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Spoiler Alert: This post will discuss characters, scenes, and plot points from Disney/Pixar’s “Inside Out” In Disney/Pixar’s “Inside Out”, the character Riley is depicted through her emotional world inside her brain and memories. When we first meet Riley, she is a happy 11-year old girl living in Minnesota with her mom and…
The following post was written by guest blogger, Katie Asmus, MA, LPC, BMP Complex PTSD is so very. . . well. . . complex! Those who have experienced ongoing stressful (and perhaps even abusive) life circumstances know that the impact of such a chronic state of stress is long-lasting. Our…
Therapists trained in EMDR Therapy often ask how to work with Complex PTSD due to the complexity of the treatment. An important aspects of working with Complex PTSD is learning how to resource the client so that they can stay present in their body and learn how to feel their…
In the field of somatic psychology, nonverbal communication is a key element. Nonverbal communication is the ability to read and understand people’s nonverbal signals. Have you heard the phrase “actions speak louder then words”? Well, it’s true! 60 – 70% of our communication is nonverbal while only 30 – 40…
We often hear in the news about trauma and PTSD, but very little on Complex PTSD. So what is Complex PTSD? Here is what Wikipedia defines as Complex PTSD: “Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) also known as developmental trauma disorder (DTD) or complex trauma is a psychological injury that results…
This blog post was written by guest blogger Dr. Arielle Schwartz, and was originally posted on her blog. A Synthesis of Healing A driver made a turn in front of me and suddenly I pressed hard on the brakes. My car slowed in the middle of a busy intersection. Crash!…
Recently in the news, Robert Herjavec, the multimillionaire tech mogul and entrepreneur on Shark Tank (and now Dancing With the Stars on #TeamSharkaroo) stated that he had felt suicidal after his marriage of 24 years was ending. What Robert Herjavec experienced during his divorce changed his world so much that at one point he didn’t…
Today is the National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD). NASD held every year in the first week of April on that Thursday. NASD was created in 1999 by the National Institute of Health. The mission was to increase awareness of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. NASD was created in 1999 by the…
March 30, 2015 is National Doctor’s Day. This is a day to honor doctors who have dedicated their lives to helping other human beings live longer, healthier lives. Whether the doctors are involved in research or specialists or general practitioners, these doctors have made a huge sacrifice for our well-being.…
An EMDR Therapy promotional video from the Netherlands recently popped up on YouTube which included interviews with different therapists trained in explaining how the EMDR Therapy procedure works, along with two compelling stories of how EMDR Therapy helped these people recover from traumatic events. The first story shared was a woman…
