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Using Gender-Neutral Language Is Not Optional
Today I was browsing Fat Positive Cooperative, a site that connects people with fat acceptance and fat positive resources, and a post by trans, nonbinary and fat activist J Aprileo caught my eye; it was entitled, “Fat & Trans: Reclaiming My Autonomy.” In it, J highlights an experience that trans and nonbinary folks know well:…
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How Our Inner Critic Acts Up In Times of Stress
As a therapist to clients during an unprecedented time, a worldwide pandemic, a modern civil rights movement, an intensely divided political climate, I have a unique privilege to witness and be with individuals as they process and endure through these times. It’s led me to notice a thematic trend amongst my clients, and myself. A…
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CCIH Statement on Racial Trauma
We at CCIH find ourselves compelled to reflect on what it means to be a trauma-informed therapist during the current times. The pandemic has shone an ugly light on the reality that there are wide disparities across race and identities in our country. Illuminating very painfully what happens in a country built on principles of…
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Notes From a New Clinician
As a new clinician interested in working with survivors of complex trauma and dissociation, insight from experienced practitioners is invaluable to me. Recently, I connected with Amy Zajakowki Uhll, LCPC, a psychodynamically trained therapist with over 25 years of experience, to learn more about her work in the field, current treatment approaches, and her thoughts…
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How Our Nervous Systems are Impacted By Everything Going On In the World
I’m sure I don’t need to tell anyone that there is a lot going on in the world right now. COVID-19, the uprising that is happening in response to police brutality and white supremacy and violence; politics and the upcoming election and the state of our democracy and the soul of country. Just to name…
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Micropractices: Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Anyone exploring mindfulness meditation will find that there are so many different styles and approaches. This can be liberating or confusing, or both! Luckily, there is something for everybody. The most important is that we each find what is helpful for us. This might be a process of trial and error. “Micropractices” is one way…
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COVID-19, Essential Trauma Concepts, IP-Integrated Practices for Healing Trauma Groups, Trauma-Informed ServicesIntegrated Practices in the Time of Coronavirus
In the 10 years I have been facilitating Integrated Practices (formerly Becoming Safely Embodied) group, before this past March I had not considered providing them online. I have run groups consistently throughout these years as a part of my practice and I am deeply connected to this aspect of my work. Due to the…
