Albert van der Meer
Those eager to learn how to assist and guide others to fully recover from traumatic stress. Those who believe in the power of encouragement, training, and self-leadership in their own recovery journey. Those who want to help reduce the number of people with suicide ideation, anxiety and depres...
Parents and caregivers have the added worry of how to support their children in the aftermath of traumatic experiences. It is important for parents and caregivers to restore a sense of safety to their children even when the world does not feel safe. Adults can support the children in their li...
Many of us do not have to look much farther than our family, circle of friends, or co-workers to know someone who has been touched bypost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)or aneurological disordersuch asAlzheimer’s disease. And that doesn’t even take into account the acute daily stress, ...
Family history can contribute to developing conditions like bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia in teens, andstudies suggestthat traumatic experiences like abuse or neglect increase the risk of developing serious conditions. Social pressures from peers, bullying, and unreasonable academic expectati...
Life throws us curveballs. Sometimes, these curveballs take the form of traumatic events that leave us feeling shaken, scared, and unsure of how to move Read More » Emotional Abuse Recovery Counseling and Coaching Learn More aboutemotional abuse recovery counseling and coaching ...
with Peter Levine, PhD When a client slips into a posture of shame, how can we help bring them out of it? Peter Levine, PhD has studied the many ways we manifest feelings in our body. He found that posture can have a direct effect on how a person experiences emotions. ...
Self Help for Stress & Trauma in 38 languages Stress and traumatic experiences can produce many symptoms. It can take time to heal completely, however, many symptoms can be resolved with the Trauma Tapping Technique (TTT) and similar self-help. ...
88. “Traumatic experiences in early childhood may interfere with the child’s ability to securely attach.”― Asa Don Brown 89. “After a cruel childhood, one must reinvent oneself. Then reimagine the world.”―Mary Oliver 90. “Abuse is never contained to a present moment, it lingers acr...
It is normal to be affected by traumatic experiences. If you have been through a trauma you might feel shocked, scared, guilty, ashamed, angry, vulnerable, or numb. With time most people recover from their experiences, or find a way to live with them, without needing professional help. How...