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Trauma is Trauma: A Mental Health Talk with Kevin Smith

Trauma is Trauma: A Mental Health Talk with Kevin Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBvc7Ny4iUk

Creating a Mental Training Plan for your Athletes

Saskatoon Social Club: Sport Psychology https://saskatoon-social-club.blogspot.com/2023/04/sport-psychology.html

Complex Trauma: Understanding and Treatment - Diane Langberg

Complex Trauma: Understanding and Treatment - Diane Langberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otxAuHG9hKo Summary of Complex Trauma: Understanding and Treatment - Diane Langberg 00:00:00 - 00:50:00 Dr. Diane Langberg explains the complexity of trauma and how it affects individuals differently than post-traumatic stress disorder. Complex trauma is typically caused by multiple chronic stressors, often involving harm from caregivers, leading to severe human development compromise. Dr. Langberg explores the impact of complex trauma on children, including the physiological effects on the brain and adrenal gland, as well as the lasting psychological impact. Victims may develop dissociation, memory fragmentation, and unhealthy perceptions of their perpetrator. The importance of talking and establishing healthy boundaries, as well as being patient and allowing survivors of trauma to process their experiences at their own pace, is emphasized to facilitate healing. Therapy should focus on revers...

Pain / Fear

Freedom Writers - The showdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU_BueZZNd8   (short version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkyhf4G0YMs   (extended version) The above clips demonstrate how the effect of pain and fear can affect a person's entire experience of life. This is an extremely important thing to understand because it amplifies itself exponentially to the point of total system collapse, like a stock market crash. The only way to solve the problem this situation creates is to stop trying to win, but not to give up. As the song says... Give in, not Up ("Surrender but don't give yourself away"). Cheap Trick - Surrender https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Km11HNzUY   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mns4OCAbNF0  

Being Right

Teach Your Child About the Dangers of Being Right https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtKyNtng04U  

Patience

The Power of Patience: How Giving A Child Time to Think Helps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZZOe2N5_rg