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Breath and Trauma Healing Exercises

Breath and Trauma Healing Exercises

Trauma has a significant impact on the body. It sensitizes the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which is the area of the brain responsible for our body’s central stress response system. The cumulative impact of trauma(s) can make us quite reactive to stress....
How to Recover from PTSD

How to Recover from PTSD

We often call PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) a process of Non-Recovery. Why? Well, it’s because nearly everyone who goes through a traumatic experience will experience a range of reactions that, to a small or large extent, align with what might later be...
How Trauma Affects the Body

How Trauma Affects the Body

Trauma is a serious issue that requires trauma therapy. Before we discuss how trauma affects the body, take a look at these numbers: An estimated 90% of adults in the United States have experienced a traumatic event at least once in their lives. Eight million people...