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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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The end of another month of theB ...
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Michele Rosenthal
The end of another month of the BTG workshop! For those of you working it, let me just tell you I admire your dedication and tenacity. Recovery will be yours!Before we wrap up Doing Whatever It Takes To Heal, a quick reminder: The deadline for this month’s contest is midnight Saturday. The focus for the contest: What’s your healing goal ...
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Yesterday was one of those days ...
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Michele Rosenthal
Yesterday was one of those days that continues to inspire, excite and surprise me. The reason: I’m working with some really terrific veterans as well as civilians recovering from PTSD. Over and over again I am astounded at how universal the PTSD experience is.Case in point: Recently one of the vets turned an incredible corner and definitively ...
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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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BRIDGE THE GAP Exercise
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Michele Rosenthal
In the comments to last week’s posts about belief (have you taken a look at what your fellow readers had to say? Lots of interesting ideas and perceptions here and here ) the topic of whom to believe was lightly touched on. I want to expand one idea that came up in the comments: the idea of how important the belief of the therapist is in you ...
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seeing the pain through mother's eyes
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KasondraI.
The journey has been hard for the entire family. Seeing your daughter's pain and knowing there is nothing you can do - nothing - is agonizing. You are mom - you are supposed to make everything ok, make your child feel safe, let them know you got it covered for them at least for a moment's rest. There is no rest in ED's mind and he torments the weak ...
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willpower
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KasondraI.
willpower can be referred to as a “muscle”, which I found to be a pretty interesting concept. some known facts about muscles:1. If properly exercised, the can be strengthened.2. After so many uses over time, without recovery (not in use) time, they become fatigued and start to weaken. 3. We must decide which daily tasks require the use ...
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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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3 Keys To Stress Management
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loveisthecure
Stress is so prominent in the West that the effects are often overlooked.Although stress can be a good thing,motivating us to meet a deadline,generate new ideas and solutions,and even getting us moving,it can also be a bad thing if not managed properly.Distress is bad stress,this is the kind of stress that can cause many stress related diseases in ...
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