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Living on the Edge – Snapshots of PTSD: Oysters & Lightning (Cognitive Difficulties from PTSD)

The Art of Healing Trauma

Summary: In this article, I go over a number of cognitive difficulties I experienced after getting PTSD. Depression I felt I also had depression because of feeling heavy and down but that might have been PTSD symptoms that just seemed like depression. (8.) Self-tracking I talked about how I was tracking my PTSD symptoms. (9.)

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Why I’m Starting a Writing Practice to Heal from Grief and Trauma (Poetry: “What I Want My Words to Do”)

The Art of Healing Trauma

So, I’m going to jump start my writing spirit not by trying to force myself to finish all my research articles (which is too overwhelming at the moment), but by doing writing practice. For this article, I’m going to post the results of following this writing prompt for 5 days.

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The Art of Healing Trauma Coloring Book-Look Inside the Book

The Art of Healing Trauma

Each of the first 13 illustrations in this adult coloring book is accompanied by a mindfulness activity or somatic therapy exercise that teaches you how to ground into your body and self-regulate your own nervous system. These body awareness activities are not just useful for trauma recovery; they can also help to reduce stress and anxiety.