166. ENCORE: Forgiving Yourself and Making Different Choices
In this ENCORE episode, we discuss the importance of self-forgiveness after trauma. We go over helpful tools that you can utilize to mitigate the shameful feelings that trauma inflicts. We also shared powerful quotes from Gabby Bernstein's book, "The Universe Has Your Back."Learn more about the Whole Health LabConnect with us!Website: https://www.mendingtrauma.com/Instagram: @mendingtraumaFacebook: @mendingtraumaYouTube: Mending TraumaLinkedIn: Mending TraumaTikTok: @mendingtrauma
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165. ENCORE: How to Tame Your Inner Critic After Trauma
In this ENCORE episode, we discusses how trauma can lead to the development of a harsh inner critic and explores strategies for taming it. We go over the impact on relationships and why that occurs. We also highlight the importance of recognizing and addressing the inner critic through techniques such as internal family systems and practicing curiosity without judgment.Learn more about the Whole Health LabConnect with us!Website: https://www.mendingtrauma.com/Instagram: @mendingtraumaFacebook: @mendingtraumaYouTube: Mending TraumaLinkedIn: Mending TraumaTikTok: @mendingtrauma
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164. ENCORE: Why Crying is Good for You
In this ENCORE episode, we discuss the benefits of crying and how it helps with self-regulation. We explore the shame and vulnerability associated with crying and the importance of allowing ourselves to cry. We also discuss the role of crying in trauma healing and the release of trapped emotions.Learn more about the Whole Health LabConnect with us!Website: https://www.mendingtrauma.com/Instagram: @mendingtraumaFacebook: @mendingtraumaYouTube: Mending TraumaLinkedIn: Mending TraumaTikTok: @mendingtrauma
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163. Understanding Rigid Thinking and Trauma
The effects of trauma are complex and show up in a variety of ways. One of these ways is in the manner in which our brain processes information. Rigid thinking is when we tend to see things in black and white. In this episode, we discuss how that type of thinking can hurt us and our relationships with others. We also give helpful tools to assist you in the process of changing your thought processes.Learn more about the Whole Health LabConnect with us!Website: https://www.mendingtrauma.com/Instagram: @mendingtraumaFacebook: @mendingtraumaYouTube: Mending TraumaLinkedIn: Mending TraumaTikTok: @mendingtrauma
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162. Movember and Men's Mental Health
With the month of November already in full swing, we wanted to draw attention to a popular movement that supports men's mental health: Movember. We discuss whether or not men's mental health differs from women's mental health. We also talk about the benefits of finding community in the ongoing journey of overcoming trauma.Learn more about the Whole Health LabConnect with us!Website: https://www.mendingtrauma.com/Instagram: @mendingtraumaFacebook: @mendingtraumaYouTube: Mending TraumaLinkedIn: Mending TraumaTikTok: @mendingtrauma
Join certified trauma professional Dr. Amy Hoyt and licensed therapist Leina Hoyt, MFT at https://www.mendingtrauma.com as they teach you how to recover from trauma and cPTSD. Trauma shows up in our everyday reactions and sensations and recovering requires a multi-prong approach that considers the mind, body and spirit. Dr. Amy and Leina will teach you the most emerging research and skills to empower you to overcome your past traumas. They address nervous system health, somatic therapy, trauma, cPTSD, EMDR, Neurofeedback, IFS (Internal Family Systems therapy), and many other modes of recovering from trauma. As mental health experts, sisters and trauma survivors, they teach you the tools that actually helped them recover, are backed by research and have helped thousands of their clients. Each episode is packed with clinically effective methods as well as scientific findings to guide you through your own trauma healing journey. Whether discussing cPTSD, PTSD, medical trauma, somatic therapy, nervous system regulation, EMDR or neurofeedback, Amy and Leina will help you recover from trauma so that you can reconnect to yourself and others.