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Category: Nervous System

By Crystal Arber Posted on Nov 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
By Crystal Arber Posted on Nov 14, 2019

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

Categories: Dissociation, Nervous System
By Crystal Arber Posted on Nov 14, 2019

What is Complex Trauma?

Complex Trauma can feel like you are fighting something all the time~ Complex Trauma is a term that was coined by Judith Herman.  It is a term that is given … Continue reading What is Complex Trauma?

Categories: Attachment Trauma, Childhood Trauma, Nervous System, PTSD
By Crystal Arber Posted on May 2, 201905/02/2019

Top Three Myths About PTSD

PTSD is a Disorder
FACT Post Trauma is an injury not a disorder
PTSD is everywhere.
FACT There is a greater understanding and awareness about trauma now.
PTSD is untreatable
FACT
EMDR and Exposure therapies work

Categories: Childhood Trauma, First Responder - Military, Nervous System, PTSD

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