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Month: February 2022

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Powerlessness

Powerlessness

With two years of pandemic uncertainty under our belts, along with the associated lockdowns, restrictions, financial insecurity, closed borders, grief and loss we have all been forced to tackle the unpleasant feelings that arise when we are largely powerless to change our circumstances. And then, just as we were starting to feel hopeful that we might finally be learning to ‘live with the virus’ we were hit with the news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this week. Oooof.

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Creative therapy spaces

Creative therapy spaces

We are firm believers at Thea Baker Wellbeing (TBW) that when it comes to healing there are a wealth of non-talk therapies that are not only strongly evidence-based but are also incredibly effective psychotherapeutic modalities.  When it comes to working with implicit memories (things we don’t recall, picture-based memories of) that our bodies, beliefs and behaviours are strongly affected by, it makes sense that we often struggle to find words to explain what we are trying to express.  Kind of makes talk-therapy a bit pointless.

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Tackling Triggers

Tackling Triggers

Being ‘triggered’ is something we often hear out in the world, on socials and in TV shows.  It’s quite an over-used colloquialism in these spaces.  But, in a psychological sense, triggers are most often associated with traumatic events and diagnoses of PTSD and Complex-PTSD and they can be super problematic to navigate.  Triggers are reminders of past traumas.  This reminder can cause us to feel overwhelming sadness, anxiety or panic.  Triggers can also then cause us to experience vivid pictures of memories of the traumatic event – flashbacks, making us feel that we are actually reliving the worst of those moments.

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The whole is greater than the sum of the parts

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts

I really struggle with finding the right words or language around ‘recovery’ or ‘healing’ – honestly there are really so many rubbish words around this.  I am so mindful about how we frame or explore the experience of therapy and I’m also curious about how different words or language inform or shape how we feel about that experience.  As part of that pondering I have been listening to a really interesting podcast (The Path of IX) which shares some rich teachings from first nation people all over the world.

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