by Cheryl Knight | Apr 18, 2017 | Thought for the Day
Early in our development of CARE, Jo and I were visiting various places, learning as much as we could about the area of trauma. We were learning so much, and it was often painful information. We came across information about human trafficking of women and children...
by Cheryl Knight | Mar 29, 2017 | Thought for the Day
Managing the self is very important in the healing process. “The neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux and his colleagues have shown that the only way we can consciously access the emotional brain is through self–awareness, i.e. By activating the medial prefrontal...
by Cheryl Knight | Mar 23, 2017 | Thought for the Day
“The fundamental issue in resolving traumatic stress is to restore the proper balance between the rational and emotional brains, so that you can feel in charge of how you respond and how you conduct your life. When we’re triggered into states of hyper- or...
by Cheryl Knight | Mar 21, 2017 | Thought for the Day
“Nobody can “treat” a war, or abuse, rape, molestation, or any other horrendous event, for that matter; what has happened cannot be undone. But what can be dealt with are the imprints of the trauma on body, mind, and soul: the crushing sensations in...
by Cheryl Knight | Mar 8, 2017 | Thought for the Day, Uncategorized
It is hard to believe that there is slavery today, but my friends, it is more common than any of us want to believe. I want you to read the statistics of what is really going in through human and sexual trafficking and think how you would feel if your child was a...
by Cheryl Knight | Mar 1, 2017 | Thought for the Day
Often what drives community members and all other trauma based disorders is fear. Fear is the #1 emotion that guides survivors through daily life. Fear of being alone, fear of not being not being alone, fear of adventure, fear of men (women), and fear of living and...
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