By Sarah Landrum May is National Women’s Health Month, but while we’ll pay extra mind in these 31 days, women can prioritize their physical and mental health every day throughout the year. While today’s culture places a huge emphasis on physical health, it often neglects to give mental health the attention it deserves, or places […]
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Trauma Resiliency Model: A Portal to Healing
So often as clinicians we attend trainings which are solely focused on learning ways to help our clients. We leave armed with a plethora of new skills, but what about us, the helpers? I have just returned from three days of training in The Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), developed and adapted by Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW. TRM is a useful set of skills not only for clients, but also for those who help them. TRM teaches skills to help adults and children cope with traumatic stress reactions, and it can be used by anyone as part of a wellness practice. The goals of TRM are: To deepen the “Resilient Zone” so one is better able to adapt to the stressors of life with flexibility and decreased
Gaining My Groove Back
Today I went on a run. A seemingly simple sunset run, but my mind started turning as soon as my feet hit the pavement. Since exercise addiction was a big part of my eating disorder, my ability to move my body without the pressure of ‘burning this’ or ‘losing that’ still astounds me. Every day […]