by Carol O’Dowd | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Many people get frozen by trauma. It reappears in various ways and often is re-lived over and over again in dreams. Individuals often carry around the memories and are triggered to respond as they did years ago. War veterans know this when jumping at the sound of a...
by Carol O’Dowd | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Being Trapped After surviving traumatic situations, we stay stuck in the muck of fears. In a state of anxiety, we get hooked by our own emotions and the emotions of others. We feel as though we cannot move, sometimes not even breathe in the presence of others. The...
by Carol O’Dowd | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Even when the world seems dark and fear grabs at your gut, it is possible to find peace of mind. Feeling overwhelmed and filled with anxiety, we focus on the loud and demonstrative voices of fear and anger. Doing so we do not hear the whispering of compassion flowing...
by Carol O’Dowd | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
How often do we find ourselves dwelling on past events or mistakes we’ve made? The use of the term dwelling indicates that this is where we reside. When reflections become ruminations that carry us out of the room, it feels like that is where we are living. We get so...
