Amber Keating, LCSW

08/01/2022

This offers up important distinctions between and other MH conditions.

"Many effective strategies that treat anxiety and depression don't work for trauma survivors."

08/01/2022

08/01/2022

A helpful whale shark says don't forget your water today!

07/31/2022

ℹ️🌿 TAKING UP SPACE: DO YOU LET YOURSELF BE SEEN AND HEARD?

There may be a few reasons why someone does not feel able to take up space. Perhaps they grew up in a household where they were shut down a lot. Maybe they have been criticized for being “too loud” or “too needy.” Regardless, not feeling like you can take up space can hold you back in life. Taking up space can be a sign of healthy strength and confidence. It allows you to be seen and heard and manifest your gift to the world. This article will address how this psychological blockage comes to be and how we can change it.

Read full article:
https://eggshelltherapy.com/taking-up-space/

07/31/2022

07/30/2022

Glennon Doyle FTW, as per usual.

07/30/2022

A traumatic stress reaction consists of *natural* emotions and behaviors in response to a catastrophe, its immediate aftermath, or memories of it.

These reactions can occur anytime after the trauma, even decades later.

The coping strategies that victims use can be understood only within the context of the abuse of a child.

The importance of context was made very clear many years ago when I was visiting the home of a Holocaust survivor. The woman's home was within the city limits of a large metropolitan area. Every time a police or ambulance siren sounded, she became terrified and ran and hid in a closet or under the bed.

To put yourself in a closet at the sound of a far-off siren is strange behavior indeed—outside of the context of possibly being sent to a death camp. Within that context, it makes perfect sense.

Unless we as therapists have a good grasp of the context of trauma, we run the risk of misunderstanding the symptoms our clients present and, hence, responding inappropriately or in damaging ways.

- Diane Langberg PhD

07/30/2022

yep

07/28/2022

Who else is feeling this? I may not have clear answers for our global stressors, but I have a big heart and lots of support to offer. We can explore your answers to life’s way-too-big questions.

07/28/2022

If you are the one in your family who feels it all. I see you and I’m here for you.

Pain travels through families until someone is ready to feel it." -Stephi Wagner

And these feelers, they are your shamans, your priests and priestesses, your healers. You call them mental health patients and label their power as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and the like.

But these are the ones who are born with the gift of Feeling. Because as we all know, you can't heal the pain that you refuse to feel.

07/27/2022

You are not lazy or crazy. Your body-brain is dysregulated due to trauma.

"Let's expose that lie, shall we?"

07/27/2022

Which one do you need to read today?

07/27/2022

07/27/2022

After coming home from the psychiatric hospital, FOLX contributor Frank Vidal (he/they) embarked on a Twelve-Step journey to kickstart his drug recovery. However, resentment grew within him when he challenged the program and sponsor. This is the story of how he found SMART Recovery as an alternative...

07/27/2022

ℹ️🌿 THE TOXIC INNER CRITIC OF COMPLEX PTSD |

Most of us have an internal voice that can be skeptical, shaming, or not supportive. The voice can cast doubt and inhibit us from trying a new task or being curious about new experiences.

So, what is different about the toxic inner critic associated with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? And why is it so difficult to redirect its purpose?

Read full article:
https://medium.com//the-toxic-inner-critic-of-complex-ptsd-3e28dd48d46b

Image credit Lisa A Romano
www.lisaaromano.com