Gutless & Grateful for Sexual Assault Awareness

This is an extension of the College Mental Health Program, which you can learn about here. My Story At 17, I was sexually abused by a mentor figure for nearly a year. I froze, unable to face what had happened to me for months until days after my 18th birthday.…

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Waking the Tiger: How do we heal when the trauma’s over? PTSD, Peter Levine and Paths to Healing

Originally published on Amyoes.com on December 28, 2015 By Amy Oestreicher. What is it about trauma that makes us continually panic after the trauma is over? I’m reading Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine again to further understand why a danger that is no longer present can have an affect…

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