Pets can and will heal your nervous system, spirit and attachment wounds. Through their unconditional and devoted love they role model peace, and calmness. Many times I had the pleasure of listening to my kitty purr away while I was grieving or feeling overwhelmed. The responsibility of caring for her helped me grow and stay…
Tag: PTSD
Soldiers’ PTSD/Suicide is a Public Health Crisis, Not a Private Matter
PTSD is a public health issue, but for some reason, our government doesn’t think so. Apparently, soldiers and PTSD is a private matter that is even deemed “an administrative issue”, as was stated by one soldier in her statement to the press. Certainly cutting Veteran Affairs Canada’s services is a colossal step in the wrong…
Judith Herman; A Pioneer In The Field Of Trauma And The First Person To Coin ‘Complex Trauma’
Conversations with a pioneer and a woman who changed the face of trauma as we understand it. Please watch -> Conversations with History: Judith Herman Dr. Judith Lewis Herman, professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Harvard University Medical School, and a pioneer in the study of post-traumatic stress disorder and the sexual abuse of women and…
Sergeant Amy and Sergeant Hippo: The Grand Fight
How Trauma Affects The Brain Let’s keep it simple. Well, it is the brain, so I am not sure how simple I can make this, but let me try to explain. When something traumatic happens to us, enough that we believe we might be in danger (or worse, die), our limbic system goes nuts. Let’s…
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