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Compliant Children of Divorce: Unwanted Lessons Learned

Posted on March 9, 2012 by docellie • 2 Comments

Children of divorce probably watch their parents lead by example more closely than the general population of children. Why? Because they simply do not know what to do, what to say, or how to feel. They may have heard the word “divorce”, but may have very limited internal resources with which they can make sense of the concept. Continue reading →

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9/11 Still an Issue a Decade Later

Posted on August 29, 2011 by docellie • Leave a comment

Can you imagine that helping professionals and other caring witnesses are still suffering trauma responses a decade after the 9/11 tragedy? That certainly speaks to how insidious the effects of vicarious trauma can be! It also demonstrates a saddening lack of compassion and absence of resources for our heroes. Continue reading →

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Suicide and the Client Who Never Was

Posted on August 22, 2011 by docellie • 4 Comments

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please remember that suicidal thinking is the result of being in an extreme shame attack. The suffering person is grappling with life-issues or events that provide a context of seeing oneself as unlovable and worthless. Continue reading →

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Road to Resilience Can Be Rocky

Posted on June 1, 2011 by docellie • 2 Comments

Attending and graduating from the “School of Hard Knocks” plays a key role in how a person learns to be resilient. Studies show that kids who grew up in adverse living conditions seem to demonstrate a richer depth of resilience in adulthood. Continue reading →

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Bin Laden a Has-Been in a Culture of Trauma

Posted on May 2, 2011 by docellie • 3 Comments

Justice may have been done and we may have fought the good fight; but according to the news, Bin Laden is already a has-been and we will need to brace ourselves for whatever comes next. Continue reading →

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Statistics on Depression are Depressing

Posted on April 29, 2011 by docellie • 1 Comment

Sounds like it is time to discuss depression as an occurrence that might be described as heading in the direction of an epidemic. Continue reading →

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Signs of Addiction Can Be Subtle Among Professional Helpers

Posted on April 13, 2011 by docellie • Leave a comment

An interesting article appeared online regarding the more subtle signs of addiction. The author, Ms. Melanie Haiken claims that knowing whether someone you love has a problem with drugs or alcohol is not always as obvious as you might think. People tend to stereotype the typical alcoholic as someone staggering around with a bottle in … Continue reading →

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9/11 Second-Hand Shock Still an Issue a Decade Later.

Posted on April 6, 2011 by docellie • Leave a comment

Can you imagine that helping professionals are still suffering trauma responses a decade after the 9/11 tragedy? That certainly speaks to how insidious the effects of vicarious trauma can be! Continue reading →

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Second-Hand Shock Impacts a Generation

Posted on March 6, 2011 by docellie • Leave a comment

I attended a sobering 60th birthday party yesterday evening. It was a large room full of  aging baby-boomers: the most disappointed generation. While everyone seemed to be having a good enough time, there was an unmistakable malaise in the air. We baby boomers have had a tough pill or two to swallow. Having been born … Continue reading →

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Could James Arthur Ray be suffering from Second-Hand Shock?

Posted on March 4, 2011 by docellie • Leave a comment

James Arthur Ray may very well be paying the price for working with untreated Second-Hand Shock. His job, which focused on helping people deal with work-related stress, probably put him at risk to hear lots of trauma content stories over time while having to control his empathic response; a perfect storm for contracting Vicarious Trauma. … Continue reading →

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