by justinehardy | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog
And what about when the treatment doesn’t work? A lot is now written about post-traumatic stress, to the extent that most people are familiar with the idea that the deepest wounds of war and violence are to the mind. But that is an idea, a concept. I am not sure...
by justinehardy | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog
When the trauma takes over I would like to try and explain two things: what it is like having post-traumatic stress, and some basic recovery strategies. The first part is for those who are trying to understand what post-traumatic stress is. The second is for those...
by justinehardy | Sep 19, 2014 | Blog
So, what about… This comes as Part II of the previous post ‘Disaster’. It is about what happens next So, what about… …when the rescue teams begin to pull out, and the emergency aid drops of food and medicine slow down? There is an...
by justinehardy | Sep 11, 2014 | Blog
Disaster This may not seem to be about staying sane, but it is because… …there is a moving and powerful human response to disaster – the need to do something. And there is an equally poignant reaction – to freeze, and to be overwhelmed by what has...
by justinehardy | Sep 4, 2014 | Blog
Somewhere between All or Nothing This is for anyone who has ever thought of themselves as an ‘All or Nothing’ person. Sometimes it’s the instant hit version, shovelling down an entire bucket of double chocolate fudgie-goopey ice-cream and then...
by justinehardy | Aug 12, 2014 | Blog
Part II – Disarming the F*** it Switch This is the second instalment of the saga of the F*** it Switch. Part I is here, fully fleshed out, or in short: we all have an internal F*** it Switch that can be triggered by a whole range of things, from a teeny spoonful...
