DESCRIPTION: AN ARTICLE ABOUT HOW GBV PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHERS CAN BE TRAUMA-TRAINED Every case of sexual harm is also a case of trauma. Furthermore, every case of sexual harm brings with it the possibility of experiencing additional harm because: Trauma is not the experience of violence, but the experience of an individual’s prolonged response to …
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DESCRIPTION: AN ARTICLE THAT EXPLAINS WHAT TRAUMA IS AND WHY TRAUMA-INFORMED THERAPY IS REQUIRED Conventional interventions against sexual violence focus significantly on after-the-fact intervention. At Indian universities, this may look like one workshop to identify harassment, another to identify places to report harassment, and yet another to seek help. When primary institutions and communities work …
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DESCRIPTION: AN ARTICLE THAT EXPLAINS WHAT QUEER-AFFIRMATIVE THERAPY IS AND WHY IT IS REQUIRED A basic tenet of most psychotherapeutic work is the understanding that mental health and one’s sociocultural environment are intimately tied. Your social identity forms an important context that affects many outcomes such as your financial standing, access to important resources, experiences …
DESCRIPTION: A LIST OF PHYSICAL GROUNDING TECHNIQUES TO HELP ALLEVIATE ANXIOUS THOUGHTS Grounding is a process of using mindfulness tools and exercises to arrive at a state of rest and calm. After experiencing trauma, it is common for a survivor-victim to have flashbacks, anxiety, disconnect from their environment, and feel at unease. At such points …
Self-care is customisable so it can look like a lot of things: indulgence, spirituality, exercise, nutrition, and education to list a few. However, people are often pushed to invoke self-care practices at points of trauma and exhaustion which look like active rest or a break from routine. While necessary, benefits from such self-care are momentary …
Many of us will undergo some kind of trauma during our lifetime. Sometimes, we escape with no long-term effects. However, for millions of people trauma lingers. These people may experience intrusive thoughts of anger, shame and guilt, negative reminders through flashbacks and nightmares, and reactive symptoms such as dissociation and insomnia. In this video, Joelle …
This movement is a simple way to re-align your nervous system, relax muscles and release tension from tendons. Feel free to repeat it through your day.