Category: Trauma

Having what we Need

Unmet Needs

Have you read, “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents”? Dr. Gibson explains that when we’ve been trained to discount our feelings, we’ll feel guilty for complaining if everything seems to look fine on the outside. I want to get better at trusting myself to know when I’m emotionally satisfied, to trust myself to know when something is missing, and to…

both

I want both

Both can be true at the same time. About the Author Kara Ashley-Gilmore believes in the use of our innate creativity for our wellness and healing. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Registered Art Therapist, Provisional Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and a mixed-media artist at Mountain Creative Arts Counseling, in Hendersonville, NC. She provides individual and group psychotherapy and…

Effects of Trauma

Effects of Trauma

The effects of trauma are profound. A healthy nervous system can move both into and out of fight/flight as activation increases or decreases.

Vicarious Trauma & the Media

  Vicarious trauma, or secondary trauma, is indirect exposure to a traumatic event through a first-hand account or narrative of that event. Vicarious trauma is often used in reference to  caregivers and healing professionals, but we’re seeing more vicarious or secondary trauma reactions in the general public, from viewing violent or horrific videos online. A discussion was prompted in our…