CCIH Online Magazine
Welcome to CCIH’s Online Magazine! Our Online Magazine is created by a community of contributors that support trauma-informed work. This magazine is source of current thinking and information, a source of support and a source of connection for all of us in this very important work.
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Trauma Outside the Box: How the Trauma-Informed Trend Falls Short
These days we hear more and more about services and programs that call themselves "trauma-informed". I often find myself curious about what that actually means...
Trauma Outside the Box: How the Trauma-Informed Trend Falls Short
Becoming "trauma-informed" is often just a way to advance one's career and feel good about oneself while pretty much doing nothing different.
for Carol
Carol McRaith was a member of the CCIH community since the very beginning--from before we even existed as an office. I remember well our first conversation when she agreed to embark on this journey with me...
CCIH Hoping to Add to Its Community of Therapists
The treatment of trauma can be both intense and rewarding work. An integrated approach to providing service is essential...
Getting to Know Your Pain
According to a survey conducted by the National Institute for Health (2012), “about 25.3 million U.S. adults (11.2%) had pain every day for the previous 3 months” (nccih.nih.gov, Chronic Pain: In Depth, n.d.)...
Deepening Connection and Healing through the Group Experience
How do I know if I should do a group experience? What are the criteria for readiness? As I write this, another cohort of brave people is halfway into a 12 week group experience, supporting their individual healing paths by...
Coming Home to Ourselves: iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation
“I tried meditation, but it doesn’t work for me. I can’t quiet my mind.” When I ask people about their experiences with meditation, this is the most common response I get...
Why Would I Choose a Trauma-Informed Therapist?
From the beginning of our psychological thinking there have been those who have thought about the impact of traumatic events...
Latest
Welcome Our New CCIH Student Intern: Alex Susi!
Read a short interview below to learn a bit more about our newest CCIH Student Intern, Alex Susi! Why therapy? My friends and family would tell you that I listen deeply, empathically, and with a desire to understand...
Embodied Practices: A Day of Collaborative Reflection
Thank you! This was a resourcing, positive experience in a supportive and nurturing format. I am leaving with more energy and inspiration to make work the best for myself and clients...
Mental Health, Nutrition, and Depression
As mental health treatment becomes more integrative in its approach, diet, along with such other lifestyle factors as exercise and sleep is now being studied...
Trauma Brain Project
The Trauma Brain Project is a beautifully written, beautifully performed play about the powerful effects of childhood trauma and the incredible wisdom of the body in the healing process https://www.thetraumabrainproject.com...