Containment for CPTSD: How to Navigate Emotional Flooding
You can not process emotion when you do not have sufficient containment. You can release emotion but releasing emotion is not the same as processing emotion.
Awesome Trauma-Informed Addiction Treatment Approaches
Trauma & Addiction go hand in glove. In this conversation, Ben and I go into the necessity of addiction, addressing the underlying trauma that fuels addiction, and how that can help in moving away from addiction.
Complex PTSD and Addiction Recovery: Understanding the Limitations
Addiction is a consequence of, it's never the issue in itself. When you feel stressed, you look for a way to pacify yourself. And addiction, be it either behavioral addiction or substance addiction, fulfills that purpose.
Trauma, Conflict & Psychological Time
When you suffer, you naturally want to get away from that state. When you're in pain, your mind goes to its opposite of not wanting to be in pain.
Is The Law of Attraction Selling False Hope?
The politician does it. The guru does it. The coach does it. The priest does it. They're all on the same bandwagon selling you hope, selling you promise, selling you a future to reach out to.
Emotional Dissociation: Essential Insights for PTSD Recovery
Let us look at an example of emotional dissociation and how that grows into complexity over time.
The Essential PTSD and Sleep Recourse
Sleep issues and insomnia do get recognition, but treatment for those same issues is rarely given in conjunction with treatment for PTSD or Complex Trauma.
Master Your Emotions
Karsten invited me on his online summit, mastering your emotions for good. We discussed why you need to connect the body with the mind.
How to Start Meditation for Complex Trauma and PTSD
Our minds are conditioned to getting somewhere, to arrive, to reach, to achieve, to making an effort.
PTSD and How to Work on Your Emotional Boundaries
Emotional Boundaries, PTSD, and Complex Trauma. Looking at boundaries from various viewpoints with Karlee Holden and Roland Bal