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Bullying and other trauma can deeply impact us. How can we recover?
Bullying and other trauma can deeply impact us. How can we recover?
“It’s really hard to be hated on when you don’t know who you are yet.” Millie Bobby Brown
Douglas Eby
Oct 8
Creativity and Mental Health and Recovery — excerpt from interview with Sarah Fay
Creativity and Mental Health and Recovery — excerpt from interview with Sarah Fay
Author Sarah Fay recalls: “I received six diagnoses and my first one came when I was was 12 and a lot of [my memoir] Pathological is about…
Douglas Eby
Sep 19
Intensity and Being A Creative Person
Intensity and Being A Creative Person
Intensity may often be part of the life of creative artists and high ability people, and accompany their trait of high sensitivity.
Douglas Eby
Sep 19
Overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences with Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences with Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES): “That dysfunction can give us the message that I am not okay.”
Douglas Eby
Sep 5
How to feel safe in stress and trauma healing, and the Cell Danger Response
How to feel safe in stress and trauma healing, and the Cell Danger Response
“When cells sense danger, they prioritize survival over normal functions like growth and repair…This underscores the interconnectedness of…
Douglas Eby
Sep 1
Trauma and anxiety and getting dysregulated with psychologist Cheryl Arutt
Trauma and anxiety and getting dysregulated with psychologist Cheryl Arutt
Dr. Cheryl Arutt discusses the deep connection between trauma, anxiety, stress and avoidance.
Douglas Eby
Aug 24
Highly sensitive people can be more prone to stress and trauma
Highly sensitive people can be more prone to stress and trauma
“Sensitive people are more prone to stress because we are picking up so much more information from the internal and external environment.”
Douglas Eby
Aug 14
Emotional Health
Artists dealing with depression to be more creative
Artists dealing with depression to be more creative
Taking care of our emotional challenges to be more successful
Douglas Eby
Jan 14, 2020
Use Fear And Discomfort To Be More Creative
Use Fear And Discomfort To Be More Creative
Being creative can bring up fear — how can we work with it?
Douglas Eby
Feb 14, 2020
Creative People Feeling Insecure
Creative People Feeling Insecure
How do our feelings of insecurity and self-doubt impact our creativity?
Douglas Eby
Jan 2, 2018
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