From Chaos to Connection with Dr. Ellie Zarrabian: Growing from Pain to Community: 3 Ways to Avoid Trauma and Stay Mentally/Emotionally Strong During Tough Times

Are you dealing with conflict at home with a loved one, or in the community? How about watching conflict get played out in the world? What about natural disasters? Have you been affected by the floods or the earthquakes? In this episode, Dr. Ellie will talk about using three simple tools to avoid becoming traumatized due to conflict or natural disasters. Trauma is a serious condition that is the effect of one or serious events that are life-threatening or emotionally disturbing. You can mitigate the effects of trauma by using these three simple tools. Tried and true from her own personal experience through war, discrimination, a revolution and becoming a refugee. Dr. Ellie will give examples of how she applied these tools to her own life to avoid becoming traumatized.

Episode giveaways:

• Half hour phone consultation.