Posts Tagged ‘Cognitive Behavioral Therapy’
Are You An Emotional Hoarder?
We recently gave my son’s bedroom a makeover. He had been sleeping for months on a queen-sized mattress. The mattress took up the majority of his bedroom, sitting halfway under his desk. He had an elevated bed accessible by a ladder but refused to sleep on it because the dog couldn’t join him. Cleaning out…
Read MoreBrain Need A Reboot? How Mindfulness Can Help
Hyped Up? The Key To Slowing Down May Be Mindfulness We live in a hustle and bustle world. We make lunches while watching the morning news, texting with a friend and eating breakfast. Just this morning, my kids caught me listening to 90’s hip hop while scrolling Facebook and drinking my morning coffee on my…
Read MoreTraumatic Experiences Change Your Brain. Literally
Research shows that the brain stores traumatic experiences differently than other memories. Are you easily triggered into negative emotions? Do you KNOW you are overreacting, but you just can’t stop yourself in the moment? I often hear these comments in my counseling office and people are sometimes surprised when I tell them that an earlier,…
Read MoreInvisible Scars: How My Car Accident Changed Everything
How I Discovered The Effectiveness Of Trauma Therapy One morning in August 2016 I was on my way to school (I was a teacher at the time). It was the second day of the school year and I was excited. I drove the same route that I had the last two years. I would get…
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