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Benefits of Group Therapy
For many of our clients, surviving trauma can feel quite isolating and as if no one understands, adding pressure to the therapeutic dynamic. This pattern ultimately leads to feelings of compassion...
Building The System
We’re all feeling the burn We know the importance of building support and community for our clients, but how can we provide this same foundation for our counselors, clinicians and therapists? The...
Parenting Tips During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Pandemic Parenting School’s out for….ever? We are all in a historic crisis that has turned our families completely upside down. For those of us with children at home, attending to their already...
Broccoli, Chocolate & Trauma
Broccoli, Chocolate & Trauma Many survivors of interpersonal abuse, in its' various forms find themselves continually adapting to and evaluating their environment; specifically those in...
The Recipe for Trauma Recovery; Rwanda and Resilience
Trauma happens on many social levels including very intimate violence, to car accidents, to terrorism, to genocide (and many other levels in between). Following the visit to the Kigali Genocide...
Rwanda Day 2: Compassionate Curiousity
Our first venture in Rwanda was the iconic safari trek. This allowed us to quietly wander through this new landscape while we appreciated its natural beauty and animal inhabitants. We came here to...
Rwanda Day 1: Listening and Being Listened To; a Western Luxury
On the second leg of my flight to Rwanda, I sat next to a 25 year-old woman who was traveling from Luxembourg to Rwanda for her wedding. I asked what seemed to be a fairly innocuous question; "Why...
Managing Trauma Triggers in the Context of Terrorism
The recent terrorist attacks can effect all of us in different ways, one of which is the compromise of our collective sense of safety. Going through our day-to-day activities without worry or threat...
Mindfulness: All it Takes is a Moment
I've been running short on time lately, which has threatened one of my most important personal self-care strategies, and one I often recommend to my clients: mindfulness. When I mention this to...
Intuition vs. Vigilance: A Survivor’s Superpower
Survivors often talk about their capacity to assess their environment with greater speed and accuracy than your average Joe (or Jane). Scanning for emotional and physical safety through a...