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Calming Panic

November 6, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 1 Comment

If we have experienced trauma in our lives, our system may be on high alert and send adrenalin through our bodies even when it is not needed.

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Childhood and its influence on Adult Alcohol Consumption

October 16, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / Leave a comment

This study showed that people who scored 4 or more on the ACE questionnaire were seven times as likely to become addicted to alcohol.

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Processing Memories with EMDR

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 5 Comments

In this process I came to fully understand that my memories and beliefs were not only thoughts or images but also emotions and bodily sensations and that all of these needed to be processed in order for true change and healing to happen.

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When Grief gets Complicated

August 22, 2018April 9, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 3 Comments

The question, at this point in history, while working our way out of a time when grief has been so pathologized, might be, how do we know when there is a problem with grief?

Same Trauma, Different Outcome – Why some people have a harder time getting “over it.”

May 16, 2018April 10, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 6 Comments

We don’t think of the fact that, as human beings, we don’t live in laboratories and so there are 1000’s of variable at play in each of our lives, even when we might have some big things in common. These variables will result in a wide variety of responses to similar events and experiences. 

Mental Health & Medication

April 16, 2018April 10, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 6 Comments

Medication has its limits. It will not provide a healthy environment, social support, the tools to manage difficult situations, or to heal from major crisis or traumatic events and should not be solely relied on for these things. 

The Borderline Therapist

November 27, 2017April 11, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 2 Comments

Dr. Slater reveals that she, herself, had been a patient in this same hospital, five times.

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Joy Eidse is a registered Social Worker living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She works as a counsellor for individuals wanting to work on issues related to mental health or trauma. Send Joy a message.

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