by Tania Henderson | Jan 25, 2012 | Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Uncategorized
I caught myself in this one just recently. A major event occurred that knocked the wind out of me. As I noticed my difficulty being comforted by friendly advice, it became evident that it all their words felt empty. They had no guarantees that the situation would...
by Tania Henderson | Jan 16, 2012 | Anxiety, Depression, Forgiveness, PTSD, Trauma, Uncategorized
Sometimes life is hard. A universal reality is that we all have dark times marked by pain and struggle, yet we often don’t realize that along this time in our journey there are certain mental snares that crop up. When they take hold, they distract us with meanings...
by Tania Henderson | Nov 9, 2011 | Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Trauma, Uncategorized
I have heard many people despair that they feel afraid about something and then conclude that they are weak or somehow less than. Fear is a natural emotion that surfaces when stepping into unknown territory, facing something without enough tools or resources, or there...
by Tania Henderson | Jul 13, 2011 | Abuse, Depression, PTSD, Trauma, Uncategorized
The following is a recent article that shows a link between trauma and the effects on the body. In many ways, this is not new information. For some time we have known that stress directly impacts the body’s chemistry, which can have impacts on a person’s...
by Tania Henderson | Jun 15, 2011 | Anxiety, Depression, Forgiveness, Happiness, Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
Conan O’Brien recently gave a commencement speech at Dartmouth College that had a lot of wise counsel amidst the laughs. He shared recent difficulties of failing to meet his dream of hosting the Tonight Show and how that path changed him. He stated,...
by Tania Henderson | Mar 10, 2011 | Abuse, Anxiety, Communication, Depression, Trauma, Uncategorized
My poor husband was struggling to keep his cool. For weeks his workload had been relentless, sprinting to meetings and pulled like a marionette in numerous directions. Just looking at him, I knew that those tired eyes and frantic movements meant that it was just a...
