As a therapist, I think it’s important to stay connected with the struggle our clients face when coming forward about past abuse, learning ways to manage symptoms and then maintaining the ability to cope in a healthier way. Here are 3 blogs written by survivors that I find candid, honest and insightful:
My Moster Has a [...]
Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, CA hosted a conference last weekend entitled Trauma, Healing and the Arts. The keynote speaker was Linda Gantt PhD, ATR-BC, who also presented a half day workshop on The Graphic Narrative, an art therapy technique for processing trauma.
I attended both Linda Gantt’s workshop and Linda Chapman’s workshop [...]
While doing some wordpress searching for new and interesting blogs, I came across a wonderful blog by Secret Shadows who explores her life as an individual with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Her blog includes thoughts, songs, poetry, letters to her therapist as well as artwork created during art therapy sessions. She also has a list of [...]
Could popping a pill get rid of a phobia or help reduce PTSD reactions? Maybe one day.
A new drug that may reduce the anxiety associated with bad memories was tested on undergraduate students in Holland with some preliminary success. The drug seems to undo the effects of a Pavlovian learned response, where pictures of [...]
