Trauma & Recovery

Trauma affects not only memory, but also the body, emotions, and relationships. Here you’ll find resources on grounding, healing, and rebuilding safety and connection, along with insights into trauma-informed approaches.

Supporting Children After Trauma: Resources for Parents and Caregivers

When children go through trauma, their responses can be confusing—big emotions, withdrawal, or seeming “far away.” This blog brings together resources from Beacon House and Imagination Press to help parents and caregivers understand survival responses like dissociation, fight, flight, freeze, and collapse, and to offer ideas for caring connection and recovery.

The Grove Psychology Practice

3 min read

Understanding the Window of Tolerance

Understanding the Window of Tolerance can help us make sense of why we sometimes feel overwhelmed or shut down—and how we can gently return to steadier ground. This post explores how the nervous system responds to stress, the role of co-regulation in healing, and ways to support yourself (or others) back into balance.

The Grove Psychology Practice

2 min read

Photograph of a young woman quietly drinking coffee, symbolising withdrawal, pause, and the need for space when feeling overwhelmed. Featured on the “Why Do I Shut Down When I’m Overwhelmed” blog post at The Grove Psychology Practice, exploring shutdown responses and nervous system overload.

Why Do I Shut Down When I’m Overwhelmed?

When your system goes blank or still, it may be a shutdown response. This reflection explores trauma, overwhelm, and neurodivergent shutdown too.

The Grove Psychology Practice

2 min read

Dissociation, and the Healing Power of Metaphor

Dissociation can feel like a long sleep—quiet, protective, and often misunderstood. This piece gently explores the nervous system’s wisdom t

The Grove Psychology Practice

2 min read

Photograph of a young boy drawing with chalk on a wooden deck, symbolising playfulness, creativity, and a child’s bid for connection. Featured on the “Understanding Blocked Care” blog post at The Grove Psychology Practice, exploring the impact of stress on parenting and the path back to emotional connection.

Understanding Blocked Care

Blocked care is a recognised and reversible state that can occur when a caregiver’s nervous system becomes overwhelmed. It doesn’t mean you don’t care. It doesn’t mean something is wrong with you. It means your system has been under strain for too long—and it’s doing its best to protect you.

The Grove Psychology Practice

2 min read

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