Tag Archives: post-traumatic growth

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  Post-Traumatic Growth and Dialectical Thinking

  Posted on January 20, 2015 by admin in PTSD Blog.

  The first week of December I was visiting my kids and grandkids in the Pacific Northwest for an early Christmas with my husband. On December 30, I was undergoing brain surgery for what had been diagnosed as a glioma surrounding my brain stem. Doctors considered my brain tumor to be inoperable because of the location. […]

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  Preparing Your Child to Respond to and Benefit from Trauma, Part 2

  Posted on December 20, 2012 by admin in PTSD Blog.

  Psychologist Dr. Thomas Brunner talks about how to prepare children for trauma and build resiliency into their character. He believes five elements are crucial. In a previous blog post we talked about touch on the first two qualities: building self-esteem and insight and building a sense of hope. Dr. Brunner also emphasizes the importance of developing three […]

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