Trauma Equals Growth

Posted on July 9, 2020

Most likely, you have heard of the term, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or its acronym PTSD. This is when the brain’s capacity to regulate is exceeded and splits off what it cannot handle neurologically like a circuit breaker. The way this energy and information is stored in the brain does not have a sense of… Read More

To Forgive or Not To Forgive?

Posted on July 8, 2020

Over the last several weeks, the topic of forgiveness has come up with numerous clients. In my work with these clients, I was reminded again how many misperceptions there are in relation to forgiveness. I have seen distorted views of forgiveness cause people to suffer in a variety of ways. The first of these is… Read More

The Difference Between Depression and Grief

Posted on June 11, 2020

One of the things I’ve noticed over the years in our medication-saturated society is the tendency to label any form of sadness as depression. People then feel like they need an antidepressant or some other intervention to take their sadness away. A large percentage of the sadness people experience is often related to grief and… Read More

Talking in Circles: Why Talk Therapy Doesn’t Heal Trauma and What Does

Posted on June 9, 2020

If you’ve been attending psychotherapy for some time and don’t seem to be getting the results your looking for, the problem could most likely be all the talking. Now you may believe your therapist is attentive, compassionate, and non-judgmental, and they most likely are. And there is positive value in feeling heard, understood, and emphasized… Read More

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