{"id":58,"date":"2023-05-15T02:21:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T09:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2023-08-27T21:02:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T04:02:06","slug":"foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/?page_id=58","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Star&#8217;s Window"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"58\" class=\"elementor elementor-58\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7328878 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7328878\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4618400\" data-id=\"4618400\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f004f7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4f004f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/mUntitled-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1564\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/mUntitled-3.jpg 428w, https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/mUntitled-3-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Truth can be viewed through rose-colored lenses. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d034cfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d034cfb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5f146d\" data-id=\"c5f146d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef40d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef40d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What inspired me to be a Mental Health Provider<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3108fb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3108fb8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f39fb05\" data-id=\"f39fb05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffaee4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffaee4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">I am known as Star to my clients, family and friends. I come from several decades of\u00a0\u00a0coms from an acute care background (ER,and various ICU specialities), Informatics, Research and Evidence Based Practice, Education and Community Health Nursing. I also love to write and share my views on health, wellness, and mental health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">After working with psychiatric patients in the Emergency Room, I realized that the healthcare system has done a huge disservice by its fragmented approach to treating clients in mental health.\u00a0\u00a0Getting sick during the pandemic and being privy to the ensuing post pandemic mental health crisis, I decided to further train as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Humans have the natural ability and resilience\u00a0to heal themselves. As a PMHNP, my goal is to empower patients to gain back the confidence and belief that they are capable of recovering from life&#8217;s traumatic\u00a0experiences. I am driven by how my colleagues and the community has been affected by the Pandemic. We as consumers of healthcare,\u00a0\u00a0have been led to believe that we are powerless against a\u00a0\u00a0healthcare system that doesn\u2019t have the right infrastructure to support the magnitude and complexity of mental health issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Having to go through my own trauma of being sick with COVID,\u00a0not\u00a0being able to breathe and just being helpless for the first time, I came to understand\u00a0the barriers that stand in the way of clients and the healthcare service that they deserve. Being in healthcare for many years, I never thought that I would be on the\u00a0receiving end of services that really\u00a0didn&#8217;t\u00a0serve me well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">The Pandemic was the worst of times, and also the best of times.\u00a0The\u00a0skyrocketing numbers of\u00a0mental health issues from various age groups post pandemic, \u00a0is not only overwhelming the already exhausted healthcare delivery system and burnt out providers, but it also opened up several avenues on how we can be better prepared for what will continue to for decades.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What is mental health?\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-802c24a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"802c24a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfb41d4\" data-id=\"bfb41d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8456449 elementor-widget 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Every week I try to keep up with the latest and best strategies to improve outcomes in mental health and behavioral clinics. Because I felt rushed, and unsuccessful with 30 minute intake appointments and 15 minute med management follow ups, I decided to terminate my recent contract with a high volume, for profit mental health clinic. I got paid $60.00 for a new patient, and $30.00 for follow up appointments. In order for me to actually afford to pay my student loans and eat, I have to see at least 2 intakes per hour or 4 (15min) follow up appointments every hour. Sans factoring in EHR issues, not having an MA to answer patients, PAs and pharmacy calls, processes flow issues etc. I was becoming the provider whom I didn&#8217;t want to be. I become almost robotic, straight to the point, and pressured. The office staff was constantly trying to text me to remind me that there are patients waiting impatiently to see me. Each time I try to walk my patient out the door, I was ready to walk out with them. Finally, I did.<\/p><p>I know LinkedIn include mid level providers, consumers of mental health care and advocacy leaders. Let me pose this question to all of you: What is your mental health care\/wellness worth to you?<\/p><p>I recently came across an article by Dr David Fryburg on factors including media that affect patient experience in the office setting. The picture below accurately depicts both the patient and provider perspective during the encounter. His study concluded that to ease stress media provided should reflect relaxing music, videos etc. to enhance both the provider&#8217;s and patient&#8217;s experience in the hospital and clinic setting.<\/p><p>Although he did no talk about appointment times, Id like to talk about gaps in providing the best care for patients who come to us with mental health issues and behavioral challenges. I acknowledge that relaxing clinic and ER waiting area can contribute to better encounters. But the real challenge that we are facing lie in how providers and patients interact, and how the pressure of time can directly affect both provider and patient experience.<\/p><p>Medical issues can be almost accurately evaluated, diagnosed and a treatment plan developed based on diagnostic tests, and patient related information shared by the patient. In mental health, providers are required to provider a diagnosis code so we can bill insurance. What is the diagnosed based on? The diagnosis is based upon the information that the patient is willing to share with you in 30 minutes. Most often details are prompted by the provider&#8217;s canned list of questions based on ICD 10 diagnosis criteria and client response to their intake questionnaire (if they decided to fill out the form). Some providers are thoughtful enough to know that one cannot accurately formulate a diagnosis with a 30 minute encounter. Those providers who are prudent , know that it is more appropriate to identify and cite the patient&#8217;s specific symptoms instead of designate a permanent label to someone&#8217;s crisis based presentation i.e. acute psychosis instead vs schizophrenia.<\/p><p>So what is the point of all of this? Whether we like it or not, everyone suffers from some form of stress, and anxiety on a daily basis. The mental health industry, providers in the field and the demand for their services is sky rocketing. Past trauma, aggravated by the effects of the Pandemic is reflected on reported crimes including, substance use, drug related deaths, violence toward self and others are a reflection of the population&#8217;s mental health\/wellness as well as the many gaps that separate people from seeking help or getting the help that they need and deserve.<\/p><p>Health (which includes mental health) exist in a continuum. There are good days and there are bad days. However as those bad days become more frequent and become less manageable, there is a potential of getting stuck in a disease state.<\/p><p>We as providers for mental health have a huge responsibility to provide compassionate care for people who come to us for help. We have to remember that care and how effective it is, is not necessarily measured through the number of patients we see, or our reimbursement rates. Mental and behavioral health or illness, crisis present itself when people have maximized their resilience capacity; think of the many years that layers upon layers of self protective mechanisms (that may not be healthy) are developed to survive on a daily basis. Humans are resilient but we have our limits.<\/p><p>As I move forward to create my own self pay practice, it is my hope that providers and HMP&#8217;s will see the value in taking the time to allow clients to share their real stories. The PMHNP&#8217;s philosophy is based upon on diagnosis and medication management, and a little CBT. However, this should not prevent us from respecting people&#8217;s traumas and an understanding that most of the resulting behaviors are considered embarrassing by society. Effective client -provider trusting relationships are impossible to develop in 30 minutes.<\/p><p>Empowered Choices, is a virtual platform that offers mental and behavioral health services, that are driven by both the client and the provider. Accessible, and affordable care, its a choice that we have to make to deliver the right type of care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3647f6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3647f6c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-186f619\" data-id=\"186f619\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c56cc4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c56cc4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-652\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2.jpg 595w, https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fryburg, D. (2021) What's Playing in Your Waiting Room? Patient and Provider Stress and the Impact of Waiting Room Media. Journal of Patient Experience 2021 10.1177\/23743735211049880 <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bb0efe\" data-id=\"9bb0efe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33be89e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33be89e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-651\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-2.jpg 706w, https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-2-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5789aa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5789aa2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fee93fa\" data-id=\"fee93fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491ccac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"491ccac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e31dff7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e31dff7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-145fc82\" data-id=\"145fc82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2422d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2422d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Words to Ponder Upon...<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6262b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6262b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f239b9\" data-id=\"1f239b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a1e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77a1e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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The world order of programming us to constantly feel fear, anger, shame and guilt is quite self defeating. When we escape from what is facing us, the temporary relief from numbing or ignoring may be good at that very moment. But as humans, we like feeling numb or good all the time. If we continue on doing this, we slowly but surely become powerless to any adversity that come our way.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">When our &#8220;go-to&#8221; coping mechanism is avoidance, we end up being stuck in darkness or in the same cycle of behavior that prevents us from growth.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">The mental and emotional pain that we go through during out lifetime are all necessary. It is important to experience and, talk about them so we can slowly transform into the resilient and amazing humans that we truly are. Why? So we can serve our authentic purpose.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">The heaven that we hope for is here and now. To cultivate growth we start with gratitude for all that is what is!<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c065b91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c065b91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fbc139\" data-id=\"3fbc139\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfabc7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dbfabc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86d3222 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86d3222\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-145cdca\" data-id=\"145cdca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34da1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d34da1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-659\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-copy.jpg 777w, https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-copy-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/empoweredhealingbh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-copy-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">When you find yourself in darkness, realize that it is in that darkness that you may find your light!\u200b<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbf8682 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbf8682\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83b425c\" data-id=\"83b425c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bccbb74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bccbb74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adverse Childhood Events &amp; Trauma<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d6900f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d6900f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6db14a\" data-id=\"d6db14a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d52f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8d52f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/tYCDKieC82g?si=mEtEoGm-x3fM7-Lp&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio);-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;-o-object-position:center center;object-position:center center}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64445e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64445e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d106644\" data-id=\"d106644\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a1b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79a1b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>trauma happens more than we dare to admit. Trauma from childhood, often unspoken because we assume we are doing well manifests itself in adulthood without our awareness. As I continue to study about Trauma, it is amazing how many people present at the clinic, misdiagnosed and overly medicated.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10b7fe0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10b7fe0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14d5231\" data-id=\"14d5231\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a194d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a6a194d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9492ab6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9492ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3de26f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3de26f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-136cbe4\" data-id=\"136cbe4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5fcb85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5fcb85\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8170424\" data-id=\"8170424\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52cb41a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52cb41a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a74f82\" data-id=\"0a74f82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106647c elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"106647c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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