Sharing my learning, insight and experience on all things mental health and wellbeing…

 
 
Emma Tait Emma Tait

Unravelling the Subjugated Stories caused by Family Trauma

When stress, anxiety, or frustration arises, individuals may find themselves responding in ways they don't fully understand. These coping strategies might not be direct responses to personal experiences but instead inherited from the coping mechanisms of their ancestors.

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The Window of Tolerance

The window of tolerance is a helpful way to make sense of what we are experiencing when we're are effected by trauma, stress and the subsequent emotional dysregulation.

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The Castle, how life experiences shape us

This brick wall can be a metaphor for our life.

Let’s pretend the book placed at the bottom of this wall represents adversity, trauma, and small, and yet significant life challenges.

If we do not acknowledge and process it, we will have no choice but to adapt around it.

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Anxiety and relationships

In my many years of working with people, I have observed something quite interesting in relation to being anxious. I have learnt that an individual will carry the symptoms of anxiety, as listed above, but will not often understand the root cause of their suffering is often located within their relationships.

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