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EMDR 101: What is it and how does it work?
blogAmber CraigFebruary 9, 2017childhood trauma, emdr, emdr therapy, emdr trauma, mental health, psychology, ptsd, ptsd healing, ptsd therapy, ptsd treatment, therapy, trauma, trauma healing, trauma treatmentComment
Upcoming BFF Meetups at The Commons
NewsAmber CraigFebruary 6, 2017calgary addiction, calgary events, calgary group, calgary meetup, calgary mental health, calgary ptsd, calgary support group, calgary traumaComment
Real People Share on the Benefits of Therapy
blogAmber CraigJanuary 10, 2017addiction, CBT, healing, health, mental health, psychology, ptsd, talk therapy, therapy, trauma, trauma healing, trauma therapy, wellbeing, wellness Comment
Blue skies, ropes and not-so-private parts
blogAmber CraigJanuary 3, 2017blog, blue skies, breaking free foundation, child sexual abuse, conversation, inappropriate touch, parenting, private parts, puberty, ropes, shame, teenager, use your voiceComment
Theo Fleury Receives Humanitarian Award from Whistler Film Festival
NewsAmber CraigDecember 9, 2016humanitarian, humanitarian award, theo fleury, victor walk, victor walk documentary, wff, wff 2016, whistler, whistler film festivalComment
How you can support Breaking Free Foundation on Giving Tuesday
NewsAmber CraigNovember 29, 2016breaking free foundation, charitable, giving, giving tuesday, giving tuesday canada, non-profit, philanthropyComment
The Most Offensive 4 Letter Word I Know
blogBreaking Free FoundationNovember 21, 2016addiction, mental health, psychology, ptsd, ptsd healing, therapy, trauma, trauma healingComment
Media Literacy Week: How the Media Can Better Support Trauma Survivors
blogAmber CraigOctober 31, 2016media, media literacy week, news, news media, news trauma, ptsd, trauma, trauma healing, trauma media, trauma survivorComment
Tips for responding to trauma and mental health disclosures
blogAmber CraigOctober 26, 2016addiction, coping skills, counselling, disclosures, mental health, mental illness, therapy, trauma, trauma disclosure, trauma healing, trauma therapyComment
"December 18, 2003"
blogAmber CraigOctober 24, 2016ptsd, rape, sexual assault, sexual trauma, trauma, trauma healingComment
Upcoming BFF Meetups at The Commons
NewsAmber CraigSeptember 27, 2016Comment
Forgiveness Trumps Hate
blogAmber CraigJuly 22, 2016breaking free foundation, graham james, mental health canada, theo fleury, trauma healing, trauma therapy, victor movement, victor walkComment
Ripple Effect: The Widespread Trauma of Shootings
blogAmber CraigJune 13, 2016equality, hate crime, healing, healing canada, lgbt, lgbtq, mass shooting, mental health, mental illness, orlando shooting, ptsd, ptsd alberta, ptsd calgary, terrorism, therapy, trauma, trauma alberta, trauma calgary, trauma canada, trauma healing, violence, violent crimeComment
What Art Taught Me About Sexual Abuse
blogBreaking Free FoundationMay 18, 2016art, art therapy, healing, ptsd, ptsd healing, sexual abuse, sexual trauma, trauma, trauma healingComment
Sleeping in a Safety Net: a Metaphor for My PTSD
blogAmber CraigMay 12, 2016anxiety, insomnia, mental health, mental illness, ptsd, ptsd anxiety, ptsd sleep, sleep anxiety, trauma, travel Comments
Sleeping in a Safety Net: a Metaphor for My PTSD
blogAmber CraigMay 12, 2016Comment
The State of Mental Health in Canada
blogAmber CraigMay 6, 2016Comment
The State of Mental Health in Canada
blogAmber CraigMay 5, 2016mental health, mental health alberta, mental health calgary, mental health canada, mental health edmonton, mental health red deer, national mental health week, psychology, ptsd, ptsd therapy, therapy, therapy canada, trauma, trauma therapyComment
How to Cope: Dealing with Trauma of Natural Disasters
blogAmber CraigMay 4, 2016alberta, calgary, emergency, forest fire, fort mcmurray, fort mcmurray fire, natural disaster, ptsd, red cross, trauma, trauma natural disaster, wildfire Comment
How to Cope: Dealing with Trauma of Natural Disasters
blogAmber CraigMay 4, 2016 Comment
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