Why So Many Adults Feel Stuck in Survival Mode
Learn why trauma can leave adults stuck in survival mode and how trauma therapy and EMDR can help calm the nervous system and reduce anxiety.
Mental Health Blogs from Silver Lining Counseling
How EMDR Therapy Helps Professionals Heal from Past Trauma
High-achieving professionals are often remarkably good at one thing that works against them: pushing through. The ability to perform under pressure, meet deadlines, and project competence is genuinely useful. But those same skills can make it easy to carry unresolved trauma for years without fully...
What "Is" and "Isn't" PTSD?
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a widely discussed mental health condition, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. As trauma therapists , we often encounter clients who are unsure if their experiences “count” as trauma or who worry they might be overreacting. On the...
Small T Trauma, Big T Trauma: Why All Trauma Matters
When people think of the word “trauma,” they often picture catastrophic events like war, physical assault, natural disasters, or severe accidents. These are what mental health professionals refer to as “Big T” Traumas. They are clearly distressing, often life-threatening events that are widely recognized as...