Colleen’s interview with The Way of Excellence
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Shake Up Your Summer With These Quality Reads
Shake Up Your Summer With These Quality Reads
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Trauma-Based Anxiety and Strategies for Healing
Anxiety is a normal emotion that everyone feels at some point in their lives. It can be caused by a variety of things, such as work stress, family problems, or
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The Ukraine War: How it Affects our Mental Health
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the citizens there are experiencing the devastating consequences of living in a war zone – the constant threat of shelling, shooting and losing loved ones,
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Getting Through Traumatic Experiences and Mental Health Issues
The COVID-19 pandemic can be stressful to both children and adults. There are fears and anxiety about the new disease and the effect can be intense and possibly lead to
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How Accelerated Resolution Therapy Can Heal Your Patients’ Pain?
Post-traumatic stress disorder ruins lives. The sound of a firecracker plunges a patient into a war-zone firefight. A hug is a replay of sexual abuse. A movie scene evokes all
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Coping Behaviours During Difficult Times
Even if you’ve never been diagnosed with depression or anxiety, life can still overwhelm you. When you watch the news, see the everyday effects of the pandemic, and live in
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Misleading Phrases Used By Gaslighters
When someone is gaslighting you, they want you to believe a different reality. It’s not easy to detect gaslighting, especially if you are in a close relationship with the gaslighter.
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A New Strategy for Overcoming Narcissistic Abuse
Narcissistic abuse is a level of emotional trauma that can cut deeper into your self-esteem than any other form of abuse you might experience. It can make it difficult for
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Childhood Trauma: How It Affects Mental Health in Adulthood
Whether an assault, accident, or sexual abuse, childhood trauma can have lifelong effects on an individual. Sadly, cases of maltreatment are quite common, but are rarely dealt with accordingly. As
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Tips to Help Overcome Addiction and Substance Abuse
Unlike what many people tend to assume, addiction and substance abuse are not indications of hopelessness or character flaw. Usually, drug use alters your body and brain’s functionality, making it hard
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Recognizing Emotional Neglect in a Relationship
Emotional abuse can look like many things. It can be one person trying to control another person. It can be a type of deceit in words that we sometimes call gaslighting.
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A Fast, Effective Treatment for PTSD and Depression
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression are not light topics of discussion. The mere mention of them brings an air of seriousness and dark clouds to any conversation. However, this
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Dealing With Compassion Fatigue as a Trauma Therapist
For those of us who work closely in a therapeutic relationship with people who have experienced trauma or other painful life events, compassion fatigue sometimes feels like an inherent occupational
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5 Signs of Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse tends to slip under the radar, and it is often rationalized by the abuser and the victim. However, the effects of emotional abuse are real, and they are
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Staying Focused and Ready To Serve Through Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the anxiety and fear of people around the globe. We fear for our health and the well-being of the most vulnerable members of our society.
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Supporting Your Clients And Yourself During A Pandemic
The media’s core message on the coronavirus is that even if we behave, coronavirus will change life as we know it for years to come: massive job loss, disease, and
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How ART Can Help Patients Overcome Traumatic Dissociation
Dissociation and Trauma Pathological dissociation is a common obstacle faced by victims of trauma. In addition to getting in the way of day-to-day life, it may hamper their attempts to
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What to Know About Providing Mental Health Services During the Holidays
When we think of the holidays, many of us consider terms like “Christmas cheer” or “the holiday spirit.” But the truth is that for many people, the holidays serve
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