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Healing & Recovery

Study Shows Traumatic Stress Linked to Biological Indicator

January 3, 2012

I read an interesting article today on SF Gate. A study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs looked at biological stress indicators of police academy recruits before and after traumatic events and discovered a connection between waking cortisol levels and more stressful reactions to trauma: The study [...]

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And Then . . .

December 23, 2011

So I just heard from Dr. T  . . . Yes. Really. (If you haven’t read my post from earlier this week called “The Sighting,” now would be a good time to catch up.) I guess he did see me at Whole Foods, because in today’s mail there was a note from him. I saw the [...]

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Wounding and Healing

December 22, 2011

Saw this wonderful quote from Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather’s Blessings (two books I adore), and thought I’d share: Wounding and healing are not opposites. They’re part of the same thing. It is our wounds that enable us to be compassionate with the wounds of others. It is [...]

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ClaytonStress.com Online Computer Therapy for PTSD Symptoms – Free Trial!

December 15, 2011

Last March, I wrote a post regarding ClaytonStress.com’s web-based online computer therapy for PTSD symptoms, and now I have some good news for those of you interested in checking it out. Jeff Eastman, the president of ClaytonStress.com, contacted me and let me know that they currently have a promotion going on in Google ads for [...]

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Survey for Survivors of Therapist Abuse

August 14, 2011

Hi everyone, I’d love to get your answers and thoughts on the following questions regarding your recovery and post-abuse experience. Some of the questions require a bit of self-reflection, so feel free to sit with them a while before answering. You can also download a Word version of this survey by clicking here and email [...]

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Resources for Healing: Cheri Huber

May 22, 2011

When I was in the thick of my relationship with Dr. T and really struggling to stay afloat, I turned (as I so often do) to books for comfort and inspiration. I discovered some great teachers during that time, including Cheri Huber. Cheri is a Zen teacher as well as the founder of the Zen [...]

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Complex PTSD

May 18, 2011

I thought I’d take this opportunity to clear up any confusion regarding Complex PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). I’ve used this term in several posts and have received a couple of questions about it. Here’s the scoop. Complex PTSD is a diagnosis that was originally proposed by Judith Herman, M.D., in Trauma and Recovery, her [...]

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PTSD Symptoms Reduced 43% with New Web-Based Online Computer Therapy

March 28, 2011

I caught wind of this on SFGate today. I don’t know how well it works, but for those of you suffering from PTSD, it might be worth checking out. Single sessions are only $20, with a 3-session plan for $35. That’s a lot less than an EMDR session with a psychotherapist, though keep in mind [...]

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The Untouchable

October 31, 2010

A couple of weeks ago I was sitting in the office of my most recent therapist. (Oh, yes. Due to circumstances mostly beyond my control—and believe me, I have tried my darnedest to control my circumstances—I am once again between therapists, in a somewhat desperate search for yet another. I do rather feel like I’m [...]

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Not So Comfortable with Uncertainty

May 8, 2010

This past Thursday I did something for myself I’ve been meaning to do for a long time: I went to a Mindfulness Meditation group. Lately, I’ve been wanting to develop more of a meditation practice. I know about all the reputed benefits of meditation and I have no doubt that it would be good for [...]

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