Category: Trauma Therapy Trends
Posted by Courtney - November 10, 2011 - Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Compassion Fatigue, Depression, Grief and Loss, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Trauma Therapy Trends
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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Posted by Courtney - November 9, 2011 - Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Getting Clients Unstuck, Inspiration and Encouragement, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Trauma Therapy Trends
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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Posted by Courtney - November 7, 2011 - Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Compassion Fatigue, Grief and Loss, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Trauma Therapy Trends
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for troops deployed in Iraq to return home, following President Obama’s recent announcement that troops there will be withdrawn by the end of 2011.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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Posted by Courtney - June 10, 2011 - Neuroscience, Science and Neuroscience, Trauma Therapy Trends, Uncategorized
If you want an affordable, accessible way to learn cutting edge material from world-class trauma experts from the comfort of your own home or office, I encourage you to sign up for the NICABM trauma teleseminar series that is going on from now through July 6th. If you can tune in at the time of [...]
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Posted by Courtney - May 26, 2011 - Grief and Loss, Trauma Therapy Trends
Sometimes people are so disturbed by the way someone died that they focus more on the deceased person’s “dying story” than they do on the person’s living stories. Yet reflecting on our living experiences with the deceased is an integral part of healing. When I interviewed grievers for my book, they consistently stated one of the [...]
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Posted by Courtney - May 20, 2011 - Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Science and Neuroscience, Trauma Therapy Trends, Uncategorized
Yes, there is an app for just about everything, including PTSD management. I downloaded “PTSD Coach” last night on my i-phone and have to say it is a handy little tool. PTSD Coach has all sorts of exercises someone can use to calm down and reorient themselves when they are triggered or feeling anxious. The [...]
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Posted by Courtney - May 2, 2011 - Grief and Loss, Inspiration and Encouragement, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Science and Neuroscience, Trauma Therapy Trends, Uncategorized
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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Posted by Courtney - April 24, 2011 - Grief and Loss, Trauma Therapy Trends
Read how a Chicago artist helped a grieving mother heal.
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Posted by Courtney - March 27, 2011 - Depression, Getting Clients Unstuck, Inspiration and Encouragement, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Trauma Therapy Trends
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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Posted by Courtney - February 21, 2011 - Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Getting Clients Unstuck, Grief and Loss, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Trauma Therapy Trends
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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