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All your emotions are vital for your wellbeing.

In My Rose Garden is an uplifting blog to encourage and inspire people who have gone through serious medical procedures, such as amputation, mastectomy or lumpectomy, & life-changing diagnoses, such as cancer or stroke.

I compiled a series of 15 posters about the main benefits of the most prominent emotions that are raging when people receive adverse medical diagnoses that can change their lives as they know it today. Each emotion is important in your survival and to thrive towards wholeness.

My counselling sessions are helpful when you are struggling to cope with a crisis and don’t know how to deal with life-changing trauma. You can book your session at www.aquillasa.co.za. The process is confidential and secure.

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Dr Barbara Louw - "It is time to become well and whole. You’re not healing just to cope with trauma, pain, anxiety, and depression—you’ve already endured those. You’re healing to reclaim your joy and welcome happiness back into your life."

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Trauma is not a diagnosis. Experiencing emotional turmoil after receiving a life-threatening diagnosis creates an intense sense of danger and leaves a lasting scar. This profound emotional wound constitutes trauma. Enduring pain is a natural part of being human, and our resilience helps us navigate trauma over time. A wise counsellor can assist you through the difficult days. There is always hope.

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Managing Your Experience of Medical Trauma Step 1 by @drbarbaralouw.

No pain is insignificant. Suffering is universal.

Many people are too quick to say that "no matter what you are going through, someone has it worse" or "there is always someone with bigger problems". It is emotionally dismissive and conveys the message that your struggle is insignificant and that you are overreacting...my concern is, how is the situation affecting you?

Full article: https://www.barbaralouw.com/index.php/blogs/in-my-rose-garden/183-managing-your-experience-of-medical-trauma-step-1

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Medical trauma can leave you feeling voiceless. You didn’t choose the earth-shattering diagnoses – you had a stroke, you have cancer, you need an amputation – you could die. Medical personnel speak in their terminology, and you feel lost. Suddenly, you don’t seem to understand the meaning of common words, and the world becomes an overwhelming, too-loud place. Read the article - https://www.barbaralouw.com/index.php/blogs/in-my-rose-garden/181-medical-trauma-leaves-you-feeling-voiceless

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Supporting a loved one who is ill is a new and precious part of your relationship. As you embark on a road trip to wholeness, you will grow with that person. Read more: https://www.barbaralouw.com/index.php/blogs/in-my-rose-garden/180-supporting-a-loved-one-who-is-ill

If you feel helpless or stuck I invite you to contact me and make an online or in-person appointment today!

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Medical Trauma Introduction by Dr Barbara Louw

Medical traumatic stress encompasses a spectrum of psychological and physical reactions experienced by patients and their loved ones in response to pain, injury, serious illness, medical procedures, and unsettling treatment encounters. It's the deeply personal aftermath that unfolds, triggering a cascade of complex negative emotions and physiological responses.

The symptoms of medical trauma can manifest in various forms and intensities… Read more.

https://www.barbaralouw.com/index.php/blogs/in-my-rose-garden/179-medica-trauma-an-introduction-article

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In My Rose Garden – “There is always hope! Sometimes a miracle happens in the blink of an eye and other times your healing process is a journey to wholeness..” Dr Barbara Louw.

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Supporting A Loved One 101

Sometimes silence is welcome.

The trauma of an adverse medical diagnosis such as cancer brings an awkward wordlessness because it feels like there are no words to describe what happened. There are not enough words to describe what is on in one’s mind, emotions or body. In a single moment, life changes forever.

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In My Rose Garden by Dr Barbara Louw for people who are recovering from adverse medical diagnoses such as cancer and stroke, as well as mastectomy and amputation.

https://www.barbaralouw.com/index.php/blogs/in-my-rose-garden