Editorial note: This article explores how It’s Complicated goes beyond traditional therapy, providing comprehensive mental health support to employees for everyday challenges, not just crises. What you’ll learn: Introduction: More Than Just Therapy When most people think of Employee Mental Health Programs (EAPs), they picture someone in crisis—a panic attack, burnout, or depression that demands
The link between our gut and brain is something we’ve all felt. Think about the butterflies in your stomach when you feel excited, or the nausea and loss of appetite that can come with intense anxiety. These are examples of how our emotions directly affect our gut, showing the close relationship between our digestive system
Trauma profoundly impacts not just our emotions and mind, but also our physical body. Whether it results from a single catastrophic event, ongoing stress, or childhood adversity, trauma often disrupts the body’s natural ability to regulate itself. Somatic Experiencing (SE), a body-based therapeutic approach developed by Dr. Peter Levine in the 1970s, seeks to address