Do I have trauma or am I overreacting? Most of us have experienced seriously distressing events in our lives, but sometimes it’s hard to tell if you are actually experiencing symptoms of trauma. Knowing whether you are emotionally traumatized can be helpful because it allows… Read More »Am I Experiencing Symptoms of Trauma? Take this Trauma Test and Start to Heal
You may have heard of art therapy, but have you given it a shot? Even if you don’t consider yourself an artist or struggle to draw stick figures (guilty!), art therapy activities can be helpful for better mental health. That’s why we compiled these 10… Read More »10 Expressive Art Therapy Activities and Techniques for Better Mental Health
Everybody feels shame, but there’s a big difference between healthy shame ( it never feels healthy though, does it?) and unhealthy shame, also known as toxic shame. That’s because toxic shame and regret become chronic, alter your perception of yourself, and enhance negative emotions that… Read More »How to Deal with Toxic Shame
Death sucks. It causes us to grieve after losing a loved one and that grief can be overwhelming, long-lasting, and distressing. If you don’t know how to heal after losing someone you love, try to remember that everybody heals in their own way, on their… Read More »How to Heal When You Lose Someone You Love
From MindBar teacher Emmy Marie For many people who have survived trauma such as abuse, neglect, bullying, and oppression, shame becomes more than a fleeting emotion. It can become an entire identity or state of being. When I say shame, I’m talking about something different… Read More »Exploring Dignity as the Opposite of Shame
