by Tania Henderson | May 20, 2012 | Abuse, Anxiety, Body Image, Depression, Eating, PTSD, Relationship, Self-care, Self-esteem, Trauma, Uncategorized
While facilitating a group for sexual abuse survivors, I learned to issue a warning every time a new member joined the fold. For some reason, there was a strong tendency to rate trauma, using measures like the degree of the assault and the number of times the abuse...
by Tania Henderson | Apr 6, 2012 | Abuse, Anxiety, Depression, Self-care, Self-esteem, Trauma, Uncategorized
When you are in the midst of something painful, it is hard to believe that anything else positive exists. The struggle seems to impact everything- energy, attitudes, opportunities, and even hope. Like spoiling food in the fridge, we can’t sense the vitality-...
by Tania Henderson | Mar 27, 2012 | Abuse, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Uncategorized
There has been a great deal of discussion in the field about the way memories are stored. Working collaboratively with other fields, there has been a strong belief that our experiences affect us on numerous levels (specific postures can trigger a memory, massage...
by Tania Henderson | Feb 25, 2012 | Abuse, Depression, Trauma, Uncategorized
There’s a fascinating doc coming out called “Bully”, where it shows footage of children enduring the abuse as well as some of the consequences. See the trailer here: http://youtu.be/5114WHxofzU Unfortunately, the MPAA gave it an R rating due to language,...
by Tania Henderson | Feb 13, 2012 | Abuse, Depression, Forgiveness, Happiness, PTSD, Self-care, Self-esteem, Trauma, Uncategorized
When we are struggling it’s not uncommon to feel frustrated that things seem out of our control and uncomfortable. It feels personal- things are happening to me, as if on purpose, rather than a part of life’s up and downs. We don’t like feeling impotent; we want to...
by Tania Henderson | Jan 7, 2012 | Abuse, Trauma, Uncategorized
Thank you to all who listened to the show Friday, hoping to hear about bullying in step-families.Here is a link that allows you to listen at your leisure: http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/stepwisdom/id485508440 . Some ideas that you can look forward to hearing:...
