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Trauma Responses. Understanding the Fight Response
The fight response is a primal instinct that is triggered by the limbic system in our brain when we perceive a threat or danger. This response prepares our body to confront and combat the perceived threat head-on. In this blog, we will explore what happens in the brain during the fight response and provide five…
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living in hypervigilance
Hypervigilance. Vigilance: n; the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties Hyper: adj; unusually energetic Hypervigilance is the state of unusual hyperarousal and attentiveness to your environment: surroundings, light, noises, people, smells, feelings of air and energy. It is a side-effect of experiencing trauma and if left unaddressed, you can…
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unraveling triggers
But it wasn’t adding up. So I kept questioning.
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anniversary effect
If you’ve ever experienced a traumatic event you may have noticed that every year around the time of that event for a few days, or weeks, you start to have an increase in sensitivity, emotions, flashbacks, or even just hyperawareness of the impending anniversary. This is actually called “Anniversary Reaction” or “The Anniversary Effect.” I…
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when it’s not “just age-appropriate behavior”
Let me tell you what the most damaging thing has been for me on this journey of navigating trauma with two little kids – the well-meaning friends and family who try to ease my concerns with the assurance, or questioning, that what I’m dealing with is age-appropriate behavior, [with the implication that I’m overreacting]. First,…
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if I could give you only one piece of information
If I had the chance to pass only the most important piece of information to you that I believe could be ‘the thing’ that helps you most with your child and PTSD it is that there is a high likelihood that your child blames themselves for whatever the horrible thing was that has traumatized them.…
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Is it Trauma or Is it PANS/PANDAS
“What Happened to my Child?” The desperate query you type into Google as you battle another day not understanding what happened and why you lost your beautiful child seemingly overnight. This is something that I come across as I’m talking with other parents navigating trauma and other nervous system disabilities like Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)…
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our story
Hi, I’m Mary. Mom of two, 3, and 5. I am a childhood trauma survivor myself, my son and I experienced severe trauma in 2020, and my daughter experienced trauma this past year. You could say that between my life and my kids, I’ve become somewhat of an amateur trauma expert. $10,000 in trauma therapy…
parenting ptsd
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