Author: Dr. Rebecca Bailey

Strength

When you think about strength, what kind of strength do you think about? Let’s consider physical strength for a moment. Some consider there to be 7 types of physical strength: 1. Agile strength – how quickly we can pivot...

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Curiosity

When you’re experiencing a challenging moment, do you get curious? Victor E. Frankl famously said, “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies...

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Perspective

What’s your perspective? Are you aware of how you’re perceiving something? These might sound like simple questions, but there’s a lot that goes into it. Often so much that we don’t even realize. Our...

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The Power of Safety

Safety has always been an important word in trauma work. It is not always clear what creates a sense of safety for one person. It is even harder to detect when and if a person is feeling protected and safe. The very act of...

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Activation vs Triggering

Consider this – you lost a child to a mass shooting and in the aftermath of the tragedy, you are referred to a therapist who repeatedly uses the word trigger to explain your reactions. Hmm… something to think about. That...

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