Elemental Chorus Integrative Therapy

05/08/2023

05/08/2023

Via The Contented Child, Child Wellbeing Consultancy ❤️

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05/08/2023

It’s magnificent how we are all alike and at the same time all different.

05/08/2023

We all make mistakes as parents- every single one of us. Repair is so vitally important-- children need to know when we mess up. They need to see their pain acknowledged and they also need a model for how to make amends.

04/25/2023

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Drop three ♥♥♥ in the comments if you've ever faced something like this before!⁠
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Here's a post about one of the more common responses when it comes to trauma -- hypervigilance.⁠
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Hypervigilance comes in different forms.⁠
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For example, a war vet gets jumpy at loud sounds. 🔊⁠
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An abuse victim is hyper-aware or hyper-suspicious of people and places.⁠
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The commonality is that our fight-or-flight system is on overdrive and ready to act at any time in order to get out of threats. ⚡⁠
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But as a result, we find danger in places that aren't even dangerous. We lose relationships and opportunities because of this fear.⁠
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Safety feels unsafe -- all because of trauma. 😔⁠
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If this is you, remember that hypervigilance is a defence mechanism which was helpful then, but as we progress to safer environments, we don't need it anymore.⁠
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You are safe now. ❣️ ⁠
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Some points are from Healthline (What Is Hypervigilance?) and Michael G Quirke (Hypervigilance and Trauma: Coping with the Effects of PTSD/C-PTSD)!⁠

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04/13/2023

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04/04/2023

Connection breeds safety!

04/04/2023

The Occuplaytional Therapist
Just a simple reminder. ❤
A lot of times, we think (mistakenly) that if we don’t lecture our child “in the moment” about whatever it is that they did wrong (or whatever we think should have been different), then they won’t learn anything from it, the moment will pass and they’ll think they “got away” with it, etc.

In actuality, nobody—children included—does their best learning when they are scared or hurt or upset or flooded with emotions. Human brains have to be regulated first before they’re capable of storing new learning or processing and sorting new input.

So when your child needs a hug, it’s okay to just give them a hug, to hold them until they’re regulated. Or—“hug” is a shorthand here—some kids (and adults) don’t want to be hugged when they’re upset, but to be given space. It’s okay to give them that space. It’s okay to let the moment pass.

If there’s a voice in your head that worries that they’re not learning anything from it, ask yourself where that voice came from. Chances are that it might’ve been a voice that you heard in childhood. It’s okay to acknowledge that voice and what it’s meant to you over the years. It’s also okay to let that voice know that you know something different now. You know that learning isn’t happening in this moment anyway—at least not in “lecture” form. The only kind of learning that’s sticking in this moment is your child learning whether or not you are a safe person to be around during a problem, and you want that answer to be yes.

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04/04/2023

On the 18th of April I will be speaking at Kootenay Family Place for the Beautiful Beginnings group. I feel so grateful for this opportunity. There isn't any other group Id feel this inspired to speak to about Somatic Therapy and its benefits.

Woman are gatekeepers of this Earth. Birthing and raising the future generations is no small job. Mothers needs all the recognition and support they can get. The birthing process can sometimes be traumatic. Becoming a mother can put us face to face with our unresolved childhood wounds, and the first years of motherhood can be isolating and alienating.

As parents we have this incredibly powerful chance to heal what has come before us so that we may reconsider old ways of thinking and being in relationship, with our bodies, our children and our community.