Love & Hurt: Practical Ways to Create Healthy Relationships after Trauma - Kimberly Emery
In this webinar Kimberly will teach us practical strategies to become more aware of and cope with trauma wounds or trauma history and how these strategies will help you to create a healthy and safe relationship with your partner.
Time Markers
0:00 – Introduction: Who is Kimberly Emery?
3:09 – Basic education and understanding
6:15 – Trauma impacts our relationships
8:20 – Trauma and the brain – three main parts of the brain affected by trauma
10:32 – The pendulum related to our trauma
11:40 – Practical tools and skills
11:55 – Knowledge is power
14:50 – Reading suggestions on trauma
15:41 – What to do?
16:28 – Practical skills and tips – Move at your own pace
19:30 – Take care of yourself first
22:12 – Let your partner in
27:06 – Rebuilding and strengthening self-worth
29:48 – Learning and utilizing grounding skills
34:06 – Building a relationship with the voice in your head
37:02 – Communication in your relationship
38:31 – Cultivating community
42:41 – Addressing substance use
44:34 – References
45:18 – Q&A
About Kimberly Emery
Kimberly is a licensed family therapist as well as a licensed addiction counselor. She has specialized in treating young adults navigating the dating world, treating heart break, and getting ready for marriage. Kimberly has been in practice for over a decade and has recently started specializing in treating trauma and working with couples who have had experience of trauma in their past lives and navigating that through their current relationships. Kimberly first found her passion for mental health while working for a children’s agency in her hometown of San Dimas, CA.
Kimberly Emery Links:
https://www.faultlinecounseling.com/team
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-lenggierelmft
Insights
Kimberly believes it is important to first know how trauma can impact our relationships and understand that is ok! There are many practical tools and skills to help with trauma, especially when navigating a relationship.
Invites:
- Look at the different resources/readings suggested in the webinar and think about selecting a few to do some research on.
- Discuss with your partner some of the practical skills and tips – select 2 or 3 that you can work on as a couple.
- Get involved within a community you can relate to and share your experiences with.
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