November is always a busy month here at Hydro-Ease. And even more so this year as we are a staff member down, the lovely Maela was offered a last-minute University place to study Art Psychotherapy and our new staff member doesn’t start until January 2024; that’s the thing being a business owner, you are always […]
Wow! October already, time for trick or treat, or as we used to call it years ago in Scotland “Going Guising” Dressing up and going door to door telling jokes or stories for money, sweets, or fruit. The trees are turning a beautiful array of colours, cosy jackets, scarves, and hats are being worn and
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There has been much written and discussed about the temperature of the water in a float environment and a common misconception is to have the water hotter in cold countries. While there is a little grace in this its not as much as you would think. The temperature in a float environment should range anywhere
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Do you ever just sense somethings not right? Do you ever feel agitated, on edge or just downright uneasy in a certain place? Have you ever just sat with this feeling and made sense of its presence? Have you ever felt restless in someone’s company? Have you ever avoided someone as you know you just
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Trauma recovery and growth are processes that you can have the opportunity to go through after experiencing a traumatic event or series of events. Trauma refers to a distressing or harmful experience that overwhelms a person’s ability to cope, meaning it’s a personal experience that we have given meaning too, it can have lasting effects
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In our second guest blog, Dr Charlie Orton, Chief Executive of UK SMART Recovery; a UK based addiction recovery charity talks about her top three take-aways from the In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts conversation between trauma therapist Vivian McKinnon and Dr Gabor Mate. Mate is a world leading expert on childhood trauma and addiction.
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Gary Rutherford is our guest writer for the fourth blog in our special series celebrating the work of international childhood trauma and addiction expert Gabor Mate. He was one of 60 participants attending the In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts event in conversation with trauma therapist and floatation expert, Vivian McKinnon and one of five
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In this our third blog, the internationally acclaimed author and expert in childhood trauma and addiction, talks about ‘universal addiction processes that employ the same brain systems, the same emotional dynamics, the same emptiness, the same desperation to escape from pain.” He also looks at the origins of addiction in family trauma. This forms part
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Welcome to the second blog on last week’s in-conversation session with world leading expert, Dr Gabor Mate on childhood trauma and addiction. For those who don’t know me, I’m Vivian McKinnon, a mum of three, owner and founder of Hydro-ease; Northern Ireland’s only dedicated floatation centre and a trauma and addiction therapist. In my work,
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To those of you who know me. Hello my lovelies. To those of you who don’t. My name is Vivian McKinnon. I was once an addict. I have no shame in saying this because my past has become my educator, my mentor, my reason for being and doing better and for helping other people do
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If you are experiencing anxiety, depression, stress or overwhelm, RAFT will help you to deal with the root cause, not just the symptoms.