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      <image:caption>Learning new skills to help you in your recovery takes lots of practice and repetition.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Resourcing is much like packing for a hike—you want to make sure you have everything you need to make the journey as safe and successful as possible.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Why I had to complicate myself in order to heal&amp;nbsp; - Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about. — Rumi</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Coddiwomple: to travel purposefully towards an as-yet-unknown destination.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Complex trauma lives up to its name. Living with C-PTSD can often feel like being deeply entangled with the thoughts, emotions, sensations that arose from the adversity you went through.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Source: The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma by Laurence Heller and Brad Kammer (2022)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When multiple issues are impacting us, it’s normal to feel anxious. This is a valid reason to seek the support of a therapist.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We’re slowly moving past strict pandemic measures in Hong Kong, but our collective conversation about anxiety (and mental health more generally) needs to stay alive and active.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When we’re traumatized, it’s like our body’s stress response “cup” is overflowing.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>For survivors of trauma, mindfulness practices can trigger an emotional storm.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Meditation is not the only way to experience the benefits of mindfulness. Bringing awareness to your present moment and experiences can happen anytime, anywhere.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Triggers can profoundly impact our relationships, but relationships also offer a key site for understanding and tending to our triggers.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - All about emotional triggers | Part 05: Triggers, relationships, and co-regulation - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Source: The Gottman Institute on Twitter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When it feels scary to connect with another human, pets can be great co-regulation partners.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The lotus flower reminds us that it’s OK to fall apart and experience regrowth sometimes. We don’t always have to be on an upward trajectory.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Coping with triggers is not about stopping them altogether, but increasing our options when they arise so we have more flexibility and freedom in how we respond.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - All about emotional triggers | Part 04: Coping with triggers - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Click to enlarge. Source: sydneyaddictionsrecovery.com</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The term ‘fawn’ is used to describe a trauma response that prompts us to appease or calm someone who is threatening us. Remember that this is an attempt to stay safe from harm.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Triggers can happen in social situations or in relationships, when we are reminded of past traumas related to abandonment or abuse.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Being triggered can be an isolating experience, and learning why it happens is one important part of learning how to cope with traumatic stress.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Understanding how your mind works in tandem with your partner’s can help reduce the impact of triggers—more on that in part five.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Imagine your brain’s neural networks as branches of a river. With time and effort, you can redirect the water into newer branches.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When we rethink big ideas like resilience, we can discover new pathways for understanding the complexities of being human.</image:caption>
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