In my last blog, Why Telling a Trauma-Impacted Person to Take Deep Breaths Can Exacerbate Their Trauma, I invited readers to appreciate that deep breathing can actually trigger some trauma-impacted people, based on research by many trauma-experts. Further substantiation came as a result of reading an article by Laura Khoudari, a self-described trauma-informed strength trainer […]
Why Telling a Trauma-Impacted Person to Take Deep Breaths Can Exacerbate Their Trauma
There are many trends in the growing world of becoming and/or being trauma-informed. One of them is to encourage people to learn skills that involve deep breathing. There are many YouTube videos and TED Talks giving specific instructions and touting the many positive results of deep-breathing for anyone who is stressed, anxious or trying to […]
Can Parents’ Reactions Traumatize Kids?
Peter Levine created a powerful approach to healing trauma called Somatic Experiencing. Dr. Levine shares important information for parents to consider about an all-too-common interactive dynamic when a child experiences a highly stressful, often dangerous moment, such as taking a fall from a bike or rushing up to an unknown dog walking with its owner […]
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