by Eeva Edds | Oct 31, 2023 | OCD, PTSD, Trauma
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder impacts about 1.2% of the population in the US annually. 3.5% of the US population is affected by PTSD every year. Many people living with OCD have experienced trauma in their lives and research has shown that OCD is much more prevalent...
by Eeva Edds | Jul 30, 2020 | Trauma
Many individuals experience stressors during childhood. Stressors between individuals and can vary significantly in quality, frequency, intensity, and impact. Some stressors, such as peer conflict or the death of a pet or an elderly family member, are quite common and...
by Kathryn | Oct 4, 2017 | Trauma, Anxiety, PTSD, Stress
I would like to start this blog post with one statement. However you are reacting to this recent tragedy, whatever you’re thinking or feeling, is completely normal. There is not a right way to feel or think. It is with a heavy heart that I even have to write this...
by Kathryn | Oct 26, 2016 | PTSD, Trauma
We’ve all heard the term, hindsight is 20/20. Looking back, it’s so easy to see it all clearly: decisions, events, actions and how they all played out. Many survivors of trauma spend much of their time stuck, focused on the minute details of the decisions that they...
by Kathryn | Aug 25, 2016 | PTSD, Trauma
In my second post in my series about trauma, I discuss how powerful the realization (and validation) of realizing you have post-traumatic stress disorder (or symptoms of PTSD) can free a person from a lifelong assumption that this is just who they are. To view my...
by Kathryn | Jul 7, 2016 | Anxiety, Depression, Trauma
There’s a lot of talk about forgiveness. No doubt you’ve heard someone say at some point in their lives that you have to forgive in order to move on. Forgiveness is necessary for healing. Maybe this is true for you and maybe it’s not. If holding yourself or someone...
