Tag: wellness
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Why Waiting to Be Fully Healed May Be Keeping You From The Very Experiences That Help You Heal
Life Is Not What Happens After Healing. Life Is Where Healing Happens. A Gentle Note Before You Begin This article explores trauma, healing, nervous system recovery, and some of the challenges many survivors experience along the way, including anxiety, hypervigilance, grief, shame, and emotional triggers. While there are no graphic descriptions of traumatic events, you…
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8 Ways Trauma Survivors Mastered the Art of Surviving the Unsurvivable
The question isn’t “What’s wrong with you?” The question is “How did you survive?” A Gentle Note Before You Begin This article explores the ways trauma can shape the mind, body, emotions, relationships, and nervous system. Along the way, it discusses experiences that many survivors may find familiar, including abuse, neglect, emotional invalidation, fear, grief,…
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How Ordinary Moments Become Extraordinary Acts of Healing
Casual Magic: Finding Beauty After Trauma Disclaimer The information contained in this article is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for professional mental health care, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. While the concepts discussed may support self-reflection and personal growth, they are not intended to replace therapy,…
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What Is a Specialist Wellness Counsellor?
The Specialist Wellness Counsellor The Specialist Wellness Counsellor designation is the highest registration the Association for Supportive Counsellors and Holistic Practitioners (ASCHP) offers within the Wellness Counsellor category. The term “Wellness Counsellor” is an umbrella term for all counsellors in the informal sector of counselling, for example: Marriage counsellors Counselling of the elderly Temperament, stress,…
