Trauma Healing Project

Trauma. What is trauma? It is an emotion in response to a horrific event. One of these events could be emotional, physical, sexual, or combat related. Some survivors of traumatic events may experience posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD. Survivors have the option to receive help from doctors, psychiatrists, or counselors. All of which may help the survivor to an extent. That is why there are alternative medicine companies designed to help survivors. One company like this is The Trauma Healing Project. This company started up as a group of people who wanted to help others in 2004 (Project, 2017). It took the company a few years to start up fully, but to this day the Trauma Healing Project helps as many people as they possibly can. The Trauma

Wellness groups help survivors focus on how to keep themselves well. This may seem repetitive, but helping survivors focus on mind, body, and possibly spiritual positivity allows them to slowly move forward. Focusing on wellness in a group allows the survivor to hear how his or her peers focus on wellness. It is a positive space for them. Digital Story Telling is very unique. This is a group where each survivor explains his or her story in a safe space. Next, they recreate their story using visuals and words. This can be cathartic. Visualizing what happened to an individual may help them come to terms with their trauma. Both of these settings would be great for children like Kaitlin Hernandez in $2.00 A Day. Her uncle molested her. The digital storytelling might help her move forward with this trauma. Kaitlin’s mother seemed to experience vicarious trauma from this event. Jennifer moved out with her two kids as soon as possible. She felt horrible(Edin & Schaefer, 2015). If the Hernandez family had access to the Trauma Healing Project their mental and physical health would significantly

Acupuncture would help anyone of the people in the book, $2.00 A Day. This therapy uses strategically placed needles to relieve stress, anxiety, and tension in the body. Twenty-one-year old mother, Jessica Compton sells her plasma as much as ten times a month could benefit from releasing the stress of donating by attending an acupuncture session (Edin & Schaefer, 2015). Yoga is a therapy that can help adults, teens, and young children. The preschool my mother works at uses yoga to calm down the three and four-year-olds before story time. A lot of the children at her school are deaf or have a disability. Yoga helps these children concentrate. This can be applied to children who have suffered a trauma or teens. For one hour a week, you stretch and breath in a calm environment is wonderful for mental