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August will be Awesome

How would you like to feel happier, more connected to other people, healthier, more generous, better able to take in new information,...

Emotional Pain: Part of the Healing Process

One way to understand the troubling reactions that follow a traumatic experience is to think of them as emotional pain. These reactions,...

What IS Trauma, Anyway?

Trauma is not new; it has always been part of the human experience. What is fairly new is the high level of awareness and interest in...

A Long Journey

People are sometimes curious about how Monarch Mental Health Services was named. The short answer is that a butterfly-related name was...

Everybody's Talking About Trauma

There's been an upsurge in our awareness of emotional trauma in recent years. Have you noticed? Out of curiosity, I used the Google Ngram...

Cheetahs Don't Run Marathons

(A metaphor for understanding the effects of sustained survival-mode activation.) The well-known "fight, flight, or freeze" concept...

Let Yourself Be Awed

Think of a time when you felt awe. Perhaps you remember a rare and transporting experience - such as climbing a mountain to watch sunrise...

Accepting Stress

As this challenging year lurches toward its finish line, you may find yourself preparing for holiday celebrations that have been...

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