by krista.bennett@aztrauma.org | Sep 7, 2022 | Blog
When working with clients who have experienced trauma, it is important to keep in mind that the goal should be increasing capacity and transformation, not simply recovery. The medical model of recovery assumes that people can go back to the way things were before, but...
by krista.bennett@aztrauma.org | Jun 19, 2022 | Blog
Celebrate Juneteenth by becoming more informed about bias and historical trauma. Juneteenth is observed on June 19, every year, and is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in America. It commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that Union soldiers arrived in...
by krista.bennett@aztrauma.org | Jun 10, 2022 | Blog
It is estimated that 95% of the thoughts we have each day are the same thoughts we had yesterday. This means that most of our thoughts are not helpful, tend to be habitual, and are not part of our conscious awareness and that may even be harmful. Do you ever feel...
by krista.bennett@aztrauma.org | May 13, 2022 | Blog
There are many influences that tend to be ignored systemically in the mental health culture. Typically, counselors and therapists tend to believe that the client’s belief systems are faulty, even going so far as to label them as irrational beliefs. What is often...
by krista.bennett@aztrauma.org | Apr 26, 2022 | Program
In this video, Camea Peca, PhD guides us on how we can take a trauma-informed approach to how sleep, movement, and nutrition play a role in healing. This is a portion of her class Health and Wellness for Trauma: Sleep, Nutrition, Movement and Stress Management where...
