Trauma creates change you don't choose. Healing is about creating change you do choose.

By Michelle Rosenthall

#trauma #traumahealing #traumarecovery #traumainformed #traumaaware #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #healing #ymhc

https://medium.com/storyangles/rebuild-your-joy-after-years-of-survival-mode-3b8615c0461f

Rebuilding your joy is a tender process. Joy isn’t a reward, it’s a human need.

#joy #survival #life #medium #emotionalhealing #traumarecovery #selfimprovement #PersonalDevelopment

Your nervous system doesn't heal just because time has passed. It heals when something safe and loving happens enough times for it to finally believe... it's over now.

#trauma #traumahealing #traumarecovery #traumainformed #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalwellness #emotionalhealth #selfcare #ymhc

Trusting That I’m Loved When I Struggle to Love Myself

https://carasutra.com/2026/01/accepting-you-deserve-love/

#MentalHealth #SelfWorth #TraumaRecovery #Blogging
https://carasutra.com/2026/01/accepting-you-deserve-love/

Trauma-informed teaching is about understanding behavior. It is not about excusing behavior. It is about teaching the whole student.

#trauma #traumahealing #traumarecovery #traumainformed #traumaaware #accommodations #support #inclusion #studentwellbeing #studentmentalhealth #ymhc

The Overlap of ADHD and PTSD: Why the Brain Works Overtime. If you’ve ever wondered why your brain feels like it’s in two storms at once… this one’s for you. 💕 A gentle, honest look at how ADHD and PTSD so often overlap — and why that matters more than most people realize. Sending you softness while you read:

https://www.janehealingangels.com/ptsdandadhd.html

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#ADHD #PTSD #ADHDAwareness #MentalHealth #Neurodivergent #ADHDPTSD #Wellbeing
#TraumaRecovery #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth #YouAreNotAlone

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Are we overcomplicating trauma healing?

In my latest blog, I explore a question that’s been bothering me as I continue to work on my own healing and my studies in counselling.
Have we layered so many techniques, spiritual ideas, and metaphors onto trauma treatment that we’ve lost sight of the fundamentals?

When you dig into the neuroscience, trauma appears less like “energy stored in the body” and more like dysregulated brain networks and fear memories.
What if the most powerful elements of healing are still the basics of emotional regulation, safe memory processing, and a validating therapeutic relationship?

A critical reflection on EMDR, somatic approaches, and the common factors that actually drive recovery.

Read here:
https://harmony-seeker.com/are-we-overcomplicating-trauma-healing-a-return-to-the-fundamentals/

#TraumaTherapy #Psychology #Neuroscience #MentalHealth #TraumaRecovery #Therapy #EMDR #Psychotherapy #Counselling #EvidenceBasedPractice