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It can be difficult as a parent when you can’t find answers to what is happening for your child. Your child may be struggling with stomach aches, shortness of breath, fatigue, headaches, or pain in joint/muscles. When there is no medical explanation, it is considered to be emotional distress manifesting as physical symptoms. That emotional distress may be anxiety, stress, or another mental health concern, and some children are more sensitive to this than others. For some children difficult experiences roll off their back, while for other kids no matter how hard they try they stick and it is harder to “shake them off”. Parents often wonder, what can I do to help my child? Here I share a few recommendations of where to start. 
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Do you ever feel like you were reliving something from the past? Feel like your emotions are more intense than the situation calls for? Experience somatic symptoms with no known medical reason? EMDR may be able to help. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, it helps process high stress or traumatic events that get “locked” in the body and mind and are often re-triggered in present day experiences. For example, a previously negatively charged presentation experience can create intense anxiety even panic attack symptoms when presenting current day, a challenging past relationship can make it difficult to trust in the present, and a stressful health experience that started with headache can put you on high alert each time your head starts to hurt in the present.  |
AuthorI am a Registered Psychotherapist and Art Therapist. And I have been writing this blog since May 2021 about various topics including parenting, supporting adult and child mental health, and holistic approaches. The intention of this blog is to provide resources and information to others, however it is not intended to take the place of therapy. If you have any questions about anything written please reach out to me. Archives
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