What is the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)? The main goal of TRM is to bring balance back to the mind and the body after traumatic experiences. When someone experiences challenges that cause dysregulation in the autonomic nervous system every day, sometimes instead of coming back into balance, the nervous system gets stuck in gear 4. […]
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Whether you’re at the point in your life where you are contemplating changing addictive behaviours or you’re already on your path to recovery, some concepts should be understood to ensure successful change. Hacking your own behaviour isn’t as simple as cutting pie. However, fine-tuning key parts of your life can result in long-lasting change. Daily
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Whether you’ve come to a conclusion on your own or family and friends have influenced you to choose a rehab center, you have to find the one that best suits your needs. Google is a wonderful tool to see all your options. However, it’s imperative to know what is important to you before making the
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It’s time You’re feeling like it might be time to explore treatment options for a rehabilitation center and not sure what to expect? Well first off congratulate yourself for embarking on this incredibly important step towards recovery. It can be a very difficult decision in life, for you and your family. Although it may seem
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We’re often told to work on our mental health just like we do with our physical health. While we think this is valuable, finding the time or motivation to keep up with this can be difficult. When we’re running low mentally, it’s good to have a list of simple activities we can do to feel
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Supporting Loved Ones If we think of addiction as a car crash, using an illegal substance or unhealthy activity represents the car crashing. The moments leading up to the car crash represent unresolved feelings of pressure, stress, difficult life experiences, and being unable to cope. Those are the moments where your support is especially valuable.
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Anxiety – An adaptive response Our brain is the most amazing part of the human body. This organ consists of billions of neural connections and naturally develops new connections throughout our lives. From an evolutionary standpoint, our brain has developed a defence mechanism that will alert us when there is an imminent threat to our
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According to the Canadian Association for Mental Health, trauma is “the lasting emotional response that often results from living through a distressing event”. Trauma isn’t the event itself, but the way we respond to it. For the long-term benefit of our health and well-being, understanding trauma and the ways we can manage it are vital.
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A big misconception about mental health is that it can only be bad. In reality, everyone has mental health, all of the time. Mental health encompasses our psychological, emotional, and social well-being, and is often not taken seriously according to David Pilgrim’s book “Key Concepts in Mental Health“. Is mental health important? Yes, absolutely it
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