Posts Tagged ‘trauma’
Work Wounds: The hidden impact of workplace trauma on mental health – Mary T. O’Sullivan
by Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing writer Psychologically “Wounded” at Work: The Hidden Impact of Workplace Trauma on Mental Health” “When an employee experiences a work wound, it’s often an unhealed wound that festers in the workplace.” – Bree Johnson, founder of Executive Unschool What happens when continuous bad behavior is normalized in the workplace?…
Read MorePsychHub offers free online mental health toolkit in response to trauma of Texas shooting
Help for families dealing with the trauma of the Texas shooting can be found online, and sources that are becoming available for families. Even watching news of the shooting can trigger trauma, fear, anxiety, and eventually a PTSD type reaction. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition in which a person has…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Work through Trauma, PTSD with a professional – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias The term “trauma” is often used in thanatology (study of death and dying). Deaths are often categorized as “traumatic” if caused or associated with homicide or suicide, accidental or sudden/unexpected. Thus, the loss may be defined as traumatic loss, and grievers may be diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Loss of Pet Reprise – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias I spent a good part of an evening this week sitting in the waiting room at a Veterinary Trauma Hospital. Waiting. For 5 hours. As a keen student of observation, I sat close to the front door, which opened directly in front of the reception area. This allowed me to watch…
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