Research shows “Pleasant touch boosts several hormones in the brain that are essential for social interactions and mental health.”
You think you’ve experienced childhood trauma, now what?
First let me tell you how sorry I am that in your early life, you had to experience and endure really hard things that happened to you. It’s not ok what happened. And it’s never been your fault. Period. I’m a fellow survivor of childhood trauma. I remember when I first realized that someone had […]
Keeping Hearts Connected
The Power of Apology and Repair Happy Heart Day, commercially known as Valentine’s Day! We are in the depths of winter as well as continued uncertainty with COVID; anxiety levels may be higher than usual and negatively impacting your closest relationships. In response, I thought it might be helpful to talk about the power of […]
Our Commitment to You
Trauma Informed Care I’ve been thinking hard and feeling the idea of Trauma Informed Care. It’s a buzz phrase in some ways because I think that people throw it around almost casually without fully understanding what it means in practice. I say that because I’m pretty sure I’ve done that myself; believing that because I […]
Want to be a force for good? One simple practice to get you there
One of the things that I find tragic and heart-breaking in working with clients who have experienced trauma is that they often forget who they are. You see, when someone has experienced trauma, especially trauma early in life, often one’s relationship to themselves is fraught with negativity, insecurity, and shame. How we get treated in […]