Trauma-Informed Yoga-How it Heals, Benefits, and Poses to Try

 Crystal Fuller

We have all heard about yoga and its many types, why now there is even what is called goat yoga! But did you know there is a type of yoga specifically designed for those who have experienced trauma?

How Trauma Effects Adrenal Health and Hormone Balance

Crystal Fuller

Consider the following scenarios:

• You're driving a car when someone runs a red light, you hit the brakes and the car starts to skid.
• You’re sitting home alone when you hear footsteps upstairs.
• You live with...

How to Heal from Trauma

 James Joyce

The process of recovering from traumatic experiences is deeply personal.

One of the key ways to heal from trauma involves engaging in mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, or meaning-centered approaches.

Mind-body-Soul approach

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How to Understand Trauma and Depression

 Crystal Fuller

Depression is sometimes handed to us through our lovely genetics. In my family, my great-grandfather sadly took his own life and I have watched my mother struggle with this beast off and on since I was a kid. We probably all...

Trauma Recovery: How to Rewrite Your Own Story

Gabriel Skynrd

Recovering from trauma is like writing a book or a movie script, and now you get to be the author and hero of the story.

“An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.”― Victor Frankl, Man's...

How to Recognize Anxiety due to Trauma

Crystal Fuller

There are specific circumstances that I sometimes find myself in that will cause me a great deal of anxiety. For example, if I have to speak in front of a large group of people, engage in any type of confrontation, or even if I...

How to Understand Different Traumas You Experience

Crystal Fuller

Essentially there are two basic ways to categorize trauma, large ‘T’ trauma, and small ‘t’ trauma. Large ‘T’ trauma are the big events that are extremely troublesome. Small...

How to Recognize Trauma

Crystal Fuller

About a week after my 16^th birthday, my sister was driving us to school in our old Chevy S-10 pickup truck. We were riding down a long and hilly country road. It was that time in the morning where if you went around a curve or topped a hill at the...

Trauma and the Five Stages of Grief

Crystal Fuller

In the days, months, and years following the experience of a trauma, it can profoundly change the way we go through life. Stages of grieving are common for those who endure these life challenges.

Examples of trauma can range...

The Process of Healing Trauma

Crystal Fuller

What Is Trauma

Every day, people around the world experience trauma. Whether it be a car crash, sexual assault, death of a child, a natural disaster, childhood neglect, discrimination, or war. These experiences often leave individuals...