Hope for Healing Newsletter

Teri Wellbrock - writer, speaker, blogger, podcaster, therapy dog handler, glitter-shitter
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Positivities of Persistence

Introduction

This series will focus on the benefits of being persistent along your healing quest. I will, again, be speaking from experience, adding some practical advice mixed with sprinklings of raw truth (those "This sucks and I really want to give up" moments).

This will work best if you have a journal, pad of paper, or Word doc dedicated to this exercise as I will be asking you to keep notes which you will need to refer back to as we progress.

Subtopics will include:

I look forward to embarking on a Positivities of Persistence journey with you!

Coming up next month: What Does Persistence Really Mean? and How Do We Define Positivities?

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! You can listen in on iTunes, Blubrry or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/.

This is my official invitation filled with lots of hope and love (see link below video) asking you to please subscribe to my YouTube channel in order to help me reach my goal of 1,000 subscribers by year end. Thank you, thank you, in advance!

Check out my beautiful conversation with Lucia Giovannini (we connected via Zoom - Ohio to Italy). Lucia shared her personal journey from international super-model to world-renowned speaker/writer/activist along with information about her book launch happening in the U.S. in March, 2019 for A Whole New Life.

What is Present Centered Therapy?

Present-Centered Therapy is a non-trauma focused treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This therapy modality is called "present centered" as the goal is to focus on the client's current/present life while recognizing the connection between PTSD symptoms and current struggles. All the while doing this without focusing on past traumatic events.

There are a host of therapy options when it comes to treating PTSD and C-PTSD symptoms and they reside under different treatment umbrellas: medication treatment, trauma-focused therapy, and non-trauma focused therapy.

I have utilized all three! When I was first experiencing severe panic attacks (but, not yet given a C-PTSD diagnosis), I was prescribed anti-depressant and anti-anxiety medications. I eventually requested to be weaned off of all medications and challenged myself to learn coping strategies while continuing "talk therapy". I began psychotherapy with a licensed practitioner in 2013 and we started the process of shining a light on my trauma history. This counselor suggested EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) as an alternative and I moved into that therapy practice. It was there that I started the deep-dive back into my trauma history, reliving traumatic events throughout my sessions. I participated in ninety-eight EMDR and brainspotting sessions which spanned a four-year period.

The goal for YOU (or anyone in your life seeking therapeutic support), is to find what works best for you and your needs. You know YOU best. The key is to research your therapy options, then research therapists who specialize in the treatment you have chosen for yourself. Continue your self-care journey by reading the latest research on brain plasticity (the brain's ability to change) and evolving therapies.

Please remember:Healing is possible and you are so very worthy of that gift!

Coming next month: What is NARM?

I want to share one coping strategy a month. These are strategies I use (or have used) in my own life as I travel the healing journey. I hope they bring you tranquility, as well!

This is a strategy I utilized along my own healing journey. STOP AND BE. At first it was . . . well . . . terrifying. Trying to simply allow and notice the panic symptoms was difficult for someone, like me, who has a propensity for avoidance of feeling scared, anxious, or uncomfortable. Learning to feel comfortable in my own body was a challenge. But, I used my learned coping skills and very quickly developed the skills necessary to simply "stop and be".

Until next month, remember to be gentle with yourself!

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