Posts Tagged ‘trauma’
The Impact of Trauma on our Pursuit of Meaning & Purpose || By Kevin Culver LPCC
Trauma is inherently disruptive – it disrupts our lives, our relationships, and our sense of self, safety, and wholeness. For this post, I want to focus on the ways trauma impacts our lives and how therapy can help get us back on track. The wide-spread impact of trauma Trauma occurs when one is exposed to…
Read MoreI Have Complex Childhood Trauma, Now What? || By Annabelle Denmark, MA, LPCC
Your journey to the realization that you have complex childhood trauma You have been to multiple therapists, working through your anxiety and depression. You still struggle with functioning at work, in your relationships, and in accepting and loving yourself. You feel somehow broken, flawed, or unlovable. And then one day, some memories start emerging, from…
Read MoreBringing the Soul back into Psychology II By Elani Nicole MA, MFTC, LPCC
My previous post gave a brief synopsis of the historical and cultural role of soul in psychology in the West. I received my masters in a program, grounded in depth psychology, an orientation started by Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. Jung believed that the psyche or “soul” will move towards wholeness and thus…
Read MoreLeaping into Possibilities with Religious Abuse Recovery II By Laura Hogzett MA, LPCC, EMDR
Recently I may have stumbled on one of those breakdowns people say happen in their 40’s. This must be that “mid life crisis” I had heard so much about as a kid. I thought it was more about buying a convertible, or a toupee. Maybe it started getting thick for me when COVID hit. Doing…
Read MoreJumping Off the Religious Platform II By Laura Hogzett MA, LPCC, EMDR
www.AwakenedLotusCounseling.com Exposed writing is both terrifying and exciting. It’s not typically my cup of tea, so I have been surprised at just how much I’m enjoying it. There’s a part of me that feels like my time is already stretched too thin and I should stay in my lane. Another part of me wakes up…
Read MoreStarting therapy? Things to consider… II By Elani Engelken MA, MFTA, LPCC
You are considering therapy–Congratulations! I know I am biased considering that I am a therapist, but I truly believe that this is one of the best investments you can make in yourself. I often compare it to investing in your physical health. In the same way that physical fitness builds muscle memory and strength over…
Read MoreWe Can’t Heal What We Won’t Reveal II By Laura Hogzett MA, LPCC, EMDR
I used to think the worst experience possible was to endure abuse. I don’t believe that anymore. It the denial that causes more damage. We can’t heal what we won’t reveal. This is a time of my life I have been dreading for over sixteen years. The nostalgia of meeting my newborn son for the…
Read MoreMake Getting Grounded the New Normal! ll By Michelle LaBorde, MA, LPCC
Many of us have been experiencing a bumpy re-entry into post-pandemic life. Things have opened up – yay! I can see my family again – so good! Travel is a possibility too – super exciting! So why do so many of us feel so… weird? My daughter Callan shared with me a conversation she had…
Read MoreBouncing Back from the Pandemic: Returning with Intention ll By Craig Freund MA, LPC
In the last year, every living human has experienced some level of trauma related to the Covid-19 pandemic. From grief related to losing loved ones, to grief related to lost freedoms, social isolation and in many cases, a stark increase in interpersonal stress and a general increase in mental health challenges. Crisis hotlines have…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW: How To Do The Work by Dr. Nicole LePera ll By Michelle LaBorde, MA, LPCC
Spoiler alert! If you haven’t read this book yet, but want to, you might want to skip this post for now. If you’re a fan of @the.holistic.psychologist on social media then you are going to LOVE her new book How To Do The Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past and Create Yourself. I…
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