“Trauma informed” is a bit of a buzz word at present with every other business and service claiming they are trauma informed. For some, they attended a one hour webinar on trauma and now believe they are trauma informed. For others, like us, this involved training, self-reflection, study and personal development to arrive at what…
Everyone is familiar with the five senses – touch, taste, sight, smell and hearing. But we actually have eight senses! The other three are proprioception (body positioning), vestibular (balance) and interoception (internal bodily sensations). So what is interoception? Interoception is the ability to sense what is happening in our bodies. So if you have ever…
TRIGGER WARNING: Child sexual abuse, sexual abuse/assault I’ve been working with people’s stories of abuse and trauma for six years, so I’ve been learning to cope with trauma for a while. First as an abuse lawyer looking after clients seeking compensation for child sex abuse, then as a counsellor working with sexual abuse and sexual…