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Tag Archives: Resilience
The Coming Tide of Covid-19 PTSD
Increasing portions of our world now operate in PTSD land. People are chronically stressed by the constant threat of danger from something over which they have no power. I want to welcome you to my world. Yes, Covid-19 is a … Continue reading
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Tagged #TraumaAwareAmerica, Chronic Stress, Complex PTSD, Coronavirus, Covid-19, CPTSD, Resilience, TraumaSymptoms
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“Dance Therapy for Complex PTSD” podcast interview
Dance/Movement therapy is one of several effective somatic modalities for healing Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). In our “Dance Therapy for Complex PTSD” podcast discussion, Dance/Movement therapist Orit Krug and I discuss how Dance/Movement therapy can help us resolve trauma.
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Tagged Complex PTSD, CPTSD, Developmental Trauma, mental health, Podcast, Resilience, Trauma, Trauma Awareness
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Break the cycle of distress with self-regulation
If I could teach everyone in the world one thing it would be self-regulation. This is a key ability for all people, one often disrupted by trauma, especially in those with earliest onset. These simple practices can help an anxious … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health, Thriving
Tagged Anxiety, Calm, Complex PTSD, CPTSD, Downregulate, Downregulation, mental health, Mindful Breath, personal growth, Resilience, Self-Regulation
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How the number one health crisis in the world caused me to experiment on a living human brain
In the past 3 years I have conducted experiments on a living human brain. Mine. I necessarily studied developmental trauma, trauma theory, the neurobiology of trauma, and trauma resolution. This is due to the Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) I … Continue reading
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Tagged Complex PTSD, CPTSD, Developmental Trauma, Healthcare in America, mental health, Neuroplasticity, Resilience, Trauma
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When your trust is unapologetically broken, forgive yourself
When someone breaks our trust we sometimes feel a sense of lack for having trusted, for having allowed ourselves to be cheated. It’s an element that is often overlooked, though it may have a deep effect. After the sailing disaster of … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Inner Growth, Learning, personal growth, Resilience, Sailing
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And on the 7th day, I heard a voice
I felt a little piece of my heart sink the moment I saw the boat. From my vantage point, the driver’s seat of a rental car, the vessel was hardly more than a white dot bobbing gently on a mooring … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Learning, personal growth, Resilience, Sailing
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To those who think they envy my life
“If you can’t handle pain you can’t be a sailor.” – Shay Seaborne Periodically, people tell me that they envy the life I lead, but those who think they envy the sailor’s life rarely want to live it. Rather, from a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Personal Calling, Resilience, Sailing
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The day I sailed a patio lounge chair
The day I sailed a patio lounge chair, six years ago, I was recovering from the flu and enjoying the unseasonably warm day by resting outdoors. I tried to nap in the sun, but the wind kept calling me to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Happiness, Inner Growth, Personal Calling, personal growth, Resilience, Sailing
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Fingerprints on the land
Ralph Waldo Emerson was right in his assertion that success includes, “To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch…” Last year as I winnowed my belongings when I downsized to “two bags and … Continue reading
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Tagged Community, Giving & Receiving, Happiness, Inner Growth, Love, Resilience
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Star of wonder
A concept I came across in recovery from childhood abuse and trauma is that of going back to one’s childhood, to meet the child you were, and give her a gift with some words to go with it. Tell her … Continue reading
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Tagged Childhood Sexual Abuse, Giving & Receiving, Happiness, Inner Growth, Kindness, personal growth, Resilience
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