This is a great article by a good friend and colleague: Barbara  Schmidt www.counsellingsomatic.com.au Most people have heard about fight and flight: It’s a survival mechanism that kicks into place when we are in danger and chatting and smiling don’t work anymore. The new situation requires us to do something different: We now need to … read more

Great opportunity to learn about how trauma affects the brain, presented by Michele Rosenthal Do you have symptoms like: Trouble concentrating Disrupted sleep Inability to remember both short and long-term ideas, facts or events Feeling like you’re in danger even when you know you’re completely safe Unable to control your emotions Unable to feel Unable … read more

by Andrea Lavers Healer/Therapist and good friend 🙂 http://andreahealing.wordpress.com/ In this current age it is almost impossible to make the time to just be still. The idea of being still is even more challenging when we are left with growing anxiety, agitation and paranoia. So we can spend years seeing our therapist, and yes, we … read more