Have you ever felt like your mind is stuck on a loop, replaying worries or replaying an event over and over again in your mind. That’s rumination, a common but exhausting mental treadmill where negative thoughts about the past and future consume us. But there’s...
If you’ve been through a traumatic event or experienced ongoing traumatic stress, such as being in an abusive relationship or wartime, you know firsthand how completely overwhelming and frightening this can be. When struggling with acute stress, your sense of...
The holiday season is a wonderful time to connect with loved ones. Yet, for many of us, it also brings a unique brand of stress, especially when it involves family gatherings. Love for our family is often deep, but family dynamics can often be difficult. This year,...
Healing Community Trauma: The Traditional Approach In 2017, a gunman opened fire during a music festival, killing 59 people and injuring 500 more. Many people in attendance at this concert were from southern Utah. As the regional coordinator for EMDRIA (EMDR...
Bilateral coordination is a term that is interchangeable with bilateral stimulation and bilateral tapping. Bilateral coordination is something we engage in every day when we walk, eat or read, to cite a few examples. Occupational therapists regularly help their...