Pulling Ourselves Up By Our Roots
Exploring what lies beneath helps us find connection and common ground.
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Melanie Marklein, PhD
- Oct 12, 2022
Reflections on Empathy
How much understanding do we need to give to someone whose behavior repeatedly harms us?
Gina Yu, MS, NCC
- Sep 8, 2022
Recovering from Trauma
Judith Herman's groundbreaking 1992 book, Trauma and Recovery, remains a mainstay of the work of the young trauma therapist.
Carolyn Cruse, MSW, LCSW
- Aug 12, 2022
Roles in Dysfunctional Families
The 5 roles that a family with dysfunction may adopt can help them survive chaos and distress. And can affect their lives for years to come.
Heather Pierce, MSEd, LCPC
- Apr 10, 2022
Our Environment, Ourselves: Where Climate Change and Relational Trauma Meet
Like the environment, trauma survivors can be at the same time fragile and stable, sensitive and strong.
Carolyn Cruse, MSW, LCSW
- Feb 10, 2022
How Do We Cope
Looking at coping skills we use and at why we choose them helps us identify and update the ones that are more costly than beneficial.
Melanie Marklein, PhD
- Nov 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).
Heather Pierce, MSEd, LCPC
- Sep 16, 2021
I Thought I Was Done: The Non-Linear Pathway of Healing
For the traumatized and victimized, the desire to speed up and speed through healing is a natural and common trauma response.
Carolyn Cruse, MSW, LCSW
- Aug 10, 2021
Therapeutic Writing and the Healing of Trauma
Therapeutic Writing can be a powerful way for survivors to process emotions, experiences, and thoughts if it is done with self-care in mind.
Melanie Marklein, PhD
- May 19, 2021
Healing with Horses
The “Horse Sense for People” way of training horses has yielded powerful insights into working with trauma survivors.
Heather Pierce, MSEd, LCPC
- Apr 19, 2021
The Vulnerability of Joy
How to increase our capacity for joy and happiness and find greater peace of mind when our brain starts to “dress rehearse tragedy.”
Carolyn Cruse, MSW, LCSW
- Jan 12, 2021
You Don’t Have to Lose the Quarantine Weight
An exploration of what it might be like to reward your body with trust, rather than punishment.
Heather Pierce, MSEd, LCPC
- Nov 15, 2020
The Strangeness of Estrangement
There are few forms of distance that are so complex, hidden, and misunderstood as a chosen estrangement from family.
Heather Pierce, MSEd, LCPC
- Sep 14, 2020
Mental Health PPE
Five types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that protect our hearts and minds against the “pathogens” that threaten our mental health.
Melanie Marklein, PhD
- Jul 14, 2020
Narcissistic Abuse — The Other Pandemic in America
A look at what happens to a country being “parented” by a severe narcissist.
Heather Pierce, MSEd, LCPC
- Jun 15, 2020
What if the Media Were Trauma-Informed?
Seven lessons journalists can learn from trauma therapists.
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