Trauma can affect people in different ways. No matter if you’re struggling with recent trauma or trauma from the past, help is still available to you.

While there’s nothing wrong with wanting to do your best, perfectionism can lead to unneeded anxiety and stress. Recognizing the signs is a great first step.

People-pleasers will often go out of their way to accommodate and help others, seek approval, avoid conflict, and maintain harmony in relationships... sometimes to the extent of neglecting their own needs, values, preferences and energetic capacity.

When you think of addiction, substance abuse is often the first thing you envision. But addiction can also include gambling, sex, and even shopping. Something becomes an addiction when you are no longer in control over doing, using, or taking something to the point that it becomes harmful to your life and well-being.

While both EMDR and Brainspotting rely on the use of eye movements in order for the treatment to work, the positions and movements are different between the two treatments

Some of the most common signs and symptoms of PTSD include anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares, and an inability to control thoughts, emotions, or feelings relating to the traumatic event.

When the trauma that someone experiences lasts for over a few months, or the symptoms start to get worse over time, it’s usually a sign of PTSD.

But trauma doesn’t just have a negative impact on the body. Trauma can also negatively impact the brain as well. Let’s learn more about how PTSD affects the brain

Codependency is one of the many forms of an unhealthy or dysfunctional relationship. In a codependent relationship, there isn’t a sense of balance between giving and taking or compromise between the partners

You went through a traumatic event. And if you’re being honest, once was enough. You don’t want to have to relive everything. It’s too much. It’s too painful.

Ultimately, the best way to face PTSD is to get professional help. There’s a lot of stigma around mental healthcare, but in this case, it’s not just important; it’s necessary. We’re not weak for seeking help. If anything, we’re being strong enough to reach out when it’s the last thing we want to do.

Food addiction is still being researched, but there is undeniable evidence of its existence. Food addiction, just like any other addiction, is something that can be overcome. If you are struggling with food addiction, here are a few tips to help you gain control.

EMDR works. Whether done online or in person, EMDR can help you work through the trauma weighing you down.

Everyone is different. That means that what helps you calm a panic attack might not help someone else. But that doesn’t matter. What matters is that you’re able to find a few techniques that work for you. Here are a few tips to get you started.

Therapy can be daunting for those who’ve never tried it before. But it can be helpful to know what to expect when we show up, especially if we’re dealing with anxiety. Knowing what we’re walking into makes us feel more at ease.

Finding a good counselor is not an instant process, but it’s worth going through if we want to overcome the trauma weighing us down. And that means doing research, finding several options, and comparing them to see what suits us best. After all, therapy is an incredibly personal process. We want to make sure it fits us well in every way possible.

It can be hard to know how to deal with trauma. EMDR is a good option. They tell us it’s efficient. They tell us it’s surprisingly fast. But it’s hard to know what exactly it entails. Sure, we’re told it involves moving our eyes right to left on and on until the memories stop evoking distress, but that doesn’t explain how EMDR works. Not really.

Over the past few years, online therapy has become far more widespread than it used to be. This is useful for anyone who might not be able to commit to in-person therapy consistently, such as people with chronic illnesses. Whether we were diagnosed years ago or last week, they take their toll on us.

When we’re used to talking therapy, EMDR can be a little scary. After all, talking therapies don’t work by moving our eyes left and right while thinking of a traumatic memory. No, that’s not what we do in talking therapies. In those, we talk. It’s in the name.

There’s nothing wrong with that, of course. But EMDR truly is helpful. It’s efficient. But it is a fairly new practice, and it’s so different from what we might know that it’s normal to be skeptical. That’s why it’s important to know what to expect, not just from the first session but what will happen afterward, too

It’s not easy to live as an HSP. We’re always berated for being too sensitive and told we wouldn’t get anywhere with this attitude. But it’s not just an attitude. It’s who we are.

We can thrive too. We just need to learn the right tools to navigate this world, and counseling can help us with that.

There are different kinds of meditation, and everyone has a type that will help them the most. We’re all distinct people, so no single, perfect method will help us all. But that’s okay. There are at least four basic methods we can all try as we begin our meditation journey.