August Has Been a Month and I’m OK
a post in which I list all the things that went wrong this month and tell you why it's all good
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barefoot in the woods
emergent hippie blogs about post traumatic growth
***Trigger Warning - These blog posts address all aspects of post trauma experiences and may trigger those who can relate all too well. Please be gentle on yourself and read as you feel able.
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Mary is not a licensed counselor or therapist - all information in these posts is intended to share her personal experiences and to provide you resources on your self-discovery journey only. Please take good care of yourself and seek professional help as needed.
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Mary Kalbach
- Mar 22
- 8 min
A Brief Course in Dissociation
Disclaimer: The following article is for informal educational purposes only. I am not a licensed medical or mental health professional. ...
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Mary Kalbach
- Feb 15, 2022
- 2 min
Tapping for Psychodrama: Follow-Up Resource Guide
My mission as a practitioner has become to create a bridge between energy psychology modalities and the best of experiential therapies. ...
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Mary Kalbach
- Feb 23, 2021
- 10 min
13 Fun Ways to Feel Embodied
Trigger Warning - This post talks about ways to experience sensations in the body that are generally safe. However, trauma does live in...
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Mary Kalbach
- Jun 21, 2020
- 9 min
Standing in the Shadows - Making Peace with our Defenses
What does it look like to negotiate that new relationship with our defenses?
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Mary Kalbach
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
The Trauma of Arrogance
A single pivot of the body that said to those protesters -
You and your cause don't matter to us.
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Mary Kalbach
- Jun 6, 2020
- 3 min
Raising Awareness Through Embodied Mindfulness
Simply noticing is a powerful action in itself. Self-reflection is a hard won skill and is always - eventually - followed by compassion -
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Mary Kalbach
- May 31, 2020
- 3 min
An Overachiever Trauma Response
I hereby give myself permission to not have to always do the hardest thing in front of me.
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Mary Kalbach
- May 15, 2020
- 2 min
This is What Post-Traumatic Growth Feels Like
There is hope after trauma
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Mary Kalbach
- Feb 28, 2020
- 10 min
Spiritual Abuse - When Seeking the Divine Hurts Your Soul
Spiritual Abuse affects our souls and our most deeply held beliefs about ourselves
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Mary Kalbach
- Feb 2, 2020
- 3 min
How Mindfulness Can Help Calm Traumatic Stress
The more I study the brain and how it is connected to the body’s stress responses, the more I realize the importance of a strong...
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Mary Kalbach
- Jan 15, 2020
- 8 min
How I Fully Recovered from Complex PTSD
I frequently get asked is it possible to get better if you have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Complex-PTSD (referred to...
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Mary Kalbach
- Nov 6, 2019
- 5 min
Five Tips for Tapping with Children
I love to "tap" with children because they are always so open and respond so quickly! Â Big Feelings that may take a grown up to 30...
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Mary Kalbach
- Sep 3, 2019
- 5 min
What is EFT Tapping?
Learn the basics of EFT "Tapping" for emotional freedom!
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Mary Kalbach
- Aug 4, 2019
- 5 min
The Dismantling of a Non-Profit - A Bird’s Eye View of Traumatized Adoptive Family Systems
Five years ago I began to conceive of a non-profit organization that would serve families who had adopted kids with hard behaviors and...
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Mary Kalbach
- Jul 7, 2019
- 6 min
The Four F's of Trauma Shut-Down
**Trigger Warning: car accident, PTSD, trauma symptoms described Lisa slowed down as she arrived at the intersection. Even though she...
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Mary Kalbach
- May 20, 2019
- 1 min
Tapping 101
Learn the basics of EFT Tapping with Mary Kalbach
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Mary Kalbach
- Apr 10, 2019
- 3 min
Unfolding Traumatic Collapse
For the many years I was living a life of triggers and reactions, one of the aspects that bothered me most was what the trauma had done...
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Mary Kalbach
- Mar 19, 2019
- 5 min
When You Have Everything to Gain from Holding on to the Pain
The problem with letting go of many of our pains or problems is that we have something to gain by holding on to them. Â This is called...
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Mary Kalbach
- Feb 7, 2019
- 7 min
The Un-Embodied Trauma Body
I love to watch dancers dance. Â I actually love to watch them walk and move and stand as well. Â In the arts department at college I could...
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