Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside... Peter A. Levine What is Somatic Experiencing Therapy? Somatic Experiencing (SE) focuses on healing by …
Learning to be compassionate with yourself after trauma
"Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless" -Eric Hoffer We all carry around an …
Self-care: The radical roots of a mental-health cornerstone
“Anyone who is interested in making change in the world, also has to learn how to take care of herself/himself/themselves” -Angela Davis, American Activist & …
4 Lessons on Overcoming Trauma from Stranger Things (vol. 4)
SPOILER ALERT: the following article may contain spoilers for Stranger Things Volume 4 Like millions of other people around the world, I have spent a lot of time …
Understanding your Window of Tolerance
Your window of tolerance is the optimal emotional zone in which you can properly function. Coined by American psychiatrist Daniel Siegel, the term aims to …