Sexual abuse survivors are not emotionally doomed, per new research

When survivors feel supported, they can develop resilience. https://t.co/06PrmpeKsz — National Sexual Violence Resource Center (@NSVRC) December 2, 2019 A recently released study suggests that the majority of survivors of childhood sexual abuse are able to achieve what the study calls “complete mental health.” Complete mental Health (CMH) is defined, in the study, as, “the…

Talking to therapist rewires your brain

Talking to therapist rewires your brain

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/therapy-brain-changes_us_587e440ce4b07b9dd704c13b If you can change the way you think, you can change your brain. That’s the conclusion of a new study, which finds that challenging unhealthy thought patterns with the help of a therapist can lead to measurable changes in brain activity. In the study, psychologists at King’s College London show that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy…