In this seventh month of the pandemic many people are feeling mentally challenged due to the ongoing social isolation and financial uncertainty. Researchers have found increasing levels of anxiety, trauma, substance abuse and suicidal ideation, especially among young adults and … Read more
Category Archives: Trauma Recovery
The Covid-19 pandemic is a challenge to many peoples’ emotional well-being. Recent studies indicate a rise in fear, anxiety and depression during the lockdown. It stands to reason that the threat of serious illness along with the loss of economic … Read more
Nobody knows when humans first discovered the effects of fermented products – the “buzz” that comes from consuming alcohol – but we do know that we have drunk alcohol for thousands of years, just as we have used other mind-altering … Read more
Last month we wrote about the effects of childhood trauma on the autoimmune system. This month, we will go a bit more in-depth and look at the results of a major study of more than 17,000 people, beginning in 1995, … Read more
A recent New York Times article explores a study on a link between Lupus and stress. One of the authors of the study, Andrea Roberts, is a research scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Roberts explains, … Read more
For some people, the need for personal safety can get in the way of living life to the fullest. Those who have been physically, emotionally or mentally wounded may find that those scars, those fears, take on more power than … Read more
We at Soul Wisdom Therapy hold this mission foremost in our work: to help you live a more integrated, whole and authentic life—and feel more joyful, happy and peaceful. This focus means that we work with the whole person, mind, … Read more
“How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?” ~ Othello, William Shakespeare.
Consider the truth of this line from Othello. When your skin is cut, the process of healing begins … Read more
The Mayo Clinic defines Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. This sort of trauma may not necessarily produce PTSD. In some situations, the … Read more