July 5, 2024

All, Disorders and Therapy, Personal Health and Wellness, Therapy Approaches

How Trauma Affects Our Brains and our Bodies

Trauma, at its essence, is something intolerable and unbearable. While people can react to traumatic events differently, trauma can create a physical change, rewiring the brain’s alarm systems and increasing the release of stress hormones. In Dr. Bessel van der Kolk’s New York time’s Bestselling book The Body Keeps the Score, he dissects the science behind trauma. Dr. van der Kolk is one of the world’s top experts on trauma, having spent over three decades working with survivors. His work reveals how trauma literally reshapes the brain, the mind, and the body.

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June 25, 2024

All, Disorders and Therapy, Personal Health and Wellness

The Act of Avoidance: Maladaptive or Adaptive?

Avoidance is usually seen as a maladaptive response to feared things or situations. For example, if you’re scared of elevators, you’ll probably go out of your way to find the stairs. Avoiding things can create barriers and worsen people’s anxiety of what they fear. However, some scientists argue that avoidance can sometimes act as a positive response by enhancing people’s perception of control.

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June 23, 2024

All, Personal Health and Wellness, Self Care Sundays

Self-Care Sundays: Hair-apy – The Holistic Health Benefits

People might not think much about how their hair care affects them, but hairstyling is a great form of therapy. Kara Pezzimenti refers to her job as a hairstylist and owner of Union Hair Studio as “hair-apy”. Kara enjoys serving as a sense of comfort and a listening ear for her clients. Hairstyling gives her customers a sense of restorative power through their clean feel and new look. When people feel good about their external expression, they tend to feel better internally.

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June 20, 2024

All, Personal Finance, Personal Health and Wellness, Relationships

Financial Abuse

When people think of domestic abuse, more often than not the first things that come to mind are physical and emotional violence. However, abuse can reach further and affect another aspect of victims’ lives: their financial security. Research found that financial abuse occurs in 99% of domestic violence cases (Adams, 2011). Financial abuse tends to be overlooked, but it is a very serious form of domestic violence.

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June 9, 2024

Mindfulness/Holistic, Personal Health and Wellness, Self Care Sundays

Self-Care Sundays: Hello Acupuncture!

Acupuncture has a range of great physical benefits, but did you know there are emotional benefits too? Acupuncture is a component of Chinese medicine and refers to the treatment of illness or body ailments with the use of a needle. It can be used to treat problems like neuropathy, sciatica, migraines, fertility and gynecological issues, insomnia, seasonal allergies, depression, anxiety, and other issues. Acupuncture helps people feel more like themselves again and regulates the body’s nervous system. Chinese herbal medicine is also a great tool that is personalized for each patient and brings great benefits alongside acupuncture.

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