Vicarious Trauma

I’m Always the One Doing the Helping. But Who is Going to Help Me?

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Maybe you’ve always been the “good listener.” The one people turn to. Or, maybe your care-taking role is newly acquired: You became a parent to a child or a pet, took on aging parents, or got married. Perhaps you’ve obtained a job where you are present with others while they are going through life’s up and downs.  You’re … Read more

High Stress Tools Workshop

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Spaces still available – Saturday January 16, 2016 10am-Noon Are you in a high stress environment? When we are under chronic stress or have experienced a high stress/traumatic event or vicarious trauma we may experience changes to our nervous system. When that happens we end up responding to stressors from our animal fight/flight/freeze defensive part … Read more