TIR offers an opportunity for the members of a CISM team to deal with any accumulated emotional baggage that their involvement in crisis-intervention has created. Training in TIR adds another tool to the toolkit of crisis-intervention techniques and enables peer-support to ad-dress an extended range of crisis-reactions, even those that might justify a clinical diagnosis. If virtually all the emotional reactions of a colleague in crisis could be accommodated...

Transitioning out of high-intensity occupations, such as military and first responder roles, is often a challenging and stressful experience marked by a profound loss of identity, purpose, and motivation. Dr. Dan Pronk, a former army special operations doctor, faced these difficulties after leaving the military, exposing him to symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress resulting from unprocessed combat experiences. Dissatisfied with his initial interaction...

I developed renewed faith in the power of psychotherapy after I attended a Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) course in 2011. It opened many doors for me as I began to understand the impact of previously overlooked, objectively minor traumatic incidents on psychological disorders and problems. This article is about the application of this powerful tool over the entire spectrum of psychological problems and disorders and how this brings about impressive...

If you've always wanted to heal from the lasting effects of childhood trauma but struggle with unresolved emotional pain, then keep reading... Are you sick and tired of being haunted by the past? Do you finally want to say goodbye to the pain and discover something that actually works for you? If so, then this book is for you. Trauma enthusiast and author, Callie Parker, provides you with a step-by-step blueprint to emotional healing without...

After losing her son to drugs, the author begins to see and feel a connection that her son was still around beginning with the funeral, and through her deep sorrow and depression. She continued this sense of connection with her son through her cancer treatment (chemotherapy and radiation). She feels a sense of knowing he's around and confirmation through music, color, and more. Those who have lost a child know how your heart breaks and stays that...

Trauma warps our personality blights our health stunts our development and condemns us to living well below our potential. Yet it is so, embedded in human culture that we do not recognize it. We accept aggression violence hierarchy and the drive for power status and wealth as normal. To survive we need to act urgently to reduce the incidence and impacts of trauma and develop a new culture of peace cooperation and equality. We must evolve towards higher...

Healing Beyond Trauma is a self-healing guide for anyone who has struggled with anxiety, fear, PTSD, C-PTSD, stress, chronic pain, or other symptoms of a history of trauma or abuse. This guide outlines the healing process and contains interactive worksheets, charts, resources to help further both your understanding and your healing. Find your way to freedom and break out of the bondage your captors placed on you years ago. It is time to walk without...

Ce livre numérique décrit le stress, ainsi que ses bénéfices et ses risques pour les êtres humains. Vous êtes surchargé.e de travail ? Votre patron vous hurle dans les oreilles ? Vous êtes hyper angoissé.e par les délais ? Vous êtes sous pression ? Votre vie quotidienne vous stresse ? Alors lisez ça, parce que vous allez y découvrir comment réduire le stress une fois pour toutes ! Et pour commencer... Qu'est-ce que le stress ? Le stress,...

This ebook explains the definition, benefits and hazards of stress to humans. Overloaded with work? Boss shouting at your ear? Deadlines coming from left and right? Feeling the pressure and stress from everyday life? Well, read on, because you're going to find out how to reduce stress once and for all! First of all... What is Stress? Stress is what we feel when we're overworked, when we're dreading something that's about to happen or when we're generally...

"A Troll in the House" is a wonderful short story that details the journey of a first responder who recognizes a trauma injury, then seeks help and treatment. The creative use of a mischievous troll as the embodiment of trauma allows the reader to follow their path to healing and a peaceful co-existence. It's a serious story for mature readers, that uses allegory and humour to help understand the treatment process needed to live with PTSD. John...