In my quest to heal trauma and PTSD symptoms I (not so quickly) discovered that talking about the past over and over (and over!) wasn't going to get the job done. Once I realized this I set out on a quest to find alternative methods. I found several that

When you get hip to the idea that there's a LOT of uncomfortable healing work to be done after trauma and in the presence of PTSD one of the most important things to deal with immediately is the fear surrounding the recovery process. How do you access a s

During my PTSD years I had pain in just about every part of my body, especially my back. But my trauma didn't involve a back injury. So, why was I so extremely uncomfortable? Our bodies hold stress in a variety of ways and places. On today's episode of 

Getting stuck in trauma and PTSD recovery is a very common experience. You're moving along, thinking you're headed for a soft landing in resolving some therapeutic issue and then, whack! -- you slam into a wall that leaves your head spinning. Dazed and u

First responder post-trauma response statistics are staggering: 200 cops commit suicide every year; this is the leading cause of death in active duty Approximately 18% active duty police struggle with PTSD And yet, only 3% of police agencies have sui

If you've ever listened to my radio show, Changing Direction, or heard one of my webinars or teleseminars or attended one of my speaking engagements then you know how much and how easily I talk... and talk, and talk. It's not often that I'm rendered speec

New York Times best-selling author, Laura Munson, decided to overthrow the sensation of victimhood and make a bold choice: She chose not to suffer. (Okay, saying it that way makes it seem like a really simple decision and process -- we all know it isn't!)

Do you know how to use your brain to create a new life after trauma? Following a traumatic event your mind can feel disconnected, disjointed and reduced in functioning. In addition to the effects of acute stress and then, sometimes, PTSD how trauma change

When Sukey Forbe's daughter, Charlotte, was just 6 years old she died from a rare genetic disorder. Suddenly, Sukey's picture perfect life (great husband, two other beautiful children, financial security and famous family lineage) went out the window as s

I've heard so many survivors speak about the need for better resources for healing Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). I've written previously about Trauma and Identity: 5 Ways to Practice Integration and how a theory for DID recovery helped me heal