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Category: Childhood Trauma

By Crystal Arber Posted on 06/04/202106/04/2021

Name it! Don’t Blame it!

Children who grow up in dysfunctional family systems do not develop emotional EQ.  They miss important developmental milestones because they are busy putting all of their energy into survival. This … Continue reading Name it! Don’t Blame it!

Categories: Attachment Trauma, Childhood Trauma
By Crystal Arber Posted on 11/14/201911/14/2019

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

Categories: Attachment Trauma, Childhood Trauma, Dissociation, Nervous System
By Crystal Arber Posted on 11/14/201911/14/2019

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

Categories: Attachment Trauma, Childhood Trauma, Dissociation, Grief and Loss, Nervous System
By Crystal Arber Posted on 11/14/2019

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

Categories: Attachment Trauma, Childhood Trauma, First Responder - Military, Nervous System, PTSD
By Crystal Arber Posted on 11/14/2019

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

Categories: Attachment Trauma, Childhood Trauma, Dissociation, Nervous System, PTSD

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