Trauma | A new focal point for recovery
The first challenge is to find ways to cope with feeling overwhelmed by past sensations and emotions.
After trauma, the world is experienced through a different nervous system
Being traumatized means that you continue to frame and plan [...]
EFT = Emotional Freedom Technique
EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique. It is a tool [...]
Adult Children of Narcissists Face Trauma-Induced Health Risks
Narcissism has become a buzzword these days often "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing," to quote Macbeth. But for adult children of narcissists (ACoNs)-those who have lived with the narcissist disordered personality as their primary caretakers-the reality is painfully serious and the health stakes are high.
GRAFTS
People living in irrelationship activate behavioral routines learned in childhood that relieved anxiety by making their parents feel better. We made the acronym GRAFTS as a simple tool to help organize our thinking: Good, Right, Absent, Funny, Tense and Smart.