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
Why Talk Therapy Doesn’t Heal Trauma Posted on June 9, 2020 I know the title of this article may sound a bit odd coming from a psychotherapist, but let me explain. This is one of the least known aspects for most therapists and clients when it comes to working with trauma. Now I am not saying we don’t talk and discuss things as part of therapy,… Read More
