August 22, 2023 • 25 mins
How well do you understand trauma and its profound impact on mental health? We're delving into an essential discussion on trauma, its effects, and the critical treatment approaches aiding healing and resilience. We take you on a journey examining how trauma, an overwhelming experience that can leave individuals feeling helpless and powerless, can impact lives. We're talking about its root causes, from sexual assault and emotional abuse to natural disasters and life-threatening events. The conversation flows into the perspective of trauma as seen by various professionals, from medical experts, mental health professionals, educators, to law enforcement. We're going to demystify therapeutic approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, desensitization, reprocessing, and somatic therapies.
We believe in the power of resilience and healing. That's why we're exploring trauma-informed care, evidence-based treatments, and mindfulness practices that can help manage stress and anxiety. Learn about Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the ABC model, and how these techniques can increase self-awareness and personal responsibility. We delve into EMDR, the Window of Tolerance, Cognitive Interweave, and how these strategies play a part in dealing with trauma. And because we know self-care is at the heart of resilience, we're discussing how engaging in self-care activities can aid in the journey to becoming better equipped to handle stress and trauma. Lastly, for our mindful listeners, visit our website, ljvoiceproject.com, and send us your comments. The first five commenters will receive a special surprise! So, don't hesitate, visit our website, tune in to the conversation, and you might just be the lucky winner.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
And welcome to another show of War of the Mind.
I'm your host, lauren Johnson,and last week we talked a little
bit about bullying.
You know bullying can lead intoother things, like trauma.
Everybody is different.
(00:21):
You know Somebody's picking onsomebody, beating on them,
bullying them.
You know that can cause traumato an individual and it's not
cool, but it happens every day,from adults to workplace to our
kids at school, and it's sad howthese kids learn it.
(00:47):
You know a lot of it has to dowith parenting and you look back
in the day.
You know, like my parents, mygrandma, grandpa, and there
wasn't really bullying.
People had respect for eachother.
(01:08):
Nowadays no one really hasrespect for anybody.
Everybody's out for themselves.
And you know, if you're goingto get further in life you have
to be able to open yourself upto ask for help or reach out and
help somebody else.
And you can't do that if you'resitting there running the
(01:32):
streets or at workplace bullyingpeople and thinking you're the
best and brown nosing all theway up to the boss.
You know that stuff catches upto you and you know that causes
(01:53):
trauma to people.
And you know trauma is anexperience that overwhelms a
person's ability to cope,leading them feeling helpless
and powerless.
Traumatic experiences, you know, can include sexual assault,
emotional abuse, neglect,accidents, natural disasters,
(02:18):
life-threatening events.
Trauma can cause, you know, arange from physical to emotional
, including anxiety, depression,ptsd and substance abuse.
Substance abuse a huge one,even with COVID, I think you
(02:41):
know.
It's caused a lot of people toeither relapse or become an
addict.
I know that statistic grows.
Trauma is a complex issue thataffects individuals in different
ways.
Now, there's no one size thatfits all approach to the
(03:03):
treatment for trauma.
However, there are some keyprinciples that guide the effect
of trauma therapy theimportance of safety.
One of the most importantprinciples of trauma therapy is
creating a safe space for theindividual.
This means providing asupportive and valid environment
(03:26):
where the person feels heard,seen and understood.
A trauma-informed therapistwill work to create therapeutic
relationships that is based ontrust, respect and collaboration
.
Let's see here Trauma refers toexperiences that are
(04:01):
overwhelming, often involving athreat to life or physical and
entirety, and can result in longlasting psychological effects.
Trauma can lead to a variety ofsymptoms, including intrusive
thoughts, nightmares, avoidance,hyper-prosal and emotional
(04:22):
numbing.
There are different types oftrauma, including acute, chronic
, complex and developmentaltrauma.
Trauma can impact the braindevelopment and there is
evidence to suggest that earlytrauma can lead to long-term
physical and mental healthproblems.
There are different approachesto treating trauma, including
(04:45):
cognitive behavioral therapy,high movement, desensitization
and reprocessing, and somatictherapies.
Now, if you're a medicalprofessional, trauma has a
(05:10):
physical injury with long-termhealth consequences.
If you're a mental healthprofessional, trauma has a
psychological injury that canlead to various mental health
conditions.
Social workers trauma is asocial issue that
disproportionately affectsmarginalized population.
(05:32):
Now, I worked in law enforcementfor 10 years and trauma is a
result of exposure to violenceand other traumatic events in
the line of duty.
Now I've seen people die.
I crush this.
I've seen people commit suicide.
I've held kids in my armspraying that they're going to
(05:56):
make it.
That really traumatized me andstill does today, because I
promised that little boy that hewas going to make it and he
didn't.
He weighs on me every day.
But you know the state patrol.
(06:16):
They just blah, expect me to goto work four hours later and
work my shift like nothinghappened.
That was about the point.
I had worked for another fouryears, but at that point I
really, really wanted to be done.
I just it was.
(06:39):
That traumatic event caused meto not want to be a trooper
anymore.
You know military trauma as aresult of exposure to combat and
other high stress.
You know those poor her vets.
They think about everythingthey see and losing their
(07:04):
friends, losing their.
You know comrades and, but yetat the same time shooting,
killing other people.
You know educators, advocates,trauma, systematic issues.
You know it's important forclinicians to be aware of the
(07:28):
potential impact of trauma ontheir clients and be trained in
trauma informed care.
In summary, trauma refers tooverwhelming experiences that
can have a long lastingpsychological effects and there
are different types ofapproaches to treating trauma.
That requires clinicians to betrained in trauma informed care.
(07:50):
Now, regarding recommendedtypes of care for individuals
facing day to day trauma andPTSD, evidence-based treatments
include CBT, cognitivebehavioral therapy, exposure
therapy, emdr and somatictherapies.
(08:13):
Now there's also DBT.
Dialectical behavioral therapyis also essential for
prioritizing self-care, such asregular exercise, eating healthy
, stress reduction, supportgroups and purely lead.
The lead groups can provideemotional support and validation
(08:35):
, and trauma informed careapproaches can help ensure the
individuals feel safe andrespected and empowered in their
interactions with healthcareproviders, educators and other
professionals.
Here's it.
I have a table here outliningdifferent audiences and their
(08:57):
perspectives on trauma alongwith their motivations.
Now I can post this on ourwebsite or social media and you
guys can check it out.
It's really good.
It's medical professionals andtheir perspective and then their
motivation.
And it's got law enforcementtrauma as a result of exposure
(09:23):
to violence and alleged violenceand online duty and the
importance of trauma informedapproaches in policing to
promote safety and wellbeing inthe community is their
motivation.
(09:49):
As renowned psychiatrist andauthor, you know the focus has
been reverted in research,personal curiosity, experience.
You know I have experiencedexpertise in the trauma.
(10:10):
I've lived it.
Over the course of my career.
I've come to appreciate a spaceof impact of trauma to unmental
health and wellbeing and thepower of the community and
unmental health and wellbeingand the power of treatment
understand trauma.
(10:35):
As we continue to learn moreabout the impact of trauma on
mental health and well-being, itis my hope that we will
continue to prioritize researchand practice that supports
healing and recovery and this iswhy I want to eventually build
a retreat center so that if aperson feels like they're going
(10:58):
to relapse or having a mentalbreakdown, don't want to go to
the hospital, don't want to goto treatment, don't want to go
to AANA, but they want a safeplace to go to where they can
stay one night, two nights aweek, and we'll have classes and
(11:24):
therapists there and peersupport and get you back on your
feet and just take a break fromlife.
And it's going to be calledmilestone legacy and that's the
long-term goal is build thatfacility.
You know want to have animals,art, all that stuff, and pretty
(11:53):
soon here we're going to beasking for donations and I think
it's something our communityneeds.
I don't think there's enough ofthem and you know we just have
to raise the money for it andtaking donations.
So if you're looking to donate,go ahead and check out our
(12:15):
Twitter account and you candonate there and looking at it.
As we continue to learn moreabout the impact trauma on our
mental health and well-being, itis my hope to change recovery
by prompting trauma-informedcare, increasing access to
(12:39):
evidence-based treatments.
Trauma is an experience thatoverwhelms a person's ability to
cope, leaving them feelinghelpless and powerless.
Dramatic experiences caninclude physical, sexual,
emotional abuse, neglect,accidents and other
(13:00):
life-threatening events.
There's also complex trauma,which is even worse and it
probably takes a lifetime to getunder control.
You know, athletes can evenface a range of mental health
(13:20):
challenges, from performanceanxiety to burnout.
They need mental trainingtechniques to help them manage
their emotions and improve theirperformance.
They can benefit frommindfulness practices,
visualization exercises andtechniques for managing stress
and anxiety.
Business owners can even youknow employees, health care
(13:46):
workers, parents, parents face arange of stressors for managing
their own work, personalresponsibilities, raising happy,
healthy children.
They need practical tools formanaging their own stress and
prompting positive parenting.
They can benefit frommindfulness practices, gratitude
exercises and techniques formanaging their emotions and
(14:09):
relationships.
Elder care workers, firstresponders, military mental
health professionals, socialworkers, caregivers A caregiver,
because my wife is also acaregiver Care workers face
unique stressors for managingtheir needs of their loved ones
to dealing with their ownemotional and physical demands.
(14:30):
They need techniques formanaging their stress levels and
promoting positiverelationships with their clients
.
They can benefit frommindfulness practices, self-care
strategies and techniques thattheir emotions build in
resilience.
(14:58):
Now, like I said before, there'sCBT, dbt, all those First one
on.
Where we'll cover isdialectical behavior therapy or
DBT, is a therapy approach thatemphasizes balancing acceptance
(15:20):
and change when working withtrauma.
I'll now think about aDBT-improved particularly help,
as it can help clients learn newcoping skills to manage
difficult emotions, improverelationships increase
self-awareness.
(15:40):
Here are three strategic modelsthat can be used when
implementing DBT and trauma theinformed approach Now there's an
ABC model Now the word I can'treally say anicdent and
descendant Behavior consequencesmodel ABC.
(16:01):
It's a simple yet effectivemodel for use in DBT to
understand how behaviors andemotions triggered.
This model can be used to helpclients identify their triggers,
understand their relationshipsbetween emotions behaviors, find
effective coping skillsstrategies.
(16:21):
The benefit of using the ABCmodel is that it can help
clients become more self-awareand self-awareness.
We've covered before and howimportant that is the benefit or
responsibility for their ownactions.
To use this model, therapistcan work with clients to
identify the anicdent,descendant, what happened before
(16:44):
the behavior and what theclient did or felt, and the
consequence, what happened as aresult or a particular situation
.
There's also EMDR, which is youknow they do adaptive
(17:10):
information, aip, thethree-pronged approach I'm not
going to cover all these thewindow of tolerance, cognitive
interweave.
Here are some strategic modelsfor coping skills when working
with trauma CBT,mindfulness-based stress
(17:33):
reduction, like I said, dbt,trauma-focused cognitive
behavioral therapy.
Acceptance and commitmenttherapy.
Now you know what's.
(18:02):
You know what's With trauma.
You know you gotta have someresilience in fight and
resilience, you know, is theability to bounce back from
adversity, handle stress in ahealthy way.
Resilience training is aprocess, you know we can't build
(18:28):
it overnight.
It takes time.
Trauma is deeply distressingand disturbing.
It can cause long termpsychological emotional effects.
Trauma can have a profoundimpact on a person's resilience.
Resilience training can helpindividuals who have experienced
(18:49):
trauma to build up skills theyneed to cope and overcome their
experiences.
Now an example would be likeJohn has experienced a traumatic
event.
He is having a hard time copingwith it.
He feels like he's stuck in anegative cycle and can't move
from the experience.
Resilience training can helpJohn build the skills he needs
(19:12):
to cope with trauma and moveforward.
Now, like we said, buildingresilience through self-care.
Self-care is so important and Ican't preach it enough.
You are doing self-care, yourmind and body are in a different
(19:39):
place and you're so muchfurther ahead and becoming that
person you want to be, andbuilding that resilience and
self-care is the essential partof building resilience.
Self-care isn't any activitythat you do to take care of your
physical, mental, emotionalhealth.
(20:00):
I personally like doing artnever did it before.
I like going out in nature,ball hunting, just like being
out in the woods.
I really enjoy my time with mydog because he's a service dog
(20:26):
Australian Shepherd.
He's supposed to be a mini buthe ended up being very, very big
, about 60-some pounds, which Idon't think is a mini.
Engaging self-care can help youfeel more resilient and better
equipped to handle stress andtrauma.
Some examples of self-careinclude meditation, spending
(20:53):
time in nature and gettingenough sleep.
Boy, that was pretty close towhat I said.
Now you can also developresilience to overcome trauma
with through social support.
Social support is a crucialaspect of building resilience.
Social support can come fromfamily, friends, support through
(21:14):
mental health.
Having a support system canprovide a sense of security and
comfort and can help individualsto feel less alone dealing with
trauma.
And don't forget aboutmindfulness.
And with that we're going tocut it off here on War of the
(21:37):
Mind and next week next episodeI mean we're going to be giving
away prizes to anybody that goesto our website, lj Voice
Project, and writes us anycomments, and whoever at the top
(22:03):
first five that write us willget a prize and we'll surprise
you tomorrow or the next episodewith what your prize is.
So if you're a listener, get onour website ljvoiceprojectcom
and check out our Contact Uspage and write us and see if you
(22:24):
get a prize First five.
I said First five and with that, keep hope alive and we're
signing off and have a good day.
I'm your host, lauren Johnson.
And welcome to another show of War of the Mind.
I'm your host, lauren Johnson,and last week we talked a little
bit about bullying.
You know bullying can lead intoother things, like trauma.
Everybody is different.
(00:21):
You know Somebody's picking onsomebody, beating on them,
bullying them.
You know that can cause traumato an individual and it's not
cool, but it happens every day,from adults to workplace to our
kids at school, and it's sad howthese kids learn it.
(00:47):
You know a lot of it has to dowith parenting and you look back
in the day.
You know, like my parents, mygrandma, grandpa, and there
wasn't really bullying.
People had respect for eachother.
(01:08):
Nowadays no one really hasrespect for anybody.
Everybody's out for themselves.
And you know, if you're goingto get further in life you have
to be able to open yourself upto ask for help or reach out and
help somebody else.
And you can't do that if you'resitting there running the
(01:32):
streets or at workplace bullyingpeople and thinking you're the
best and brown nosing all theway up to the boss.
You know that stuff catches upto you and you know that causes
(01:53):
trauma to people.
And you know trauma is anexperience that overwhelms a
person's ability to cope,leading them feeling helpless
and powerless.
Traumatic experiences, you know, can include sexual assault,
emotional abuse, neglect,accidents, natural disasters,
(02:18):
life-threatening events.
Trauma can cause, you know, arange from physical to emotional
, including anxiety, depression,ptsd and substance abuse.
Substance abuse a huge one,even with COVID, I think you
(02:41):
know.
It's caused a lot of people toeither relapse or become an
addict.
I know that statistic grows.
Trauma is a complex issue thataffects individuals in different
ways.
Now, there's no one size thatfits all approach to the
(03:03):
treatment for trauma.
However, there are some keyprinciples that guide the effect
of trauma therapy theimportance of safety.
One of the most importantprinciples of trauma therapy is
creating a safe space for theindividual.
This means providing asupportive and valid environment
(03:26):
where the person feels heard,seen and understood.
A trauma-informed therapistwill work to create therapeutic
relationships that is based ontrust, respect and collaboration
.
Let's see here Trauma refers toexperiences that are
(04:01):
overwhelming, often involving athreat to life or physical and
entirety, and can result in longlasting psychological effects.
Trauma can lead to a variety ofsymptoms, including intrusive
thoughts, nightmares, avoidance,hyper-prosal and emotional
(04:22):
numbing.
There are different types oftrauma, including acute, chronic
, complex and developmentaltrauma.
Trauma can impact the braindevelopment and there is
evidence to suggest that earlytrauma can lead to long-term
physical and mental healthproblems.
There are different approachesto treating trauma, including
(04:45):
cognitive behavioral therapy,high movement, desensitization
and reprocessing, and somatictherapies.
Now, if you're a medicalprofessional, trauma has a
(05:10):
physical injury with long-termhealth consequences.
If you're a mental healthprofessional, trauma has a
psychological injury that canlead to various mental health
conditions.
Social workers trauma is asocial issue that
disproportionately affectsmarginalized population.
(05:32):
Now, I worked in law enforcementfor 10 years and trauma is a
result of exposure to violenceand other traumatic events in
the line of duty.
Now I've seen people die.
I crush this.
I've seen people commit suicide.
I've held kids in my armspraying that they're going to
(05:56):
make it.
That really traumatized me andstill does today, because I
promised that little boy that hewas going to make it and he
didn't.
He weighs on me every day.
But you know the state patrol.
(06:16):
They just blah, expect me to goto work four hours later and
work my shift like nothinghappened.
That was about the point.
I had worked for another fouryears, but at that point I
really, really wanted to be done.
I just it was.
(06:39):
That traumatic event caused meto not want to be a trooper
anymore.
You know military trauma as aresult of exposure to combat and
other high stress.
You know those poor her vets.
They think about everythingthey see and losing their
(07:04):
friends, losing their.
You know comrades and, but yetat the same time shooting,
killing other people.
You know educators, advocates,trauma, systematic issues.
You know it's important forclinicians to be aware of the
(07:28):
potential impact of trauma ontheir clients and be trained in
trauma informed care.
In summary, trauma refers tooverwhelming experiences that
can have a long lastingpsychological effects and there
are different types ofapproaches to treating trauma.
That requires clinicians to betrained in trauma informed care.
(07:50):
Now, regarding recommendedtypes of care for individuals
facing day to day trauma andPTSD, evidence-based treatments
include CBT, cognitivebehavioral therapy, exposure
therapy, emdr and somatictherapies.
(08:13):
Now there's also DBT.
Dialectical behavioral therapyis also essential for
prioritizing self-care, such asregular exercise, eating healthy
, stress reduction, supportgroups and purely lead.
The lead groups can provideemotional support and validation
(08:35):
, and trauma informed careapproaches can help ensure the
individuals feel safe andrespected and empowered in their
interactions with healthcareproviders, educators and other
professionals.
Here's it.
I have a table here outliningdifferent audiences and their
(08:57):
perspectives on trauma alongwith their motivations.
Now I can post this on ourwebsite or social media and you
guys can check it out.
It's really good.
It's medical professionals andtheir perspective and then their
motivation.
And it's got law enforcementtrauma as a result of exposure
(09:23):
to violence and alleged violenceand online duty and the
importance of trauma informedapproaches in policing to
promote safety and wellbeing inthe community is their
motivation.
(09:49):
As renowned psychiatrist andauthor, you know the focus has
been reverted in research,personal curiosity, experience.
You know I have experiencedexpertise in the trauma.
(10:10):
I've lived it.
Over the course of my career.
I've come to appreciate a spaceof impact of trauma to unmental
health and wellbeing and thepower of the community and
unmental health and wellbeingand the power of treatment
understand trauma.
(10:35):
As we continue to learn moreabout the impact of trauma on
mental health and well-being, itis my hope that we will
continue to prioritize researchand practice that supports
healing and recovery and this iswhy I want to eventually build
a retreat center so that if aperson feels like they're going
(10:58):
to relapse or having a mentalbreakdown, don't want to go to
the hospital, don't want to goto treatment, don't want to go
to AANA, but they want a safeplace to go to where they can
stay one night, two nights aweek, and we'll have classes and
(11:24):
therapists there and peersupport and get you back on your
feet and just take a break fromlife.
And it's going to be calledmilestone legacy and that's the
long-term goal is build thatfacility.
You know want to have animals,art, all that stuff, and pretty
(11:53):
soon here we're going to beasking for donations and I think
it's something our communityneeds.
I don't think there's enough ofthem and you know we just have
to raise the money for it andtaking donations.
So if you're looking to donate,go ahead and check out our
(12:15):
Twitter account and you candonate there and looking at it.
As we continue to learn moreabout the impact trauma on our
mental health and well-being, itis my hope to change recovery
by prompting trauma-informedcare, increasing access to
(12:39):
evidence-based treatments.
Trauma is an experience thatoverwhelms a person's ability to
cope, leaving them feelinghelpless and powerless.
Dramatic experiences caninclude physical, sexual,
emotional abuse, neglect,accidents and other
(13:00):
life-threatening events.
There's also complex trauma,which is even worse and it
probably takes a lifetime to getunder control.
You know, athletes can evenface a range of mental health
(13:20):
challenges, from performanceanxiety to burnout.
They need mental trainingtechniques to help them manage
their emotions and improve theirperformance.
They can benefit frommindfulness practices,
visualization exercises andtechniques for managing stress
and anxiety.
Business owners can even youknow employees, health care
(13:46):
workers, parents, parents face arange of stressors for managing
their own work, personalresponsibilities, raising happy,
healthy children.
They need practical tools formanaging their own stress and
prompting positive parenting.
They can benefit frommindfulness practices, gratitude
exercises and techniques formanaging their emotions and
(14:09):
relationships.
Elder care workers, firstresponders, military mental
health professionals, socialworkers, caregivers A caregiver,
because my wife is also acaregiver Care workers face
unique stressors for managingtheir needs of their loved ones
to dealing with their ownemotional and physical demands.
(14:30):
They need techniques formanaging their stress levels and
promoting positiverelationships with their clients
.
They can benefit frommindfulness practices, self-care
strategies and techniques thattheir emotions build in
resilience.
(14:58):
Now, like I said before, there'sCBT, dbt, all those First one
on.
Where we'll cover isdialectical behavior therapy or
DBT, is a therapy approach thatemphasizes balancing acceptance
(15:20):
and change when working withtrauma.
I'll now think about aDBT-improved particularly help,
as it can help clients learn newcoping skills to manage
difficult emotions, improverelationships increase
self-awareness.
(15:40):
Here are three strategic modelsthat can be used when
implementing DBT and trauma theinformed approach Now there's an
ABC model Now the word I can'treally say anicdent and
descendant Behavior consequencesmodel ABC.
(16:01):
It's a simple yet effectivemodel for use in DBT to
understand how behaviors andemotions triggered.
This model can be used to helpclients identify their triggers,
understand their relationshipsbetween emotions behaviors, find
effective coping skillsstrategies.
(16:21):
The benefit of using the ABCmodel is that it can help
clients become more self-awareand self-awareness.
We've covered before and howimportant that is the benefit or
responsibility for their ownactions.
To use this model, therapistcan work with clients to
identify the anicdent,descendant, what happened before
(16:44):
the behavior and what theclient did or felt, and the
consequence, what happened as aresult or a particular situation
.
There's also EMDR, which is youknow they do adaptive
(17:10):
information, aip, thethree-pronged approach I'm not
going to cover all these thewindow of tolerance, cognitive
interweave.
Here are some strategic modelsfor coping skills when working
with trauma CBT,mindfulness-based stress
(17:33):
reduction, like I said, dbt,trauma-focused cognitive
behavioral therapy.
Acceptance and commitmenttherapy.
Now you know what's.
(18:02):
You know what's With trauma.
You know you gotta have someresilience in fight and
resilience, you know, is theability to bounce back from
adversity, handle stress in ahealthy way.
Resilience training is aprocess, you know we can't build
(18:28):
it overnight.
It takes time.
Trauma is deeply distressingand disturbing.
It can cause long termpsychological emotional effects.
Trauma can have a profoundimpact on a person's resilience.
Resilience training can helpindividuals who have experienced
(18:49):
trauma to build up skills theyneed to cope and overcome their
experiences.
Now an example would be likeJohn has experienced a traumatic
event.
He is having a hard time copingwith it.
He feels like he's stuck in anegative cycle and can't move
from the experience.
Resilience training can helpJohn build the skills he needs
(19:12):
to cope with trauma and moveforward.
Now, like we said, buildingresilience through self-care.
Self-care is so important and Ican't preach it enough.
You are doing self-care, yourmind and body are in a different
(19:39):
place and you're so muchfurther ahead and becoming that
person you want to be, andbuilding that resilience and
self-care is the essential partof building resilience.
Self-care isn't any activitythat you do to take care of your
physical, mental, emotionalhealth.
(20:00):
I personally like doing artnever did it before.
I like going out in nature,ball hunting, just like being
out in the woods.
I really enjoy my time with mydog because he's a service dog
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Australian Shepherd.
He's supposed to be a mini buthe ended up being very, very big
, about 60-some pounds, which Idon't think is a mini.
Engaging self-care can help youfeel more resilient and better
equipped to handle stress andtrauma.
Some examples of self-careinclude meditation, spending
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time in nature and gettingenough sleep.
Boy, that was pretty close towhat I said.
Now you can also developresilience to overcome trauma
with through social support.
Social support is a crucialaspect of building resilience.
Social support can come fromfamily, friends, support through
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mental health.
Having a support system canprovide a sense of security and
comfort and can help individualsto feel less alone dealing with
trauma.
And don't forget aboutmindfulness.
And with that we're going tocut it off here on War of the
(21:37):
Mind and next week next episodeI mean we're going to be giving
away prizes to anybody that goesto our website, lj Voice
Project, and writes us anycomments, and whoever at the top
(22:03):
first five that write us willget a prize and we'll surprise
you tomorrow or the next episodewith what your prize is.
So if you're a listener, get onour website ljvoiceprojectcom
and check out our Contact Uspage and write us and see if you
(22:24):
get a prize First five.
I said First five and with that, keep hope alive and we're
signing off and have a good day.
I'm your host, lauren Johnson.
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