The Power of Trauma on the Body and Mind
Imagine how awful it is for a veteran to go to a store, hear a can drop and end up on the ground in mortal fear for his life. This scenario is not unusual when a trauma memory is retriggered…
Trauma Competency: An Active Ingredients Approach to Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Trauma Competency:An Active Ingredients Approach to Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder J. Eric Gentry, Anna B. Baranowsky, and Robert Rhoton Meta-analytic studies have extracted 4 common elements among effective posttraumatic stress disorder treatments: cognitive restructuring and psychoeducation, a deliberate and continually…
Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
The pain is more than you can imagine – Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace By Anna Baranowsky, PH.D., C.Psych. (September, 2018) YOU ARE NOT ALONE The childhood rhyme, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never…
Compassion Fatigue Resiliency – A New Attitude
Compassion Fatigue Treatment & Resiliency – Programs with Legs: The ARP, CFST & CF Resiliency Training J. ERIC GENTRY & ANNA B. BARANOWSKY (2013) Yesterday I spent several hours walking through the fluffy snow with my dog. It was a…
Trauma Therapists’ 11 BEST Practices
I started to train trauma care professionals (e.g., mental health professionals, emergency responders and other trauma care providers) in 1997 and have learned so much from the dedicated, emphatic, and skilled individuals taking courses through the Traumatology Institute both online…
When Tragedy Strikes
When Tragedy Strikes – the Emotional Consequences of Trauma “We wouldn’t have picked up such speed if it hadn’t warmed up earlier in the day causing the snow to melt and later ice over. The snowmobile was traveling much quicker…
Navigating Military Despair
The tragedy of a military service member navigating despair alone seems untenable given available resources and competent psychological trauma therapy. So why are we seeing so many individuals who work in military, policing and other emergency service roles resorting to…
Emotion/Relation – Thematic Map & Release
1.Identify the Theme or Negative Core belief – something that has been a negative driving force in life (i.e., I am unlovable.) 2.Rate the Theme or Belief. 3.Explain TM&R and get permission to use. 4.Watch the full/short Thematic Map &…
Neuroplasticity: The Truth in PTSD Recovery
Neuroplasticity, by definition, is the brain's ability to form new neural connections to heal from an injury or disease. That being said, the brain can change whenever you experience a new event, whether good or bad. Perhaps you are a…
Counterbalancing Stress to Improve Our Health
Stressful conditions occur in our everyday lives, either through work, a new environment, relationships or more. The way our body responds to this is through the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is activated…