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Tag Archives: Trauma
I was a teenage sex slave
The moment I became a teenage sex slave. Each drop of blood signifies one month of that abuse. It began several weeks after my 15th birthday. A 25-year-old acquaintance, on hearing about my mother’s worsening mental illness and abuse, offered … Continue reading
The night I learned to fly
“The Night I Learned to Fly” is the latest in a series of paintings that answer the question, “How did I survive?” By enduring unspeakable terror early in life, I learned to dissociate so well and so easily I could … Continue reading
“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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“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