Author: J. Broad

There’s a worrying trend in increasing rates of self-harm on children & adolescents with some estimates putting self harm rates among those under 16’s at almost 1 in 7. Having worked with children who self harm & their parents, I know that this is major cause of anxiety for effected parents and just as traumatic… Continue reading Self-Harming & The Young

Our focus this month will be on the difficult subject of self-harm. Self Harm is usually a coping technique that people use when struggling to deal with emotional or psychological distress. Those affected often find it easier to cope with physical pain than the emotional or psychological pain they otherwise endure. Rates of self-harm in… Continue reading Self Harm

What if I told you that this ATM is one of the most dangerous objects known to mankind? For people struggling with PTSD benign objects and circumstances can trigger episodes of severe stress, anxiety & panic. Imagine the following situation: A man approaches an ATM, debit card in hand ready to withdraw some money. As… Continue reading PTSD: Benign Triggers

Imagine experiencing something that gave you such an intense emotional response that it literally altered the way you see everything. In previous posts we have talked about developmental trauma, a form of trauma that occurs during the very earliest years of our life. We now move on to talk about complex trauma, sometimes known as… Continue reading It’s Complicated! – Complex Trauma

Trauma is a malevolent force that hangs over society like a foreboding shadow that we can all see and yet somehow it remains out of reach. The affects of this force mean that those affected are more likely to suffer with physical illnesses, develop addictions & problems with substance misuse, struggle with depression & other… Continue reading When The Force Isn’t With You