by Desert Consulting | Jun 11, 2024 | Trauma and Healing
Discover the profound impact of childhood trauma on adult mental health and explore effective coping strategies and treatment options. Understanding Childhood Trauma Childhood trauma refers to any distressing or disturbing event experienced during childhood that has a...
by Siera Heaton | Apr 25, 2023 | Trauma and Healing
“[People] don’t get traumatized because they get hurt. They get traumatized because they’re left alone with the hurt.” This is how trauma expert, Dr. Gabor Mate explains the phenomenon of trauma. When left alone with the hurt, our nervous systems don’t know how...
by Reggie Gates | Feb 1, 2023 | Coping Mechanisms
One of the more difficult aspects of my job as a Mental Health Clinician is watching individuals suffer and struggle through intense and seemingly chronic life situations, while desperately doing all they can to just survive. As I’ve worked with these...
by Lana Wimmer | Jan 24, 2023 | Emotional Wellness
When parents are surveyed about what they want most for their child, the answer is usually happiness. It’s perfectly reasonable and something we can all admit we want for ourselves. But there’s one inherent problem in making this the goal for your child…...
by Lana Wimmer | Oct 18, 2022 | Emotional Wellness
What do you want most for your kids? The answer I frequently hear is happiness. Parents want their kids to be happy. I mean what could be better than happy kids, right? It’s a great idea, with one inherent problem… happiness is a temporary state that can be elusive to...