Trauma-informed practice benefits everyone. At its core, trauma-informed practice is a way of being in relationship to others that supports safety, choice, and healing. Parenting, teaching, coaching, or mentoring in a trauma-informed way isn’t all or nothing. You don’t have to be perfect to get started — and bringing just…

How to stimulate the vagus nerve to improve your mental health — The vagus nerve is the longest nerve of the autonomic nervous system and is one of the most important nerves in the body. Also known as the 10th cranial nerve, it is a very long nerve that originates in the brain stem and extends down through the neck and into…

“Survival mode is supposed to be a phase that helps save your life. It is not meant to be how you live.” ~Michele Rosenthal Childhood is the most cherished time for many. However, nobody gets to adulthood unscathed. …

How true is this? When you sit down and truly reflect on the traumas you’ve gone through, how many did you choose? I know I didn’t choose my traumas. …

What happens to those whose basic needs aren’t met as children, and how does it affect their adult years? Deprivation can come to a child in various shapes and forms: lack of food, diseases, maltreatment, and child abuse. But the lack of love and attention from parents or parental figures…

When a client comes to me, no matter what the diagnosis or condition is, I treat them as a human being first. You are not the diagnosis or the condition. Understanding the condition as a mental health professional does help, but the most important thing to know when giving Reiki…

Chronic pain can be caused by trauma and stress. — Studies have shown that chronic pain might not only be caused by physical injury but also by stress and emotional issues. In particular, people who have experienced trauma and suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are often at a higher risk to develop chronic pain. Chronic pain is defined…

Some days are high alert days. Triggering stuff is everywhere you look. This means you have to constantly screen everything to try and protect yourself. You feel like you can’t let your guard down without falling apart. You try to get some sleep at night. But almost never do. Nightmares…

Addiction isn’t “the” problem It shouldn’t surprise us that addiction has become one of the top health concerns: It causes more illnesses, disabilities, and deaths than any other preventable health issue. Most people who struggle with addiction or substance abuse never enter a treatment program of any kind. Of those…