7 Powerful Ways Trauma-Informed OT Uses Daily Functional Therapy to Heal Trauma
Trauma-informed OT recognizes that trauma doesn’t just live in the mind. It lives in the body, the nervous system, and the routines we struggle to maintain. It can make ordinary tasks like getting dressed, making breakfast, or going to work feel overwhelming—even when you’re a high-functioning professional catching the MAX downtown or logging into Zoom […]
Trauma OT: 4 Practical Ways It Rebuilds Daily Life
Trauma OT begins with a simple truth: trauma does not only live in memory.. It lives in the body, in daily routines, in the way someone wakes up in the morning or avoids opening their email before 8 a.m. because the inbox already feels like too much. It can shape sleep patterns, eating habits, communication […]
Trauma Recovery OT and Somatic Therapy: A Whole-Body Approach in Oregon
Trauma recovery OT recognizes that trauma is not only a memory — it is often a pattern in the body. Many adults who have lived through chronic stress, medical trauma, racialized harm, family instability, or relationship violence notice that long after an event has passed, their nervous system still reacts as if it is happening […]