I definitely believe so. I find that it takes a long time. When veterans first present in our office, the level of stress is so high that the services we do a lot in the initial stages have to create that regulation in order to decrease some of the nervous system's response so that we can actually start putting together those pieces. We are able to borrow from a large body of literature on how trauma lives in the body, as my colleague indicated. These processes take time. We need to be very supportive in helping them build that narrative. Without it, it's like parcelling someone out into many pieces.
On May 18th, 2023. See this statement in context.