What Serves You
Listen less to the “noise” that does not serve you, pay more attention to internal and external guidance that does benefit you. -Dr. Parysa
Spring Season
We can learn from nature during the Spring Season… it is an opportunity for new light, new hope, new changes, and re-birth. -Dr. Parysa
Balanced Self-Care
How do you know when, how, or if you have the right balance of self-care? -Dr. Parysa
Safety, Emotional Regulation & Stabilization, then Trauma Treatment
Per APA & National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Clients should be stabilized in their emotional regulation and safety before fully processing their trauma. Such
Neutral Stressors & Depersonalizing
Reframe some stressors as being neutral, so we can take that pressure off of ourselves by depersonalizing it to reduce our anxiety. -Dr. Parysa
Book: Make Your Brain Smarter by Neuroscientist Dr. Sandra Chapman, PhD
Factors reducing mental productivity > too many emails, too much info to absorb, massive demands from others, too long a to-do list, constant interruptions, no
Passive Avoidance vs Active Avoidance
VA PTSD Program webinar: Identify Passive Avoidance vs Active Avoidance of trauma. Client also stays trapped when they criticize themselves of their trauma.
Winter Sun & Depression
During winter months, be mindful of the timing of sunrises and sunsets, with goal of trying to maximize your sun exposure and artificial light exposure
Nightmares vs Bad Dreams
VA PTSD program webinar: Content of nightmares can have an awakening effect, be more intense, and more vivid vs a bad dream is more stress/anxiety