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In this blog, I am going to give you a small overview of the nervous system. Why? Because, with a clear understanding of all the different components and how they interact with each other, we can’t determine what ‘state’ we’re in. If we know that we’re in a specific state, we can then use certain …

The Nervous System and how it reacts to danger Read More »

I spoke in the previous blog about triggers. In today’s blog, we’re going to look at ways of differentiating the different outcomes from these triggers, to reduce the trauma impact. The key point is to differentiate triggered feelings from ‘regular’ feelings. Triggered feelings are generally sudden, intense, and slow to fade away. They hurt and …

How do deal with the immediate impact of a small ‘t’ trauma trigger? Read More »

One of the key things that took me ages to figure out is that I can’t necessarily know what has triggered a trauma emotion. Unless the trauma is very specific (big ‘T’ trauma – eg car accident, violence against you, witnessing a violent act), then it’s very difficult to find the source of the trigger. …

What are triggers to trauma? Read More »