Survivor’s guilt is a profound and complex emotional human response. It often occurs after individuals have survived a traumatic event that others did not. It is important to note that overcoming survivor’s guilt is possible. Healing from survivor’s guilt may not happen quickly, but it can be done. In the military and emergency services professions, […]
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June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, a crucial time to address the often overlooked issue of men’s mental health. Despite significant strides in mental health awareness, societal stigmas impede many men struggling with mental health issues or shame them for asking for help. This month aims to break down these barriers, encouraging men to
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Most of us have seen the publicity around Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Sometimes the media highlights the beauty and the ‘highs’ of relationships. If you haven’t read about their relationship or this is news to you click here to read more.  However, relationships can be negatively impacted by mental health symptoms when they arise.
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Dissociation is one of the many different responses someone may have during and/or after a traumatic or other overwhelming event. But, how to regulate dissociation is a more complex question to answer as it involves how the nervous system perceives threats and the different states of the nervous system. We will discuss how the nervous
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Many people commonly ask why do we dissociate? Dissociation is a complex process that occurs internally and unconsciously. Our ability to dissociate is largely managed by the nervous system and its ability to regulate given factors in our environment. Nervous System Evolution Throughout the millennia the human body has experienced slow, but ever-changing evolution and
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Why do New Year resolutions fade after a few months? All too often, people set up New Year’s resolutions with good intentions to improve their lives. Yet, after three or four months into the new year our intention, passion, and commitment fade into the background. Or, life’s busyness gets in the way. So how do
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Traumatic Brain injuries (TBIs) can present as complex physical health challenges. However, TBIs can also create mental health problems. Another less-known fact about TBIs is the identity challenge(s) people experience afterward. This blog post will explore this topic after a brief overview of TBIs. TBI Overview TBIs can occur from within the body when referencing
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This blog post will explore ‘what is survivor’s guilt’, the challenges survivor’s guilt creates in one’s life, and how to heal from survivor’s guilt afterward. Survivor’s guilt may follow a traumatic experience that takes the life of someone you know or severely harms someone who was in the vicinity or area that you were in.
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Trauma can occur at any moment or in any experience in life. This blog post will explore the situations that may create chronic trauma, the effects of chronic traumatization on life, and what and how to heal from chronic traumatization. A side note – even if traumatic experiences have occurred years or decades in the
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Facing mental health symptoms and their associated challenges can be intimidating and daunting. It can also be a powerless endeavor as one recognizes that mental health symptoms rarely come and go but more so come and stay throughout someone’s life. The hard part of living with mental health symptoms is learning how to navigate the
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