Healing From Harm

Tag: mental illness

  • OCD and Trauma

    OCD and Trauma

    OCD and Trauma – What was once thought of as a neuropathology of the brain, OCD is now being recognized as a symptom of trauma. I believe it is one of the deepest.

  • The Purpose of Catastrophizing

    The Purpose of Catastrophizing

    Those with anxiety know this. Any given experience will undo us; if only we could control it, we would be ok. What if there is a purpose to catastrophizing?

  • Working with attachment issues alone

    Working with attachment issues alone

    It seems counterintuitive but often with trauma survivors, we don’t have secure attachments to work with. How to work with them alone.

  • A note to all therapists, please don’t do this to trauma survivors ever

    A note to all therapists, please don’t do this to trauma survivors ever

    Open letter to all trauma therapists – never do this

  • Are the mentally ill actually ill?

    Are the mentally ill actually ill?

    Are the mentally ill actually ill or do they carry the projected harm done to them?

  • Ideal Trauma Informed Model of Care

    Ideal Trauma Informed Model of Care

    If I could design an ideal trauma informed model of care, this is what it would look like.