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When our brains experience trauma, they aren't able to integrate sensations/feelings/thoughts in the way they can when we are safe and stable. When trauma occurs regularly, particularly when we are young, this dis-integrated way of being can become our default, leading to more and more dissociated experiences or dissociated aspects of self. Mental Health Therapy, Mental And Emotional Health, Mental Wellness, Mental Health Awareness, Health Psychology, Psychology Facts, Forensic Psychology, Therapy Worksheets, Therapy Activities
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When our brains experience trauma, they aren't able to integrate sensations/feelings/thoughts in the way they can when we are safe and stable. When trauma occurs regularly, particularly when we are young, this dis-integrated way of being can become our default, leading to more and more dissociated experiences or dissociated aspects of self.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
This simple card game is a fun and engaging way to invite people to refocus their attention on specific body sensations, which can help soothe a dysregulated brain, calm frazzled nerves, and help players be more grounded and ready to learn. Frazzled, Mindfulness Activities, Refocus, Social Emotional Learning, Learning Tools, Deck Of Cards, Therapist, Worker, Soothe
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This simple card game is a fun and engaging way to invite people to refocus their attention on specific body sensations, which can help soothe a dysregulated brain, calm frazzled nerves, and help players be more grounded and ready to learn.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
Read through this sketchnote on recovering from trauma and shame. For more resources related to trauma recovery, click the link! Group Therapy Activities, Mental Health Activities, Emotions Cards, Feelings And Emotions, Trauma Therapy, Therapy Counseling, Healing Journey, Psychology
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Read through this sketchnote on recovering from trauma and shame. For more resources related to trauma recovery, click the link!
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
Secondary trauma is trauma. Secondary symptoms are real symptoms. Survivors of #vicarioustrauma trauma deserve care and treatment. Vicarious #trauma can occur through hearing about trauma, caring for survivors of direct trauma, or even through exposure to detailed or graphic media coverage of a traumatic event or disaster. Susan David, Narcissistic Children, Survivor Guilt, Trauma Quotes, Compassion Fatigue, Ptsd Symptoms, How To Handle Stress
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Secondary trauma is trauma. Secondary symptoms are real symptoms. Survivors of #vicarioustrauma trauma deserve care and treatment. Vicarious #trauma can occur through hearing about trauma, caring for survivors of direct trauma, or even through exposure to detailed or graphic media coverage of a traumatic event or disaster.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
#Burnout can set in over the course of YEARS, slowly convincing us that we aren't good at what do we, our labor doesn't matter, and we don't like it anyway- when really, maybe we just aren't getting the professional support, time off, or personal care we need (👏IN 👏 THAT 👏 ORDER 👏- if your workplace tells you preventing burnout is the job of your own #selfcare , they're mostly wrong, check my archives for the keyword burnout for a doodle of a research study on that topic). Counseling Resources, Divorce Counseling, Multiplication, Relationship Therapy, Marriage Therapy, Marriage Relationship
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#Burnout can set in over the course of YEARS, slowly convincing us that we aren't good at what do we, our labor doesn't matter, and we don't like it anyway- when really, maybe we just aren't getting the professional support, time off, or personal care we need (👏IN 👏 THAT 👏 ORDER 👏- if your workplace tells you preventing burnout is the job of your own #selfcare , they're mostly wrong, check my archives for the keyword burnout for a doodle of a research study on that topic).
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
I think the most interesting takeaway is this: kids who spent a lot of time and brain-space trying to process their experience had a higher risk for PTSD. At the end of the day, the best trauma response is to help a brain process and understand the trauma it has experienced, which begins with offering normalization and a safe place for discussion. Mental Health Education, Health Careers, Kids Mental Health, Counseling Psychology, Ptsd, Trauma, Social Work Practice, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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I think the most interesting takeaway is this: kids who spent a lot of time and brain-space trying to process their experience had a higher risk for PTSD. At the end of the day, the best trauma response is to help a brain process and understand the trauma it has experienced, which begins with offering normalization and a safe place for discussion.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
There’s no timeline here, because every relationship is different, but slow disclosure that leaves space for the grey area between total vulnerability and total secrecy is the space where trust (and thus, intimacy) grow. It’s easy to see this issue as a binary (tell/don’t-tell, secrecy/vulnerability, etc) but it’s not. Letting ourselves be seen at a pace that honors us, our story, and the listener actually makes space for trust to grow big enough to hold more and more of our stories. Relationship Advice Quotes, Strong Relationship, Healthy Relationships, Keeping Secrets, Attachment Styles, Phoenix Rising, Secrecy, Trust Issues, Interpersonal
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There’s no timeline here, because every relationship is different, but slow disclosure that leaves space for the grey area between total vulnerability and total secrecy is the space where trust (and thus, intimacy) grow. It’s easy to see this issue as a binary (tell/don’t-tell, secrecy/vulnerability, etc) but it’s not. Letting ourselves be seen at a pace that honors us, our story, and the listener actually makes space for trust to grow big enough to hold more and more of our stories.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
When it comes to disclosing trauma stories, the focus is usually on the teller/survivor, but in a peer relationship, you can protect your relationship from developing a- ultimately destructive- caregiver/receiver dynamic by checking in with your partner before disclosing trauma stories. Explicit consent can be helpful. Checking in first shows kindness to yourself and the other person, and lays groundwork both for an even stronger relationship going forward. Relationship Psychology, Past Relationships, Mental Health Facts
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When it comes to disclosing trauma stories, the focus is usually on the teller/survivor, but in a peer relationship, you can protect your relationship from developing a- ultimately destructive- caregiver/receiver dynamic by checking in with your partner before disclosing trauma stories. Explicit consent can be helpful. Checking in first shows kindness to yourself and the other person, and lays groundwork both for an even stronger relationship going forward.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
One common question about navigating past trauma in a new relationship was how to feel like we are present and honest to the other person when we haven’t yet told them our trauma story. The answer? Something called tiered disclosure. Layers of talking about our trauma that give space for trust to develop without overwhelming teller or listener. Counseling Activities, Physical Activities, Emotional Recovery, Emotional Health, Engagement Questions, Adverse Childhood Experiences
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One common question about navigating past trauma in a new relationship was how to feel like we are present and honest to the other person when we haven’t yet told them our trauma story. The answer? Something called tiered disclosure. Layers of talking about our trauma that give space for trust to develop without overwhelming teller or listener.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
Even as someone who has studied trauma therapy for years, I often find it difficult to describe just how trauma therapy works and what someone can expect from “good therapy.” Good trauma therapy can minimize the impact of trauma on our lives and mental health, help us make meaning from our pain, make healthy, mindful choices about our life, help us build external skills coping skills, and grow internal resilience as we move forward. Therapy Help, Therapy Tools, Art Therapy, Counseling Worksheets, Positive Emotions
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Even as someone who has studied trauma therapy for years, I often find it difficult to describe just how trauma therapy works and what someone can expect from “good therapy.” Good trauma therapy can minimize the impact of trauma on our lives and mental health, help us make meaning from our pain, make healthy, mindful choices about our life, help us build external skills coping skills, and grow internal resilience as we move forward.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
For a while now, the terminology of both “victim” and “survivor” has sat uneasily with me. Both terms center the traumatic experience as part of a person’s identity. Although (and please hear me on this) we can do real harm by minimizing someone’s trauma, one way we can support people in maintaining or building an identity that doesn’t centralize trauma is by using person-first language (example: “people who have experienced trauma”). Mental Health Symptoms, Coping Skills Activities, Phd Life, Core Beliefs, Post Traumatic, Stress Disorders
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For a while now, the terminology of both “victim” and “survivor” has sat uneasily with me. Both terms center the traumatic experience as part of a person’s identity. Although (and please hear me on this) we can do real harm by minimizing someone’s trauma, one way we can support people in maintaining or building an identity that doesn’t centralize trauma is by using person-first language (example: “people who have experienced trauma”).
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
(Free Resource!) Trauma and trauma recovery look different for everyone, but generally, there’s a deep, hardened core and a bunch of squishy stuff, all held together by a peel juuuust thick enough to keep us composed unless something comes along to smash us. Sound familiar? I thought an avocado was a great metaphor for the way trauma affects us- so I illustrated it and translated it into Spanish! Art Teaching Resources, Free Resources, Mental Clutter, Pyschology, Journal Template, Spanish Language, Hardened, Metaphor
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(Free Resource!) Trauma and trauma recovery look different for everyone, but generally, there’s a deep, hardened core and a bunch of squishy stuff, all held together by a peel juuuust thick enough to keep us composed unless something comes along to smash us. Sound familiar? I thought an avocado was a great metaphor for the way trauma affects us- so I illustrated it and translated it into Spanish!
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
Trauma and trauma recovery look different for everyone, but generally, there’s a deep, hardened core and a bunch of squishy stuff, all held together by a peel juuuust thick enough to keep us composed unless something comes along to smash us. Sound familiar? I thought an avocado was a great metaphor for the way trauma affects us- so I illustrated it! Emotional Support, Emotional Freedom
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Trauma and trauma recovery look different for everyone, but generally, there’s a deep, hardened core and a bunch of squishy stuff, all held together by a peel juuuust thick enough to keep us composed unless something comes along to smash us. Sound familiar? I thought an avocado was a great metaphor for the way trauma affects us- so I illustrated it!
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
This cutaway from a sketchnote I shared last year features research on how childhood poverty and trauma shape brains. What it doesn’t cover is the amazing neuroplasticity of adult brains, which makes deep change and growth possible throughout our lifespan. For adults experiencing the after-effects of childhood trauma or poverty, it’s never too late for recovery and posttraumatic growth. Positive Psychology, What Is Childhood, Emotional Regulation, Brain Development, Mental Health
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This cutaway from a sketchnote I shared last year features research on how childhood poverty and trauma shape brains. What it doesn’t cover is the amazing neuroplasticity of adult brains, which makes deep change and growth possible throughout our lifespan. For adults experiencing the after-effects of childhood trauma or poverty, it’s never too late for recovery and posttraumatic growth.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
If we want healing, we have to do the brave work of acknowledging that trauma happened and it WAS a big deal. If we want healing for someone we care about, we have to listen, acknowledge, and give them the space to name their truth without inserting our own beliefs about what happened. Mental Health Matters, Mental Health Resources, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Healing, Victim Quotes
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If we want healing, we have to do the brave work of acknowledging that trauma happened and it WAS a big deal. If we want healing for someone we care about, we have to listen, acknowledge, and give them the space to name their truth without inserting our own beliefs about what happened.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
Trauma compounds shame. Shame compounds trauma. ⁠ ⁠ Recovery from one almost always asks us to step into the other. ⁠ ⁠
Trauma compounds shame. Shame compounds trauma. ⁠ ⁠ Recovery from one almost always asks us to step into the other. ⁠ ⁠
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
“Positive Childhood Experiences” (or #PCE's) help protect #kids from the negative effects of #traumatic experiences. Take my PCE Quiz to learn your score: Mental Health Diagnosis, Good Mental Health, Activities For Teens, Book Activities, Social Emotional Activities
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“Positive Childhood Experiences” (or #PCE's) help protect #kids from the negative effects of #traumatic experiences. Take my PCE Quiz to learn your score:
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
As depicted in this illustration, even after really good trauma therapy and successful recovery, triggers still remain a part of a survivor's life. However, good trauma therapy can help us engage trauma triggers in order to defuse their power to restrict our lives. Coping Strategies, Coping Skills, Labeling Writing, Experience Quotes, Mental Health Stigma
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As depicted in this illustration, even after really good trauma therapy and successful recovery, triggers still remain a part of a survivor's life. However, good trauma therapy can help us engage trauma triggers in order to defuse their power to restrict our lives.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
Secondary trauma is trauma. Secondary symptoms are real symptoms. Survivors of #vicarioustrauma trauma deserve care and treatment. Vicarious #trauma can occur through hearing about trauma, caring for survivors of direct trauma, or even through exposure to detailed or graphic media coverage of a traumatic event or disaster.
Secondary trauma is trauma. Secondary symptoms are real symptoms. Survivors of #vicarioustrauma trauma deserve care and treatment. Vicarious #trauma can occur through hearing about trauma, caring for survivors of direct trauma, or even through exposure to detailed or graphic media coverage of a traumatic event or disaster.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
A PTSD grounding kit is a toolbox of physically tangible resources that can help someone who is experiencing a trauma response. Within the kit are objects that bring comfort, things that distract, and things that help trauma survivors ground mindfully into the safety of the present. By using this list to create a small box or tub of resources, you can make sure that your home, classroom, or workspace is a safer place for trauma survivors. Mental Health Retreat, Vinyasa Yoga Poses, Corpse Pose, School Counseling, Social Work
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A PTSD grounding kit is a toolbox of physically tangible resources that can help someone who is experiencing a trauma response. Within the kit are objects that bring comfort, things that distract, and things that help trauma survivors ground mindfully into the safety of the present. By using this list to create a small box or tub of resources, you can make sure that your home, classroom, or workspace is a safer place for trauma survivors.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
Trauma and trauma recovery look different for everyone, but generally, there’s a deep, hardened core and a bunch of squishy stuff, all held together by a peel juuuust thick enough to keep us composed unless something comes along to smash us. Sound familiar? I thought an avocado was a great metaphor for the way trauma affects us- so I illustrated it!
Trauma and trauma recovery look different for everyone, but generally, there’s a deep, hardened core and a bunch of squishy stuff, all held together by a peel juuuust thick enough to keep us composed unless something comes along to smash us. Sound familiar? I thought an avocado was a great metaphor for the way trauma affects us- so I illustrated it!
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
If we want healing, we have to do the brave work of acknowledging that trauma happened and it WAS a big deal. If we want healing for someone we care about, we have to listen, acknowledge, and give them the space to name their truth without inserting our own beliefs about what happened.
If we want healing, we have to do the brave work of acknowledging that trauma happened and it WAS a big deal. If we want healing for someone we care about, we have to listen, acknowledge, and give them the space to name their truth without inserting our own beliefs about what happened.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
Trauma compounds shame. Shame compounds trauma. ⁠ ⁠ Recovery from one almost always asks us to step into the other. ⁠ ⁠ I recently did a continuing education course about understanding and treating shame & chronic shame at @theseattleschool taught by Dr. Steve Call of @reconnectmarriage. You can get more info on chronic shame recovery and/or resources for clinicians (including more notes from this course or info on enrolling for it next spring) via the link in this pin.
Trauma compounds shame. Shame compounds trauma. ⁠ ⁠ Recovery from one almost always asks us to step into the other. ⁠ ⁠ I recently did a continuing education course about understanding and treating shame & chronic shame at @theseattleschool taught by Dr. Steve Call of @reconnectmarriage. You can get more info on chronic shame recovery and/or resources for clinicians (including more notes from this course or info on enrolling for it next spring) via the link in this pin.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
Trauma and trauma recovery look different for everyone, but generally, there's a deep, hardened core and a bunch of squishy stuff, all held together by a peel juuuust thick enough to keep us composed unless something comes along to smash us. A lot of times, we think the "pit" is in the past, and the "problem" is all the squishy green goop, but I believe so deeply that care for the green goop is only palliative: it provides some comfort but not healing.
Trauma and trauma recovery look different for everyone, but generally, there's a deep, hardened core and a bunch of squishy stuff, all held together by a peel juuuust thick enough to keep us composed unless something comes along to smash us. A lot of times, we think the "pit" is in the past, and the "problem" is all the squishy green goop, but I believe so deeply that care for the green goop is only palliative: it provides some comfort but not healing.
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery
For a while now, the terminology of both "victim" and "survivor" has sat uneasily with me. Both terms center the traumatic experience as part of a person's identity. Although (and please hear me on this) we can do real harm by minimizing someone's trauma, one way we can support people in maintaining or building an identity that doesn't centralize trauma is by using person-first language (example: "people who have experienced trauma").
For a while now, the terminology of both "victim" and "survivor" has sat uneasily with me. Both terms center the traumatic experience as part of a person's identity. Although (and please hear me on this) we can do real harm by minimizing someone's trauma, one way we can support people in maintaining or building an identity that doesn't centralize trauma is by using person-first language (example: "people who have experienced trauma").
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art
Trauma Recovery