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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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Everyone with and without PTSD h ...
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Michele Rosenthal
Everyone with and without PTSD has his or her own idea of how it should be managed, coped with, contained or healed — and we’re all really happy to jump in and tell each other what we think should be done.It’s wonderful to have voices supporting your journey and offering advice. It’s great to be given lots of ideas and decid ...
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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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BRIDGE THE GAP Exercise:
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Michele Rosenthal
Yesterday I posted a great ‘PTSD Professional Perspective’ about the role of denial in stress. Denial is a big topic in PTSD - not one that we talk about but one that pervades a lot of our lives.Take for example, our traumatic memories: They are destructive and oppressive. We spend a lot of time trying to deny them, pretending they don& ...
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Did you know nearly 1/3 of women ...
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Michele Rosenthal
Did you know nearly 1/3 of women report being physically or sexually abused at some point in their lives? Did you know husbands and boyfriends commit 13,000 acts of violence against women in the workplace each year? Did you know studies show 1.5 million women are battered each year?Tomorrow Heal My PTSD, LLC, will sponsor the Aid to Victims of Dome ...
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long day. good eats though : )
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KasondraI.
today was a good day. long though! so lets see where did i leave off... On the way into work today i had a PBJ+Greek yogurt+sunflour seeds+spinach, all rolled up. (my taking a picture unsafely in the car for your benefit!) i also had some rosted squash with Creamy broccoli soup and a handful of oats mixed in (NO PIC) during the day at work i ...
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A very fast afternoon
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KasondraI.
So the fitness center went really well. I love the people i work with! i'm pretty discontent with the fast that i'm making $9 to work the front desk. it really doesn't seem worth it at all. i do want to be apart of the facility though. as you all know i am still applying for OT jobs . i'm hoping to eventually only do a day or 2 at the fitness cente ...
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ways to keep your cravings at bay
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KasondraI.
i have found from my experience that it is much easier to eat to live rather than live to eat if i am well nourished and in balance! Things i need to feel in balancebe honest with my energy in vs. energy out - keep it in balenceeat slowly and include as many senses as i canbuild my meals around what will build and nourish me!understand that vegtab ...
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Soggy Afro
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OurHealth
"Why are twigs tangled in your wet' fro Morgan?" I'm glad you asked. Well after being cheered on by Kallima and Nakita yesterday, I was pumped...feeling good. I decided to go out for a jog (the first run in 7 days, mind you). Well, of course I needed new running shoes (all procrastination - rule of thumb for running shoes...the uglier ...
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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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