Cynthia Degnan, PhD, MSW, LCSWJun 9Practicing Hope in a Hopeless Time“Practicing hope” is not about denying the troubling aspects of today’s world. It is about holding hope alongside the difficult feelings.
Christina Hoppin, MS, LCPCMay 10Trauma and EMDRAn enigma to many, EMDR is an effective way of helping survivors of trauma to process and relieve the impact of traumatic experiences.
Heather Pierce, MSEd, LCPCApr 11Our Environment, Ourselves: Where Climate Change and Relational Trauma MeetLike the environment, trauma survivors can be at the same time fragile and stable, sensitive and strong.
David McDaniel, MSW, LSWMar 16Comorbidity: Depression and Substance UseComorbidity is a bleak-sounding word, however it just means a client is experiencing the simultaneous presence of two or more conditions.
Carolyn Cruse, MSW, LCSWFeb 10How Do We CopeLooking at coping skills we use and at why we choose them helps us identify and update the ones that are more costly than beneficial.
Cynthia Degnan, PhD, MSW, LCSWDec 20, 2021Attention and Intention at the End of 2021Mindfulness about the attention we pay and the intention we follow may be key to a more peaceful close of another difficult year.
Melanie Marklein, PhDNov 17, 2021“What Do I Do with All This Anger?”Anger, like any emotion that does not get resolved, morphs and intensifies into something else (e.g., rage, boredom, apathy, depression).
Christina Hoppin, MS, LCPCOct 16, 2021Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)PTSD is a familiar term to most of us. But for trauma therapists, the lesser-known term CPTSD (Complex-PTSD), is more eloquent and accurate.
Heather Pierce, MSEd, LCPCSep 17, 2021I Thought I Was Done: The Non-Linear Pathway of HealingFor the traumatized and victimized, the desire to speed up and speed through healing is a natural and common trauma response.
Carolyn Cruse, MSW, LCSWAug 11, 2021Therapeutic Writing and the Healing of TraumaTherapeutic Writing can be a powerful way for survivors to process emotions, experiences, and thoughts if it is done with self-care in mind.
Cynthia Degnan, PhD, MSW, LCSWJul 17, 2021On Trauma and DoubtSurvivors may question their trauma if memories are unclear or emotional responses change; this is typical and may be symptoms of the trauma
Christina Hoppin, MS, LCPCJun 19, 2021A Glimpse at Emotional ImmaturityUnderstanding the indicators of Emotional Immaturity in a parent can help us recognize and heal from the impact of growing up with one.
Melanie Marklein, PhDMay 20, 2021Healing with HorsesThe “Horse Sense for People” way of training horses has yielded powerful insights into working with trauma survivors.
Heather Pierce, MSEd, LCPCApr 19, 2021The Vulnerability of JoyHow to increase our capacity for joy and happiness and find greater peace of mind when our brain starts to “dress rehearse tragedy.”
Steadfast CenterMar 17, 2021We Must Feel to HealThere are ways to take care of ourselves and still feel our feelings about living through a worldwide pandemic.
Steadfast CenterFeb 12, 2021Taking Stock: One Year InWhat it might mean to finally start feeling safe enough to reflect on what our year(s) of collective trauma have done to us.
Steadfast CenterJan 13, 2021You Don’t Have to Lose the Quarantine WeightAn exploration of what it might be like to reward your body with trust, rather than punishment.
Christina Hoppin, MS, LCPCDec 15, 2020Grief Around the HolidaysTo fully experience the joy that can come with the holiday season, we must acknowledge the accompanying loss and grief.
Heather Pierce, MSEd, LCPCNov 15, 2020The Strangeness of EstrangementThere are few forms of distance that are so complex, hidden, and misunderstood as a chosen estrangement from family.
Steadfast CenterOct 15, 2020Getting to Know Dissociative Identity DisorderThe ways in which Dissociative Identity Disorder is slowly becoming more normalized and understandable in both science and daily life.