Veronica Dunn Therapy

11/04/2025

11/03/2025

11/03/2025

When we meet our imperfections with kindness instead of judgment, we create the space to grow, learn, and heal. Self-compassion reminds us that we don’t need to be flawless to be worthy of love.

How do you practice being gentle with yourself when you make mistakes?

10/30/2025

10/30/2025

10/24/2025

10/24/2025

Drug Alert: Winnipeg — Thu. October 16, 2025

Two overdose events today had symptoms that indicated complex, multi-substance drug toxicity.

-One required 8 doses of naloxone, 20 minutes and EMS to revive
-Another one required EMS, and the individual requested to go to hospital with paramedics, which is unusual.

When using substances that may contain a combination of opioids and sedatives, it is especially important to start low and go slow, use with a friend, and stagger your use.

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http://www.safersites.ca/20251016winnipeg

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If you are using substances, please:
* Use with a friend and stagger your use
* Start low and go slow
* Have and know how to use naloxone

If you are using alone, consider calling a friend or the NORS line at 1-888-688-NORS so they can spot you.

Get your drugs checked:
Nine Circles, Tu/W/Th, 10am-4pm, parking lot door of 705 Broadway Ave
Street Connections, M/W/F, 8:30am-3:30pm, 496 Hargrave St
— Anonymous fee-based mail-in service
NOTE: FTIR testing is temporarily not available at the Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS)

If you are experiencing grief from losing loved ones to drug toxicity, please know you are not alone. If you need to talk to someone, please call the crisis line at Klinic: 204-786-8686 or toll free 1-888-322-3019

10/24/2025

ℹ️🌿 VAGUS-INFORMED THERAPY CREATES CONDITIONS FOR A PERSON TO HEAL FROM TRAUMA |

The trauma field has seen a sharp increase in interest by researchers and clinicians alike within the past 25 years or so. Many factors contribute to the interest in trauma research. One factor may be the impact neurophysiology has had on trauma research.

In an attempt to respond to biological naturalism which includes reductionism, emergent scientists like Dr. Porges, Schore, and van der Kolk claim that trauma should be acknowledged equally, while considering etiologies of psychological suffering, along with its biological and physiological substrates.

Trauma has been shown to adversely impact the physiological properties of an organism. The main property that I plan to focus on, in this article, is the vagus nerve.

Read the Full Article: https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/04/28/vagus-informed-therapy-creates-conditions-for-a-person-to-heal-from-trauma/