Category: Rapid Resolution Therapy

Assisting our wartime nurses and medical professionals

Posted by Courtney - November 10, 2011 - Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Compassion Fatigue, Depression, Grief and Loss, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Trauma Therapy Trends
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Angel Walk by Sharon Richie-Melvan and Diane Vines

Nurses, medics, and physicians are often overlooked as suffering from post-traumatic stress because they are not necessarily viewed as being “in combat situations.” However, these brave medical professionals also encounter the horrors of war on a daily basis during their deployment and it can affect them greatly upon their return to civilian life. Drs. Sharon [...]

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Return to Freedom: Combat Veteran Defeats PTSD

Posted by Courtney - November 9, 2011 - Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Getting Clients Unstuck, Inspiration and Encouragement, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Trauma Therapy Trends
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Photo courtesy of the U. S. Army

Last week, I had the honor of working with an Iraq war combat veteran who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the war and suffered severe flashbacks.Here this guy dedicates his life to fighting for our freedom, and now PTSD had imprisoned him. I was totally dedicated to this mission to fight for his freedom now. Read how we did it here.

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Helping returning troops with PTSD

Posted by Courtney - November 7, 2011 - Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Compassion Fatigue, Grief and Loss, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Trauma Therapy Trends
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As Veterans Day 2011 approaches, many are preparing for troops deployed in Iraq to return home, following President Obama’s recent announcement that troops there will be withdrawn by the end of 2011. Despite varying opinions on the troop withdrawal, there is no question that life can be difficult for troops making the transition back to [...]

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Recovering the Lost Self

Posted by Courtney - August 26, 2011 - Grief and Loss, Inspiration and Encouragement, Rapid Resolution Therapy
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After a major loss or other traumatic event, you could feel as if you’ve changed permanently and will never return to be who you once were. You can feign joy, hope, or humor for your friends, but deep down it can feel like only a hard, bitter shell of who you are remains. Many people [...]

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Get my new book and help the Red Cross!

Posted by Courtney - May 2, 2011 - Grief and Loss, Inspiration and Encouragement, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Science and Neuroscience, Trauma Therapy Trends, Uncategorized
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Did you know there have been many recent advances in the effective treatment of complicated and traumatic grief that have not been featured in the mainstream literature? Well, I’ve been working feverishly over the last six months to put these together in a book I’ve written called, Transforming Traumatic Grief: Six Steps to Move from [...]

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“All I wanted was a trophy!”

Posted by Courtney - March 27, 2011 - Depression, Getting Clients Unstuck, Inspiration and Encouragement, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Trauma Therapy Trends
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Recently in the media, there has been so much focus on horror and destruction around our world. Seeing such images over and over again can make us feel helpless. But, aren’t you more uplifted, inspired, and motivated when you hear stories of how people are helping one another, creatively surviving, and coming up with innovative ways to get through these tragedies?

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Trauma is in the Eye of the Survivor

Posted by Courtney - February 21, 2011 - Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Getting Clients Unstuck, Grief and Loss, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Trauma Therapy Trends
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Traumatic experiences may not always involve the imminent threat of death, nor even horror and helplessness. What happened to the person may be more on the level of identity and meaning than what happened physically. Read more from Mark Chidley in this post.

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Healing Trauma by Transforming Meanings

Posted by Courtney - November 16, 2010 - Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Getting Clients Unstuck, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Trauma Therapy Trends, Uncategorized
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One thing that causes a traumatic memory to haunt a person is a distorted meaning he/she attached to the disturbing event. Read about a case in which we cleared the trauma by transforming a meaning the client had attached to the event.

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Responding to bullying and cyberbullying

Posted by Courtney - November 9, 2010 - Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Depression, Rapid Resolution Therapy
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Unfortunately, bullying seems to have increased among teens aged 12-18, according to recent polls. What do you think is the best response toward bullying and cyberbullying behaviors? Support anti-bullying programs in schools? Or, teach people how not to feel like victims?

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PTSD & Flashbacks: Right temporal lobe issues?

Posted by Courtney - November 1, 2010 - Rapid Resolution Therapy, Science and Neuroscience, Trauma Therapy Trends
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In a recent study Minnesota researchers observed that patients with PTSD consistently show heightened activity on the right side of their brain, specifically in the temporal lobe area. Find out what this implies.

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