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Everybody’s nervous system is janked!
Everybody’s nervous system is janked up at least some. Especially in 2020. You can choose to heal your nervous system. You can choose. #TraumaAwareAmerica #pandemicstress #traumaticstress #interpersonalneurobiology #biologyoffear
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Posted in Mental Health
Tagged #TraumaAwareAmerica, Chronic Stress, Complex PTSD, CPTSD, Developmental Trauma, Downregulate, Downregulation, Fun & Magic, Giving & Receiving, Healthcare in America, Imogen Ragone, Inner Growth, Kindness, Learning, mental health, Neuroplasticity, PTSD, Resilience, Trauma Awareness, Trauma Recovery
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WARNING: Cognative Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can harm!
WARNING: If you have Developmental Trauma, PTSD, or Complex PTSD, or even chronic stress, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) may be contraindicated because it does not work when access to the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is limited, as it is with those … Continue reading
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Tagged #ChristianaCare, #PsychologyAbuse, #PsychologySurvivor, #TraumaAwareAmerica, Alexander Technique, CBT, Chronic Stress, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Complex PTSD, CPTSD, Developmental Trauma, Healthcare in America, Inner Growth, mental health, Neuroplasticity, psychology, PTSD, Trauma, Trauma Awareness, Trauma Recovery
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“Anger is a secondary emotion”
“Anger is a secondary emotion,” a watercolor I painted 2 years ago, about 3 weeks after my ordeal in the ER and mental hospital. Anger is often an indicator of a violation. This one was enormous. Although I painted well … Continue reading
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Tagged #PsychAbuse, #PsychologyAbuse, #PsychologySurvivor, #TraumaAwareAmerica, #UHS, #UniversalHealthServices, Complex PTSD, CPTSD, Developmental Trauma, Healthcare in America, mental health, Neuroplasticity, Personal Calling, personal growth, PTSD, Trauma, Trauma Awareness, Trauma Recovery, TraumaSymptoms
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“Unleash the Ladybug!”
Della the Janked-Up Ladybug helped me launch my tiny-but-pointed #TraumaAwareAmerica initiative. It focuses on trauma awareness/education and the rights of traumatized people. I initially aimed at frontline providers, because they were the ones who could have greatly helped instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Education, Kindness, Mental Health
Tagged #InterpersonalNeurobiology, #Justice, #Neuroscience, #TraumaAwareAmerica, Chronic Stress, Community, Complex PTSD, Covid-19, CPTSD, Developmental Trauma, Giving & Receiving, Healthcare in America, Kindness, Leadership, Learning, Love, mental health, Neurobiology, Neuroplasticity, Pandemic, Personal Calling, PTSD, Resilience, stress, Trauma, Trauma Awareness, Trauma Recovery
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