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Trauma Recovery for First Responders: Somatic Experiencing Therapy in Glendale, WI

Do first responders have to live with trauma? First responders are typically exposed to higher rates of trauma and experiences that can cause Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to their chosen profession. Check out this link to learn more about PTSD rates among first responders here. The pain of trauma can be overwhelming and separate […]

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Fatherhood After Trauma: Tools for Emotional Recovery and Connection

Awareness, Child Loss, Infidelity, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Therapy, Somatic Experiencing Therapy, Therapy for Men, Trauma

Fatherhood, in and of itself, can be a very challenging transition. The transition into fatherhood and being a dad can be made more difficult due to past trauma. Trauma can have a significant impact on your life. Yet, it’s not so much if you’ve experienced trauma, but how you begin to heal from it to

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Veteran PTSD Treatment Near Milwaukee, WI

Awareness, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Military Trauma, Nervous System Regulation, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Therapy, Somatic Experiencing Therapy

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can debilitate a person’s life. This disorder can hamper the connections veterans have with others, interfere with how they do their jobs in society, and disrupt their inner peace. Veterans, specifically, are exposed to higher rates of trauma than the general public, given their career and past experiences. Check out this

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How to Manage Hypervigilance After Trauma: From A Trauma Therapist

Awareness, Individual Therapy, Nervous System Regulation, Trauma, Wellness

Traumatic situations are unpredictable and can happen to anyone at any time, which is usually an aspect that makes situations traumatic. One common symptom of trauma is hypervigilance. This blog post will discuss how to manage hypervigilance after trauma from a trauma therapist’s perspective. Why Does Trauma Create Hypervigilance? Due to the unpredictability of trauma,

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Ways to Develop Emotional Wellness

Awareness, Emotional Resilience, Financial Stress, Individual Therapy, Infidelity, Male Therapy, Trauma, Wellness

You may want to know that there are ways to develop emotional wellness despite our busy lives. Oftentimes, our lives move so quickly that we forget to tune into what our body and mind need to stay rejuvenated, balanced, and healthy. This blog post will discuss ways to develop emotional wellness in your life. What

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Is Perfectionism a Mental Illness?

Awareness, Individual Therapy, Stress, Wellness

In our society, the term perfectionism can hold many different meanings. It’s impossible to name all the reasons some people strive for perfection. For some people, they need to be perfect in order to stay congruent with how others view them. Some need to be perfect in order to offset their insecurities. This blog post

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First Responder Family Grief and Loss

Awareness, First Responders, Trauma

First responders risk their well-being on a day-to-day basis. Something less spoken about is the stress this places on their loved ones. Not only is this a form of stress on the family, but this can quickly turn into a grief and loss situation, without any warning. This blog post will explore first responder family

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PTSD Treatment Near Milwaukee, WI

Awareness, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Therapy, Somatic Experiencing Therapy

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can impede a person’s life. It can freeze you in your tracks from pursuing your goals, your values, and the hobbies that mean so much to you. PTSD can also interfere with how you build and manage relationships in life. Many different forms of psychotherapy are shown to be effective in

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Dad’s Grief from Child Loss: From an EMDR Therapist

Awareness, Child Loss, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Individual Therapy, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Therapy, Recovery, Trauma

The pain of grief and loss seems unbearable to even imagine at times. Even harder to imagine or experience is the pain of losing a child. Most people have the belief that children should bury their parents. Unfortunately, this is sometimes reversed, and the pain can be excruciating. This blog post discusses the topic of

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Community Trauma and Healing: From an Online EMDR Therapist in Wisconsin

Awareness, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Therapy, Recovery, Trauma

The news today feels as if it is constantly filled with trauma, stress, and pain. In the United States, school shootings are becoming all too common. On 12.16.24, a shooter targeted the Abundant Life Christian School located in Madison, Wisconsin. These types of events have an almost disbelief of terror that spreads and seeps into

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