Big T & little t Trauma

Big T & little t Trauma

Big T and little t trauma are terms which are sometimes used to distinguish between different types of traumatic experiences. BIG ‘T’ TRAUMA Big T trauma refers to significant, major traumatic events involving actual (or anticipated) serious injury,...
The ‘Other Shoe Drop’ Practice

The ‘Other Shoe Drop’ Practice

POLLUTING THE PRESENT Perhaps you’ve had the experience whereby everything in the moment is seemingly going well — the sun is shining, the children are playing happily — and you should not, by all reasonable measures, have a care in the world. Except that you do. And...
Forging a New Path

Forging a New Path

One of the metaphors that I like to use to help clients conceptualize and consider change is that of an open field of tall grass.  When we engage in a repeated, reactive behavior, it is as if we walk the same path through a field from start to finish. Over time, that...