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Monday 12pm - 4pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm Tuesday 7:30pm - 9:30pm Wednesday 9am - 4pm Thursday 6am - 7am 7:30pm - 9:30pm Saturday 9am - 3pm Sunday 9am - 3pm

Lea Didion, PsyD PLLC

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Lea Didion, PsyD PLLC

I am an expert in the field of trauma and PTSD assessment, treatment, and supervision. I am availabl

11/18/2024

Please follow thenapministry for fantastic information and resources about resisting oppressive systems.
Systems would rather have us tapped out, exhausted, and unable to fight back. So rest is, in itself, a form of resistance.

11/12/2024

When trauma happens (or happens and happens and happens) our nervous system becomes chronically dysregulated and, unfortunately, when we are safe the body doesn't get the message and we remain in a state of threat. For many marginalized peoples, danger is never fully gone and that cannot be ignored. But oppressive systems BENEFIT from us remaining in a chronic state of dysregulation. Rest IS resistance. Connection IS resistance. Fierce love IS resistance. So when we can, find ways to activate the vagus nerve. Allowing our bodies to settle IS resistance, because then we can connect, organize, and resist.

11/08/2024

Today I grasp on to anything - anything to help. In the small chance it helps anyone else, here is something we can do. And it's researched-backed to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system/vagus nerve https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3681046/

11/05/2024

This research-backed method to activate the vagus nerve works by using long belly exhalations, which helps our bodies to secrete a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine that brings the heart rate down and signals the body to relax.
To practice the physiological sigh, take an inhale, but before you get to the top, take another inhale. Then, expel all your air with an exhale. So, you do a double inhale followed by a long exhale. This specific two-inhalation, one-exhalation pattern is key to intentional sighing, as it activates the physiological mechanisms associated with relaxation and improved mood

11/02/2024

The reason this technique works and can bring an immediate feeling of relaxation is that the humming creates a vibration in your vocal cords, which connects directly to your vagus nerve.

10/30/2024

Another technique to activate the vagus nerve: Breathing Through a Straw. Why is the vagus nerve so important to attend to for trauma survivors (especially those with targeted identities)? Stay tuned for more information!

10/29/2024

This week I'll be posting a number of different breathing techniques to help activate the vagus nerve; something incredibly helpful for trauma survivors. It's good to have options because different things work for different folx!

10/22/2024

All therapy should be trauma-informed given the incredibly high rates of trauma exposure. However, as so many clients can tell you - not all therapy is. True trauma-informed therapy strives to incorporate these 6 principles into every piece of therapy.

10/16/2024

The Japanese art of Kintsukuroi takes pottery that has been broken and repairs with precious metals. The result transforms the objects beyond their original design and purpose into art; both strengthened and made more beautiful by the parts that were broken. The breaks are not something to be hidden or avoided, but rather become part of the object's history. I approach treatment in the same way - we can never erase or forget our experiences and trauma is NEVER good, but we can transform into something new.

10/14/2024

I haven't! So this is a reminder as much for me as for anyone else, to take a few moments to meditate/practice mindfulness today.

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Washington D.C., DC

Opening Hours

Monday	12pm - 4pm
	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesday	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	6am - 7am
	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday	9am - 3pm
Sunday	9am - 3pm

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+12027432483

Website

http://www.leadidionpsyd.com/, http://www.trecdcpsychotherapy.org/

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