Author: Crystal Arber
Trauma Therapist- Speaker-Group facilitator- Educator
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calm place
Calm Place~ This is a place that you go to in your mind’s eye. It’s a quiet place. It’s a place you have been to in your adult life or … Continue reading calm place
Self Soothing
If we grew up in homes or systems (foster care) where there was no regular soothing, reassurance, or validation, the idea of self soothing ourselves seems foreign and weird. What … Continue reading Self Soothing
Meaning
Restoring meaning to our lives is an important and necessary final stage of trauma healing. Some will choose to explore this immediately either because they have had a religious experience … Continue reading Meaning
Making Friends With Your Nervous System
Borrowed from Dr. Stephen Porges theory of the polyvagal; when under threat, the Dorsal Vagus also is known as the “Dumb Vagus,” because it is responsible for causing immobilization (freeze … Continue reading Making Friends With Your Nervous System
Regulating the Nervous System with Purring
If you are having difficulty falling asleep or having difficulty with sympathetic arousal (feeling sped up/ racing thoughts) then try turning on this Purrrr while laying down. Calming the Vagus … Continue reading Regulating the Nervous System with Purring
When the Past is in the Present
Complex PTSD triggers in the present that reminds us of the past. When a cue in our present environment reminds our brain of an event from the past, we move … Continue reading When the Past is in the Present
Window of Tolerance
In this excellent example, borrowed from Ogden, Minton and Pain we can see what happens when our nervous system becomes activated in either hypo or hyperarousal. As Pat Ogden describes, … Continue reading Window of Tolerance
Regulating the Nervous System
” We make the world better by making people safer,” Stephen Porges. According to Dr. Stephen Porges, neuro exercises that calm the nervous system ~Playing any music instrument that requires … Continue reading Regulating the Nervous System
