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Exploring The Beauty Of Sterling Silver Jewelry
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925silverjewelry
When it comes to jewelry, layering is a popular trend that has remained in style for years. Whether it’s a necklace or bracelet, the look of layers can provide a bold presence. If you’re in the market for jewelry, sterling silver jewelry remains one of the most affordable options for getting a beautiful design without breaking your budg ...
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We all say we want to ‘hea ...
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Michele Rosenthal
We all say we want to ‘heal’ — it sounds easy, right? We’ve healed things before, think of all those scraped knees and broken bones. We’ve healed illnesses, broken hearts and broken families. Healing PTSD symptoms should be as methodical as all the othe things we’ve healed, shouldn’t it?Sure, it should! But ...
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A big debate going on afteryeste ...
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Michele Rosenthal
A big debate going on after yesterday’s post about whether or not people believe PTSD can be healed. The lines have clearly been drawn between those who do, those who don’t, and those who aren’t sure.I know from my own experience it’s difficult to be in full-blown PTSD and feel such overwhelming certainty about healing and ...
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I’ll be blunt. I get very ...
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Michele Rosenthal
I’ll be blunt. I get very discouraged and a tad frustrated with the attitude I frequently see about healing PTSD.It’s a big question in the PTSD world: Can this condition be healed?Who has the answer?All too often I meet or hear from survivors who definitively say, “PTSD can’t be healed.” Too many times I’ve hear ...
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Sometimes my PTSD healing would ...
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Michele Rosenthal
Sometimes my PTSD healing would sail along: I’d go to therapy, do the talking thing, a little EMDR or EFT, or TFT, or TAT (do you have the feeling I’d try anything?!!), feel real proud of myself for being able to keep up with appointments and dig through the past according to what, how, when, and why my therapist thought I should.There ...
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BRIDGE THE GAP Exercise
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Michele Rosenthal
When I first started healing my PTSD – after I stopped denying there was, in fact, a situation that needed to be healed — I didn’t know where to begin. I went to therapy all out of whack, didn’t know what to talk about when, didn’t want to talk and was utterly lost and confused about what I was doing there in the first ...
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It’s one thing to say you ...
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Michele Rosenthal
It’s one thing to say you want to heal PTSD and all its symptoms; quite another to go about the business of healing it.Healing is difficult, it takes grit, determination, commitment and resilience. It’s so very easy to become lost in the chaos of emotion (and what feels like healing failure) and then find yourself unable to navigate mov ...
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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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There’s the tendency in PT ...
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Michele Rosenthal
There’s the tendency in PTSD to shut down — mentally, physically, emotionally, linguistically. Totally understandable, but not a great idea. No one can help if you don’t offer some form of communication — about your mental, physical and emotional state.Case in point: I have a client I really enjoy working with. She’s v ...
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GUIDELINES: DEADLINE: HOW TO SUBMIT: FOR THE WINNER:
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Michele Rosenthal
Ever wonder how much better you can feel in 30 minutes? If you’d like to see how a simple shift in thinking can change your PTSD progress then enter this month’s Heal My PTSD contest!GUIDELINES:Last month we examined the idea of setting healing goals. This month’s contest:Describe your PTSD healing goal(s) in 100 words or less.DEA ...
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