Chronic Anxiety Often Has Its Roots in Childhood Trauma – How?

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Trauma Trauma isn’t easy for anyone, no matter your age. But, for a child who is learning about the world and their place in it, any type of trauma can be especially jarring. So much so, that it can impact the way they see themselves and the world around them.  Unfortunately, many children who go through a traumatic experience still see signs and symptoms of that situation years later. As a result,...
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Out-of-Control Emotions? How Past Trauma May Be Affecting Your Present Responses

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Trauma Trauma impacts people in different ways, no matter when you experienced it. Children who go through things like physical or sexual abuse or witness other traumatic events may not show any signs of that trauma until years later. As an adult, if you’re starting to experience out-of-control emotions, it could be connected to trauma that happened in your past. These emotional reactions to past...
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How Trauma Damages Trust and Strategies to Rebuild It

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Trauma Recently, you experienced a really tough time in your life. It was more than just rough, though. It was traumatic. This experience may have been some type of loss or possibly something that left you absolutely breathless. No matter what it was that you experienced, you feel different now. Changing and evolving are typically positive things in life. But, the difference you see in yourself after...
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Freedom is Your Future: 7 Reasons to Call a Trauma Therapist

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Trauma Have you recently experienced a situation that felt like it changed your life forever? Instead of feeling like your normal self, you might feel like you’re carrying around a ton of bricks. Perhaps this heavy feeling just won’t go away. Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes. It can also stop life right in its tracks. Simply said, it can be disheartening, devastating, and debilitating. That’s...
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Trauma After Betrayal: How to Manage the Triggers

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Trauma When you learned of your partner’s betrayal, it felt like your world crumbled. It seems like everything you thought or believed changed in one split second. Such a huge blow to your personal life might have felt like someone dropping a bomb right on top of you. It probably left you wondering how in the world to find all the pieces, let alone put them back together. Sadly, this is the essence of...
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