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onto Healing Trauma and Loss April 28, 2018 12:11 PM
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The impact of death can be both shocking. We assume that our friends will be supportive after a catastrophe, but for those of us who are grieving we learn this may or may not be true. Some cherished bonds shatter in the face of grief, while others flourish.
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Physicians need better training and empathy for the distinct symptoms and societal expectations men face to treat them effectively.
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In honor of Men's Mental Health Month, lets look closer at why men struggle and how we can help.
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Trauma is not just something we remember—it physically changes how the brain works. If you’ve ever felt stuck in survival mode..
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Ways to heal the affects of trauma.
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Unprocessed trauma memories are stored in your brain in fixed, isolated neural networks. When triggered, you overreact or under-react. Neuroplasticity can help.
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Interested in how trauma can affect you brain? Here's some insight.
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Practicing accepting emotions can lead to better emotional health. Learn more about why people push feelings away and the benefits of accepting them.
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The importance of accepting your emotions.
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According to Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust.
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According to the author of "The Body Keeps the Score", Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, believes that trauma can greatly affect the body's capacity for experience in various ways.
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Sage advice when someone you care about is grieving
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Fall is my grief season. All of it's most notable characteristic have, unfortunately, become intrinsically tied to grief and memories of my mother's death. Via American Institute Health Care Professionals
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What is your grief season?
American Institute Health Care Professionals's curator insight,
September 23, 2022 5:12 PM
Fall is my Grief Season. How about you? - What's Your Grief
When is your season of grief? Please also review AIHCP's Grief Counseling Program
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Collateral damage: The mental health issues facing children of veterans CBS News "Before his deployment, he was always kind of the fun parent," said 15-year-old Abigail Barton, who lives in Newburgh, Ind., Her father, Aaron Barton, is a veteran of... Via National Service Knowledge Network, Enzo Calamo
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Mental health issues - Veteran's children.
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March 17, 2014 12:44 PM
This story highlights the challenges facing many children of veterans suffering from PTSD and TBI. Do you know of any AmeriCorps programs that are helping military kids and families to work through these issues? 
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December 5, 2023 6:36 AM
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Many people know about big traumatic events and what PTSD is, but are there other types of trauma that aren't as easy to see? Read more about the traumas that can seem like our "normal" and these relate to CPTSD.
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Mistakes are apart of life. It's OK to feel remorse and sadness when a personal or professional decision has a negative outcome. However, it's important to channel those feelings and use them to grow in the future.
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Let's face it....no one has "no regrets". When we mess up in big ways, there are still ways to move forward that can lead us on to have big successes.
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Grief usually brings up memories of those we have lost. However, grief is experienced for many other reasons.
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Death is not the only loss that leads to grief. Discover how to manage.
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For those who have experienced trauma, the brain tells the body to escape a threat that no longer exists.
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In order to experience healing, the body needs to learn that the danger has passed and begin living fully in the present
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A person’s understanding of their own early trauma can lead to transformative change.
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Learn how understanding trauma can change an entire community.
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Explore PTSD symptoms, causes, and treatments with UCLA Dr. Blanca Orellana. Gain insights into managing and overcoming post-traumatic stress.
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June is PTSD awareness month, so here's some information to better understand PTSD and what that may look like.
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Trauma-related disorders are debilitating psychiatric conditions that affect people who have directly or indirectly witnessed adversities. Experiencin…
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Here's some insight on how trauma affects adolescents.
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If you grew up in a family with a chemically dependent, mentally ill, or abusive parent, you know how hard
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What is a dysfunctional family and how to heal.
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When the lockdown protocols were enforced earlier this year, our freedom, routine and responsibilities within
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The effects of dysfunctional families.
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Hearing one another’s stories, weighing different approaches and being reminded of self-care is both heartening and beneficial.
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Sharing your experiences, strengths, and hope with others.
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Knowing that a loss is coming doesn't make grief any easier to handle. Via American Institute Health Care Professionals
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Coping with anticipatory grief.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's curator insight,
September 14, 2022 11:43 AM
How to Cope With Anticipatory Grief
Anticipatory grief is about future loss. Please also review AIHCP's Grief Counseling Program
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Post Traumatic Stress disorder is considered a mental disorder that affects people who have experienced something painful or unbearable.
Luckily, there is a "cure" for PTSD in soldiers—the main cure is prevention and empathy.
Discovering Empathy for People Thinking about Becoming a Soldier. True empathy requires understanding what soldiers might go through prior to enlisting (and after enlisting).
Discovering this empathy depends on the seeing humans as an end in themselves and not the means to an end. No one wants to see soldiers languish away as a result of their actions or their enemy's actions.
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Healing PTSD with empathy.
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Grief is an equal opportunity offender and impacts everyone, especially during the era of COVID-19. However, how we understand grief varies from person-to-person
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Even when it ends with a healthy baby, a long struggle to conceive may exact a brutal toll.
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Infertility is more than just difficulty with or inability to conceive a child. It's both a physical and emotional struggle for many people. These people need support and understanding.
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The impact of death can be both shocking. We assume that our friends will be supportive after a catastrophe, but for those of us who are grieving we learn this may or may not be true. Some cherished bonds shatter in the face of grief, while others flourish.
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During times of grief, the company of kind, caring and compassionate individuals is important. Which friends do you need in your life now? Which type of friend are you?
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Helpful tips from the VA on taking care of yourself after a disaster
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Helpful tips from the VA on taking care of yourself after a disaster
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8 Things You Didn’t Know About Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT)
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Animals are finding their place in therapy sessions!
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During times of grief, the company of kind, caring and compassionate individuals is important. Which friends do you need in your life now? Which type of friend are you?