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Sometimes it helps to take a ste ...
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Michele Rosenthal
Sometimes it helps to take a step back and view the whole PTSD recovery process from a distance, as if, say, you are a product in development. Nike, McDonald’s and KFC have their own well defined concept of who they are and who they want you to see them to be.In constructing a post-trauma identity you, too, must be clear about how you want pe ...
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Topics For Everyone Topics for Combat Stress
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Michele Rosenthal
Such an interesting and diverse week of news! Make sure you check out the fabulous radio show hosted by Heal My PTSD, LLC, with addictions counselor, Laurie Carty, and PTSD Navy vet, Jason Ream of OperationPTSD.org. This show pertains to civilians and military alike by talking about what mental programming and beliefs make addictions, plus how you ...
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Elizabeth Stanfillhas been teach ...
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Michele Rosenthal
Elizabeth Stanfill has been teaching stress management to Emergency Personnel for 16 years, and to the general population for a decade. I like her approach because it’s direct, to the point, upbeat and self-empowering. Today, she explains that denial is an enormous clue about the presence of stress. As in, post-traumatic stress….Did yo ...
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Topics for Everyone Topics for Combat Stress
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Michele Rosenthal
Today’s the final day to submit to the Heal My PTSD, LLC, contest! Are you ready for a little healing action? Read the guidelineshereand then shoot me an email. The prize? A little something to help progress your PTSD feeling better quest.In the meantime, a slew of interesting topics this week, including the connection between stress and gast ...
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Using Branding Principles in Healing Trauma
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Michele Rosenthal
Last week we had a great guest post byDr. Bill whointroduced us to the idea of personal branding and how the concept can be applied to healing. This week he continues to explain the process with some simple how-to steps. In recovering from trauma it’s necessary to re-envision the self. Your post-trauma identity can play a critical role in he ...
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Mindful eating
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KasondraI.
Iam going to start a segment of mindful eating practices. Today is the first exercise. I want you to become aware of what you are eating, how you are eating, where you are eating, who you are eating with (and who or what group of people trigger you to eat how), why you are eating (hunger, boredom, emotional comfort), how you are eating (quickly, th ...
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saying "yes"
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KasondraI.
The decision to walk this path with my daughter was a conscious on. I did not want to enable her and at times questioned if I was fooling myself and only damaging her further. It was scary! I am only a mom what do I know about this stuff?! I had to crawl inside me and recognize I am human. I have two voices, my mindvoice and my soulvoice. My intu ...
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Running Music ...R&B, Soul, Hip Hop, Afrobeat, and Classic 80's
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OurHealth
Music is everything when I work out. Seriously. If my ipod battery dies, I melt. Actually, I act like the tin man on The Wiz "A Teeny...Teeny" When I lose steam, I turn on a power song that has African drum beats and I'm out! zoooooooooom. You can't fail with music, coupled with a Nike+, a little device that you plug into your iPod t ...
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Practicing Mindfulness by Dr. Drecun
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loveisthecure
Mindfulness as a practice is thousands of years old. Recently, this enriching practice has received attention by the Western part of the world, specifically in its application to mental health and wellness. Incorporating mindfulness into our lives can improve our mental, emotional and physical health. Mindfulness teaches us to be present and to no ...
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