Bullying

Bullying is brutal, not just in the moment it is happening but the aftermath; hours, days, months, years and even decades later. A client I was working this week was processing some really heavy seemingly repetitive emotions he’s been feeling from when he was bullied in his early teens. Now in his mid-20’s he’s stillContinue reading “Bullying”

Humour and Trauma Work

A common misconception about trauma processing is it involves sitting talking in hushed tones and crying a lot to heal. This can be part of the journey but does not have to be the whole journey. Humour is a hugely underrated healing tool and with the right client coach relationship can be incredibly powerful at helping a client get great shifts in processing their trauma. It is often the weight of the trauma that makes so many people never want to process it. If humour is available it can open the door to going deep into painful emotions that need to be felt to create healing for the client.