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The Impact of Grief

THE IMPACT OF GRIEF

THE IMPACT OF GRIEF Written by: Dr. Dawn Joosten-Hagye, PhD, LCSW, GC-C Loss, a universal experience, involves adjustment and adaptation to changes and transitions that arise throughout each person’s life course. Such adaptations and adjustments occur most often when individuals experience either normative developmental losses or non-normative losses that may be unexpected, anticipated, ambiguous, complicated,

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STRESS FOR A HUMAN. GOOD OR BAD?

STRESS FOR A HUMAN. GOOD OR BAD?

STRESS FOR A HUMAN. GOOD OR BAD? https://youtu.be/fRC7aStt_S4 Stress remains a significant contributor to mental health problems worldwide in 2023, with millions of individuals suffering from its negative effects on a daily basis. Despite increased awareness and efforts to address the issue, the fast-paced and demanding nature of modern life continues to put individuals at

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Sadness Is Not Depression

SADNESS IS NOT DEPRESSION :: UNDERSTANDING HOW TO NAVIGATE DEPRESSIVE ILLNESS

Sadness is a normal emotion that everyone experiences at times. Depression represents something much more. In today’s day and age, the description of feeling “depressed” seems to be thrown around often. But what does it really mean? Depression is diagnosed when individuals experience extreme sadness or despair for at least two consecutive weeks. It interferes

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Treating Trauma

TREATING TRAUMA AT THE COLLECTIVE :: MANY PATHS TO HEALING

Treating trauma is one of the pillars of The Mental Health Collective. Our research-informed program is designed for intimate group support, individual therapy for narrative exposures, and includes technology-driven trauma practices.  At The Collective, we understand that trauma is experienced in multiple ways and can result from different traumatic events. Physical or emotional abuse, natural

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CPT Trauma Treatment

CPT FOR TRAUMA TREATMENT

We can conceptualize post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a tug-of-war between intrusions and avoidance. Intrusions are things like nightmares, flashbacks and thoughts that arise in relation to past trauma(s). AVOIDING TRAUMA There is also a component of avoidance. This can be avoidance of talking about trauma, thinking about it or simply avoiding anything that

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