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Understanding Generational Trauma: How Past Trauma Affects The Future

Mental Health, Trauma / Pareen Sehat MC, RCC

The trauma responses you experience today can sometimes be rooted in past experiences. Maybe you weren’t abused growing up, but your parents or grandparents were. Perhaps you didn’t face discrimination or live through a war, but your great-grandparents did. We each have unique ways of responding to stress and trauma, often categorized as fight, flight, […]

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How to Deal With Emotionally Abusive Parents

Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Relationships, Trauma / Pareen Sehat MC, RCC

To ensure that the prerequisites for meeting our basic psychological needs are given, the caregivers must build a secure home for their children. Yet, not every child feels safe at home. Experiencing emotional abuse from one’s parents can evoke strong feelings of fear, loneliness and helplessness. Going through this traumatic experience can have severe consequences

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Uninvolved Parenting – Psychological Effects on Children

Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Relationships, Trauma / Pareen Sehat MC, RCC

Now that I am a parent to my younger sister, I know how difficult parenting can be. It’s especially hard when I have my own issues to deal with. Honestly, I have my moments where I’m too busy wrapped up in my own problems to worry about her. There are times when I’ve probably neglected

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7 Signs of Repressed Childhood Trauma in Adulthood + How to Get Help

Trauma / Pareen Sehat MC, RCC

When you experienced something traumatic in your childhood, whether you’re aware of it or not, you likely still have signs of that trauma as an adult. Think about what seems to trigger your feelings of guilt, shame, fear, or anger. Does it somehow connect back to a specific event or string of events that happened

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Healing Your Inner Child: Addressing Childhood Trauma

Mental Health, Trauma / Pareen Sehat MC, RCC

Some people have been fortunate enough to go through their childhood unscarred. However, not everyone has been that lucky. Perhaps when you think about your childhood, most of the memories that come to mind are filled with moments of sadness, difficulties, frustration, or anger. Rather than coming to terms with those traumatic experiences, you may

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Avoiding Burnout as a Nurse: Mental Health Among Canada’s Nurses

Depression, Trauma / Pareen Sehat MC, RCC

It’s no secret that nurses are on the absolute front lines of humanity. Like most healthcare workers, going to work often means going to battle. Patient care is one thing, but many nurses risk facing high levels of stress, tremendous amounts of pressure, and downright exhaustion. In this case, recent research shows that 1 in

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EMDR Therapy and How It Works

Trauma / Pareen Sehat MC, RCC

EMDR therapy has helped millions of people to treat PTSD, depression, psychological stress, and anxiety. EMDR is an extensively studied form of mental health therapy. It’s highly recommended for people suffering from the effects of trauma or distressing memories. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a form of cognitive therapy that focuses more on

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Open Wounds: Finding Healing From Childhood Trauma in Adulthood

Trauma / Pareen Sehat MC, RCC

If you are someone who has experienced trauma during childhood, you are not alone. What you may or may not know is that the trauma you experienced in childhood can have very real effects on your well-being as an adult. Multiple studies have demonstrated that early trauma can create lasting changes in a developing brain.

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An Informative Guide to the Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Trauma / Pareen Sehat MC, RCC

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects seven or eight people out of every 100 — or about 8 per cent of the population in Canada. This stats come from the National Centre for PTSD. Of 24 countries studied, Canada showed the highest rate of occurrence — about 9.2 per cent of Canadians. Women develop the disorder almost twice as much as

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ICBC Subsidized Counselling – Everything You Should Know

Anxiety, Depression, Trauma / Pareen Sehat MC, RCC

When most people think of injuries caused by car accidents, they think of physical problems like whiplash and concussions. Mental health problems are every bit as serious though. Whether it’s short-term feelings of anxiety or something more pronounced like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), you need to be sure to take care of your mental health. Fortunately,

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Understanding Generational Trauma: How Past Trauma Affects The Future

How to Deal With Emotionally Abusive Parents

Uninvolved Parenting – Psychological Effects on Children

7 Signs of Repressed Childhood Trauma in Adulthood + How to Get Help

Healing Your Inner Child: Addressing Childhood Trauma

Avoiding Burnout as a Nurse: Mental Health Among Canada’s Nurses

EMDR Therapy and How It Works

Open Wounds: Finding Healing From Childhood Trauma in Adulthood

An Informative Guide to the Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

ICBC Subsidized Counselling – Everything You Should Know

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