Category: Mental Health

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Mental Health

Understanding Freeze

We are all familiar with the automatic survival actions of fight or flight. However, there is a third, equally common response, which is not so

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Mental Health

Trauma and Agoraphobia

Agoraphobia is the fear of leaving one’s home or space of comfort. It also involves the fear of crowded places. Agoraphobia is a debilitating condition.

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dysmorphia
Mental Health

Body Dysmorphia

Body dysmorphia is a mental health condition also known as Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). People struggling with this condition experience obsessive thoughts about their appearance,

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Mental Health

Journalling for Trauma

There are various tools we use in trauma therapy to help clients process and manage their thoughts and feelings. One of these tools is journalling.

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LGBTQ
Mental Health

Trauma and the LGBTQ+ Community

Trauma affects people of all ages and demographics. Still, one of the most affected groups today are members of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,

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Mental Health

The Impact of Trauma on Education

Traumatic experiences in childhood can hinder a child’s ability to perform well in school. Neurobiological research has found that trauma impacts brain areas associated with

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Mental Health

Understanding ACEs

Adverse Childhood Experiences refer to potentially traumatic events experienced in childhood. Also known as ACE’s, these experiences may be responsible for a broad range of

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Mental Health

What Is Attachment Trauma?

Healthy attachment is essential for psychological, emotional, and social well-being throughout the lifespan.[1] Attachment refers to the way we learned to relate to ourselves and

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