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Attachment – 101
- Mar 08, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Commitment, compassion, Counselling, Curious
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How we interact with and relate to others is affected by what we learn during our “attachment” phase of life. Most of this is an unconscious dynamic, but it affects all of our relationships and our ability to bond, connect, feel safety, trust and closeness. There are four main attachment…
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Stress – 101
- Mar 06, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Change, Coaching, compassion, Counselling, Curious, Stress
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By looking at these deer, you wouldn’t think they knew anything about stress. But to the contrary, they know it all too well. Humans have the same innate mechanisms that helps to rebound & reset our nervous systems after encounters with stress. I thought a good place to start was…
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Nervous System & Trauma
- Mar 04, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Change, compassion, Counselling, Curious, Trauma
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As you know, I am studying to add Somatic Experiencing Practitioner to my list of services offered for Trauma Recovery. What this essentially means is re-setting our nervous system, by building awareness, tolerance and resilience to the sensations within the body. The way I understand it, is that the nervous…
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Neuroscience – Traumatic Memory
- Mar 02, 2016
- By katalyst
- In compassion, Counselling, Curious, Trauma
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Memory is such a tricky thing in general. When you add trauma into the mix and it becomes even more challenging. People struggle with the memories they do have just as much as the things they don’t remember. That said, that is an extremely general statement as there are a…
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Taking A Closer Look
- Feb 27, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Change, compassion, Counselling, Understanding
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If you are like me, you are looking for answers & explanations – for pretty much everything. I experience life by what everything means. Personally that is how I try to make sense of actions, interactions, responses, behaviours – to find explanations, that then help me interpret what it means,…
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Trauma – 101
- Feb 22, 2016
- By katalyst
- In compassion, Counselling, Curious, Information, Trauma
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Trauma is a big word and a big concept, whether you use the little “t” trauma or the big “T” Trauma. Its effects are far reaching and can be long lasting, so handling with gentle, tender, compassionate care is necessary. In general, it would seem that it is also one…
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Neurobiological Purpose of Shame
- Feb 17, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Change, compassion, Counselling, Shame
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It’s hard to look at this picture and think of anything other than what a beautiful, innocent little girl. Yet those who have experienced trauma, most often, cannot ever see or remember themselves accurately at this age. Especially once the dreaded Shame rears its ugly head. In my own experience…
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Shifting from Punishment to Self Compassion
- Feb 15, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Change, Coaching, Commitment, compassion
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The easiest thing that unfortunately most of us do, is punish ourselves first and then ask questions later. Old habits and thought patterns die hard. That said, like most things in life, if we choose to look at it from a different lens, we can reframe it to something that…
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Forgiving Yourself – It’s A Matter of Survival
- Feb 07, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Change, Coaching, compassion, Counselling, forgiveness
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Forgiveness is such a hard concept, especially when it applies to ourselves. Yet it is critical to our survival and mental health. It’s hard enough to forgive others for their actions that hurt us, but when we do something that hurts ourselves it becomes an impossible task. Quite often guilt…
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Anxiety – 101
- Feb 05, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Change, Coaching, Commitment, compassion, Counselling
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We all hear so much about anxiety. But what it is really? Let’s start at the beginning and work our way through with more in depth posts at a later date. In general, anxiety is: Persistent, excessive worries & fears Interferes with daily functioning Affects health & well being in…