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Three Secrets to Overcoming Pain and Discovering Your Deeper Self

September 7, 2016 Lara Eisenberg 0

Deepak Chopra and my Polish bubbee [grandmother] seem to have very little in common, but they both helped shape who I am today. Deepak has dedicated his life to the healing of others through […]

The Surreal Reality

October 2, 2015 Wednesday Kim 1

Wednesday Kim connects the process of making her work with images in sub-consciousness, unwelcome involuntary thoughts, trauma and sometimes, with momentary catharsis. Her works usually treat issues related to identity, human body, and sexuality. From […] […]

Odelya Gertel Kraybill, PhD – Self-Compassion vs. Self-Criticism

June 25, 2015 Editor 1

Stress responses feel a lot like trauma responses- therefore, those of us with accumulated trauma in our life history can be easily tricked by stress into feeling that we are back in the days of […]

Catherine Waisvisz – Born to Be Wild: How I recovered from dissociative PTSD though music

November 3, 2014 Editor 1

Following is a list of songs from the 1960s-1970s as they are arranged on a personal recording of my favorites. I grew up hanging onto music for survival, deflecting myself and the pain I was […]

Marja Hagborg – Clowns and Magician: Poetry out of PTSD

October 31, 2014 Editor 0

“Clowns and Magicians” and “The Arsonist and The Jaguar” were written about a year apart. They are about my PTSD, which went on without correct diagnosis until, as a fluke, I met a trauma therapist […]

Contemplacion: Art out of civil war-torn El Salvador

October 14, 2014 admin 0

As a first generation Salvadoran-American, historical collective memory is the prime influence and inspiration for my work. Every face, every voice, and every hand holds a story. Through art one can rediscover what has been […] […]

Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy: Healing Past Injuries, Pain, and Mind-body Conditions

August 3, 2014 admin 3

“Do you have any residual pain from work, automobile, or surgery-related injuries?” This question on my client intake form can lead me to aspects of pain and healing that I have encountered, but have not […] […]

Formed by Trauma: The Power of the Repeated Message

August 3, 2014 admin 5

Sam, a seven-year-old child, is playing with his five brothers and sisters in the garden while his mother prepares food in the kitchen. When the children come inside to eat, they notice that their younger […] […]

Gaining Perspective: Animal-Assisted Therapy as an Alternative Approach for Sexual Abuse Victims

August 3, 2014 admin 2

Today I am twenty-three years old, but I was twenty-one years, two months, and twelve days old when I was raped. It happened on a regular afternoon in my hometown, back in a country that […] […]

Marja Hagborg – The Rabbit Hole On Devil’s Island

May 22, 2014 Editor 6

1. It didn’t matter whether it was Monday or Tuesday or still Friday, or if it was day or night, the past and the future were slipping away. It felt like being in a tube […]