During times of trauma and anxiety, whether stemming from personal life circumstances (loss, abuse, etc) or global trauma (hearing about terrorism, mass shootings, etc), we need to connect with our inner resources of healing and comfort. Art interventions can be very helpful in expressing what is difficult to put into words, thereby releasing trauma. Please see my article, entitle Expressive Arts As a Means to Heal Trauma, published by goodtherapy.org for some tips, suggestions, and resources to help in reducing stress during times of trauma and anxiety. Here is there link.
1 Comment
4/15/2022 06:56:33 am
for sharing the article, and more importantly, your personal experience mindfully using our emotions as data about our inner state and knowing when it’s better to de-escalate by taking a time out are great tools. Appreciate you readincvdg and sharing your story since I can certainly relate and I think others can to
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
Andrea Schneider, MSW, LCSWPsychotherapist Archives
April 2021
Categories |