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Learnings, teachings, tips & tricks from Alexandra Louise, LCSW, for you to refer to during difficult times, stressful workdays and moments when you need a little extra encouragement.

PTSD- When Time Doesn’t Heal
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PTSD- When Time Doesn’t Heal

The truth is that with PTSD time does not heal the wounds. I wish I could tell you that it did because goodness wouldn’t that be more simple than the reality we are actually faced with? It’s okay though, because PTSD CAN get better…it just requires you to also lean in and do some brave, courageous work. It requires learning ways to retrain your brain to see that you are no longer in a space of danger. It requires looking at the feelings of anger, anxiety, panic, grief and sometimes even shame that seem to whisper to you all day long.

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