What is trauma? Whenever your sense of safety is disrupted, your mind and body take notice. The aftermath, how much it disrupts your life, is dictated by how you are affected by the experience, and the steps you take to heal. Let’s take a look at the five main...
Many people think all that happens in therapy is talk, talk, talk. However, therapists have a lot of tricks and tools up their sleeve, and EMDR is one of them. In fact, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) has proven so effective, it has become...
First comes the frustration: damp towels abandoned on the bedroom carpet. Kitchen cabinet doors left open. The junk drawer expands to a second drawer, then a third. They go from zero to frustrated faster than a Bugatti reaches top speed. Despite constant reminders,...
One moment you’re just living life, and the next moment you’re pinned upside down in a vehicle with smoke seeping through the dash. Traumatic occurrences happen to all of us, and if we don’t take the time to properly process the experience, they can (and will!) have...
Childhood emotional neglect (CEN) is something parents often unwittingly put their kids through. They don’t understand what it is, or how crippling the consequences are. Many parents were emotionally neglected as kids themselves. Which makes it even more of a...
When trauma has made life feel heavy, unpredictable, or unsafe, just thinking about asking for help can feel daunting. You’re not alone. Many people in Sacramento, Roseville, and Fair Oaks have walked this path before you. In like manner, they ask the same questions,...
