Tag: mental health
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Trauma Therapy Session 7: Post Session day 2. Not the conversation I was expecting.
Sooner or later I am going to realise there is no value in getting myself wound up about expectations of a conversation because sometimes we end up on a totally different tangent. Today was one of those days. We sign posted last week that we would use the time today to discuss a little about…
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Cold hearted killer or just a working mum. I am glad I ended up as the later.
When I was younger I joined the A.T.C the Air Training Corp, (little kiddie version of the RAF). An amazing opportunity where we got to experience so many things, flying, sports, drill, night exercises. I have so many fond memories of those days. The sense of camaraderie, the exciting new experiences, the crazy endeavours. I…
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Trauma Therapy Session 6: Post Session day 2. Pragmatic and productive.
We appear to be falling into a bit of a rhythm with these sessions. We have one tricky session then one easier we. We get into conversations about the past in one, then we reflect, process and plan in the next. I must admit I like the fact I get a rest in-between and I…
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Trauma Therapy Session 5: Post Session Day 6: I Didn’t Fail, I Survived.
One of the interesting discoveries I have made through this exploration of trauma therapy is the overarching story I have been telling myself years. I never voiced this opinion, I rarely thought about it, but in every conversation it is there. That subtle narrative the occasional words… my fault, I failed, I should have done……
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Trauma Therapy Session 5: post session day 6 . Facing into the “bad” feelings.
I have learnt over the last couple of months my emotional processing power has been subdued. It has never really reached a normal level of functioning, forced aside by the desire to avoid at all costs the trauma of the past. In this latest session we talked about an event and I thought it would…
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Trauma Therapy Session 5: post session day 2
Wow not really sure what to write. That was definitely a productive session. I am learning these sessions never really go exactly as I expect but that is ok, in fact maybe even good. We started the session reflecting on homework. The homework I was set was to continue to mirror back negative emotion when…
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Four ways to protect your well-being when the world is Going to Sh!t
I appreciate that with lots of uncertainty and turmoil in the world again it is easy for anxiety to get out of hand. Here are some tips to maintain the calm in the storm. Avoid the News This is a hard one but so important. There is so much information freely available these days we…
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Trauma Session 4. Day 5 Debrief.
In the spirit of continuing to share for anyone else out there either navigating therapy or considering it, here is the low down on session Four of trauma work. We didn’t talk about the traumatic events in the last session, we mostly spent the time reflecting on the previous session and some broader considerations. It…
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Trauma Therapy Session 3, Day 6. Hungry for Happiness.
This blog feels like a messy one to write, on this journey of therapy I am learning so much, but I am also exposing new fears. Lesson 100! I haven’t freely felt emotion for decades… I never knew before starting this journey that I have been constantly holding back. Resisting the drive to feel for…
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Trauma Therapy Session 3: Hard Work Started
So this week was the third session of trauma therapy. Having found last weeks session fairly easy going, and having enjoyed a relatively good week, I was prepared to have to knuckle down this week and start the real work. A did a lot of preparation and perhaps recent events gave me a good shove…
Rowan Aderyn 