Trauma - Whether from a specific incident or the cumulative effect of many experiences, all of us carry some trauma wounds. The wounds may have happened recently, or may be the result of not getting our needs met as children: Even loving parents sometimes can't meet their children's needs due to the personal challenges they face.
Sometimes the bad habits we've developed to cope with our trauma wounds work pretty well for us; Often however, our coping mechanisms either don't work well, or begin to cause more problems than they solve. When this happens we develop more of the following symptoms:. Lifespan Integration is a gentle and very effective approach to healing trauma wounds and is one of the approaches we can use to relieve these debilitating symptoms.
Sometimes the bad habits we've developed to cope with our trauma wounds work pretty well for us; Often however, our coping mechanisms either don't work well, or begin to cause more problems than they solve. When this happens we develop more of the following symptoms:. Lifespan Integration is a gentle and very effective approach to healing trauma wounds and is one of the approaches we can use to relieve these debilitating symptoms.
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Are you missing out on the rich possibilities of today because of the traumas of your past? The emotional wounds caused by trauma, or by not getting our emotional and physical needs met when we are young, are particularly tragic because until they are healed they continue to cost us dearly.
They interfere with our ability to respond reasonably to situations that stir our emotions, and with our ability to appreciate and be compassionate with ourselves.We lose our sense of worthiness and our ability to trust ourselves and others and thus, our ability to form the healthy relationships we all need to thrive.
They interfere with our ability to respond reasonably to situations that stir our emotions, and with our ability to appreciate and be compassionate with ourselves.We lose our sense of worthiness and our ability to trust ourselves and others and thus, our ability to form the healthy relationships we all need to thrive.
If you are facing the possible or imminent loss of a loved one, we can work together to create a strategy for reaping every morsel of closeness and connection possible out of the time you have remaining and provide support in saying what you want to say to one another.
If you are struggling to find your ground (floundering, feeling lost, overwhelmed, disoriented and/or paralyzed) after the loss of a loved one, our work together can help you move through your grief and build a support network as you do.Just as tides ebb and flow we will work to renew your faith that one day you will again experience joyful beginnings.
If you are struggling to find your ground (floundering, feeling lost, overwhelmed, disoriented and/or paralyzed) after the loss of a loved one, our work together can help you move through your grief and build a support network as you do.Just as tides ebb and flow we will work to renew your faith that one day you will again experience joyful beginnings.
If you are in recovery from addiction, and actively participating in a program (such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, etc.), I can support your recovery. Addictions are formed to cope with emotional pain. For many people, 12 step (and similar) programs are tremendously helpful in arresting their addictive illness.
We are all part of many complex relationships and relationship systems, for example families, couples, friendships, work groups, and communities. Within these systems our choices, behaviors, beliefs, moods, etc. influence the other individuals and in turn we are impacted by everyone else within our relationship systems.
If you and your partner are beginning to re-enact, or keep re-enacting the same painful themes in your arguments, or in your patterns of emotional distancing, despite your determination to "do better next time", there is hope! The very fact that you've noticed this pattern and are looking for help means you've started to change the course of your relationship.
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