Conflict is rarely looked upon favorably, despite the fact that it is a part of life. Words used within the definition are incompatible, clash, disagreement, argument, opposition. The reality is, when done in a healthy way, conflict can strengthen our relationships. When we have a relational rupture and it is … Read More
The Story of Your Trauma
Sharing your trauma narrative can be painful, yet healing if someone on the other side is truly hearing you without judgement. Not everyone you tell your story to is trained to provide the necessary safe space you need to begin the healing process. Seeking a therapist to assist you in … Read More
The Impact of Trauma
While trauma has lasting effects and disrupts the lives of the people it touches, another truth about trauma is that there is hope.
Resurfaced Childhood Trauma
If childhood trauma goes untreated it can cause several problems for these individuals throughout childhood and into adulthood.
Trauma & EMDR – Part 8
When it comes to resolving trauma, for many people, EMDR is one of the strongest options for therapeutic treatment.
Trauma & Eating Disorders
There are many things that can contribute to the development of an eating disorder, but one of the most common factors is unresolved trauma.
How to recognize a trauma response & support survivors.
In our latest podcast episode, Dr. Dickinson chats with Peachtree City GROW therapist Ann Sheerin about how we can recognize trauma responses. They also offer very practical tips for supporting trauma survivors in our lives!
Your Brain on Trauma
Typically, when things are going as they should, our brain processes things a certain way: We observe something that is happening, receive any input or context about the situation, interpret what is happening based on the information we have, process, evaluate our options, plan, and act. For the most part, … Read More
Trauma and EMDR- Part Nine
In earlier blogs in this series, we’ve referenced Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). Here’s the explanation of this great research-based approach to resolving trauma. What kind of problems can EMDR treat? Scientific research has established EMDR as most effective for post-traumatic stress. However, clinicians also have reported success using EMDR … Read More
Trauma and EMDR- Part Eight
In this series, we’ve talked about different types of trauma and how we’ve all experienced a trauma that has impacted us, whether or not we’ve named it as such; how traumatic experiences are encoded and stored differently in our brains than other non-traumatic events; and we then looked at signs … Read More
