Secondary Trauma, a Myth?!
“I see a lot of institutionalized Vicarious Trauma in women’s shelters and rape crisis centers. Women who work in women’s organizations are often survivors, and they are retramatized by administrative...
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In Crisis? Count on Your Senses! Self soothe with 5 senses First of all, JUST BREATHE! Take a giant freeing breath IN and OUT, IN and OUT. Breathe with your belly, IN and OUT, IN and OUT. Relax your...
View ArticleAn Ode To All My Healers
Some of us, survivors of violence, know this power. The deep, earth-shattering, mending, and compassionate power of a healing circle. This knowing starts somewhere in our bellies with small nudge,...
View ArticleMy Body Image and Radical Self-Acceptance
I was staring at pictures of myself wearing this beautiful blue bridesmaid gown. I was staring in horror, shame, and disbelief. How did the statuesque image of myself in the mirror turned into THIS...
View ArticleDespite the Negativity Bias:100 Things I Love About Myself
Remember that supervisor’s evaluation that had 30 positive points and 1 negative? Or that “To DO List” with 1 incomplete task out of 10? Or that paper you wrote in college and got an “A-” on it? The...
View ArticleAddressing Vicarious Trauma: Your Self-Care and Wellness Plan
Addressing Vicarious Trauma: Your Self-Care and Wellness Plan Addressing the Stress of Vicarious Trauma Research of the past 20 years indicates that continuous exposure to the trauma of others, may...
View ArticleTelling on my FEAR
You know what I do every Wednesday for the past 6 months? I agonize in pain and fear, drowning in the sea of inadequacy and self-flagellation. Reason? Oh, it’s nothing, just that I have a webinar every...
View ArticleHow I Became a Statistic and What Happened Next: My Vicarious Trauma Survival...
Between 40%-85% of “helping/trauma professionals” develop vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and/or high rates of traumatic symptoms (Mathieu, 2012). How did I become a statistic? Seven years ago, I...
View ArticlePainful Truths About Vicarious Trauma: Statistics from the Field
Vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress or compassion fatigue, and burnout are all forms of stress that may affect those working “helping” professions because that work involves direct exposure...
View ArticleWhy Self-Care is Not Enough
“While we believe that the effects of vicarious traumatization are inevitable and permanent, we also believe they are modifiable. Thus, while this will change you, there is a lot you can do about...
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View ArticleWhy Self-Care is Not Enough
“While we believe that the effects of vicarious traumatization are inevitable and permanent, we also believe they are modifiable. Thus, while this will change you, there is a lot you can do about...
View ArticleSelf-Care Wheel: Voted #1 Self-Care Tool for Trauma Professionals!
Thousands of trauma professionals around the country are making New Year resolution to Self-Care more effectively, in order to lead productive, rich, and full lives, while thriving in trauma field....
View ArticlePainful Truths About Vicarious Trauma: Statistics From the Field
Vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress or compassion fatigue, and burnout are all forms of stress that may affect those working “helping” professions because that work involves direct exposure...
View ArticleChasing Gratitude, Finding Contentment
Gratitude is one of the most effective tools to beat the negativity and build up your internal positive reference bank. Gratitude supports the sense of fulfillment, appreciation of what we already...
View Article100 Things I Love About Myself
Remember that supervisor’s evaluation that had 30 positive points and 1 negative? Or that “To DO List” with 1 incomplete task out of 10? Or that paper you wrote in college and got an “A-” on it? The...
View ArticleVicarious Trauma Prevention: Your Agency’s Crisis Response and Resilience...
Historically, the primary focus of vicarious trauma prevention has been placed on individual self-care efforts. However, developing body of research reveals that the most effective way to address and...
View ArticleThriving YOU: Building Emotional Resilience in Difficult Times
Dearest WonderPeople! Lately I’ve been getting a lot of questions about self-care and building emotional resilience in these turbulent times. Here are some of my thoughts on the topic: Now and then,...
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Your Lifehack to Organizational Self-Care!
Single most important factor that negatively impacts health and wellbeing in organizational contexts is the organization itself: how does the agency works, how leadership relates to staff, what kind...
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