STAR For Childhood Trauma and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
FOR FIRST-TIME VISITORS
Personal Message from the Director
Why Take STAR
Your STAR Experience
The STAR Process
The Essence of STAR
What Graduates Say About STAR
The Value of a Personal Growth Retreat
STAR Staff
FOR THERAPISTS
Message from the Director
What Therapists Say About STAR
Inside the STAR Process
Why Therapists Choose STAR
STAR Staff
SPECIAL TOPICS
Addictions and Recovery
Attachment Disorder and Relationship Problems
Attacking Anxiety and Depression
Grief Recovery
Childhood Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress
STAR for People with a
History of Trauma
Trauma is a reality in many of our lives. The fallout from physical, emotional or sexual abuse, assault, neglect, surgeries, accidents, natural disasters, or death of loved ones may have a debilitating impact on us.
Some of our traumas are decades old and others are recent. In either case, we may experience insomnia, flashbacks, generalized anxiety, depression, or difficulty with intimacy. We may be out of touch with our feelings and life may take on a flat quality. Others of us may be continually flooded and overwhelmed by our feelings or have trouble maintaining or developing intimate relationships.
Sometimes, our society has little patience with the wounded. We are supposed to get over it, move on, stop thinking about it, or forgive and forget. We try to listen and put it behind us, but we can't. Or, sometimes we are surrounded by loving encouragement and support but we are still plagued by what happened to us. And others of us don't even connect the disruptive symptoms and dysfunctional patterns in our lives with the traumas of our past.
What may be lacking is a safe, supportive, intelligent
and loving container in which our natural healing abilities and resilience
can thrive. At STAR
we provide a transformational environment that is designed to encourage
profound personal exploration. Accompanied and supported by experienced
and caring facilitators we find the courage to face and heal the pain,
anger, fear, and grief that come with trauma. We can finally let the past
rest in the past. We can reclaim our power and our authentic voices and
move into our futures with meaning and dignity.
For reading recommendations go to:
Trauma Reading
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WHAT'S NEW | FAQ | SCHEDULE | CONTACT
US | RELATED SITES
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