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When PTSD Overwhelms You, What’s the Solution? How Ketamine Saves My Life

When PTSD Overwhelms You, What’s the Solution? How Ketamine Saves My Life

by Torah Bontrager | Oct 27, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma

When all else fails, turn to drugs. Well, one very specific drug: ketamine administered as infusion treatments for post traumatic stress (PTS aka PTSD). Before I go on, here’s a disclaimer. (Keep scrolling for the video version of this post.) Disclaimer: In the...
Handwriting Isn’t Just for the Amish. See the Rewards in Only 12 Minutes!

Handwriting Isn’t Just for the Amish. See the Rewards in Only 12 Minutes!

by Torah Bontrager | Oct 20, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma

It’s time to bust out the pen and paper. I know what you’re thinking: “Who does that anymore, Torah? It’s called a laptop, tablet, or cellphone. I can just type up my thoughts or click a record button on an app.” (Keep scrolling for the video version of this post.)...
How Gardening Can Help You Successfully Manage Post-Traumatic Stress

How Gardening Can Help You Successfully Manage Post-Traumatic Stress

by Torah Bontrager | Oct 13, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma

The gentle breeze wafting through my hair. The warm rays of the sun flitting through a canopy of trees. Butterflies dancing from flower bush to rose trellis. Birds chirping all around me. Bees buzzing about. A salad of thick red juicy slices of flavor-exploding...
8 Benefits of Coloring Mandalas for Your Mind & Body, Per Research

8 Benefits of Coloring Mandalas for Your Mind & Body, Per Research

by Torah Bontrager | Oct 6, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma

Remember when you started learning how to color? Until ~10 years ago, I thought coloring was just for kids. It’s not an adult thing to do. (Keep scrolling for the video version of this post.) One of my therapists introduced me to mandala coloring to give me...
5 Tools to Help You Manage Post-Traumatic Stress on Your Path of Empowerment

5 Tools to Help You Manage Post-Traumatic Stress on Your Path of Empowerment

by Torah Bontrager | Sep 29, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma

In light that so many of us deal with childhood trauma, especially trauma connected to sexual abuse or religious abuse, I thought I’d share some of my experiences with PTS (post-traumatic stress, also known as PTSD) and subsequent depression—and the various...
Did Your Parent Crave Your Attention? You Might Suffer From Emotional Incest.

Did Your Parent Crave Your Attention? You Might Suffer From Emotional Incest.

by Torah Bontrager | Sep 26, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma

In a previous post, “How Parentification Disrupts Your Development and Holds You Back as an Adult”, I mentioned that I’d discuss emotional incest, which falls under the umbrella of parentification. Or at least in my view it’s a part of...
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