Therapist Thoughts: “I wish more people understood you can have a ‘good’ childhood and still experience trauma.”
Let’s talk about it: Your childhood may have looked “good” to others on the outside OR actually felt good most of the time inside. But, yet you felt like: your parents were physically there, but emotionally distant...
5 Signs Your Inner Child Needs Therapy
Your inner child holds onto all the experiences, positive and negative, from your younger years. Sometimes, these experiences can leave them feeling hurt, scared, or unseen. Cue your inner child acting out in relationships, at work, and more. Therapy can be a powerful tool to help you heal your inner child through validation, reparenting, and empowerment. So, how do you know if your inner child might benefit from therapy? Here are 5 signs to watch out for:
Things to Know about Trauma and Hyper-arousal
Hyperarousal is a state of heightened physiological and psychological activation in response to perceived threat or danger. It is one of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and can be triggered by memories, thoughts, or stimuli that remind the individual of the traumatic event…
Using the 5 Senses to Cope with Trauma Symptoms
Understanding how trauma can affect the senses is important in helping individuals with PTSD to develop coping strategies and seek appropriate treatment. Getting in touch with the 5 senses can be grounding and bring us back to the here and now…
What is Trauma?
Trauma is a normal response to an abnormal experience. It involves psychological and emotional responses to an event or situation that is deeply distressing. These responses can continue to affect a person, even long after the event has passed. Anytime an event catches us off guard and leaves a distressing impression, it can be considered traumatic….