Much of the time our lives seem safe and predictable. Serious road-traffic collisions, plane crashes, train accidents, natural disasters, criminal assaults, terrorist attacks, and other sorts of ...
We’ve turned survival responses into a black-and-white idea: pathology or wisdom. This is what we miss when we do that, and ...
We all have moments when we overreact or feel emotions more intensely than expected. These reactions aren’t always about the present, but are often tied to past experiences or unresolved issues that ...
Past trauma casts long shadows over present relationships, creating invisible barriers to intimacy and connection that both partners often struggle to understand. When traumatic experiences remain ...
When it comes to childhood trauma, “the past is past” simply doesn’t apply. The scars you carried as a child can quietly resurface years later, often without you even realising it. For many adults, ...
Recent research shows that some individuals are benefiting from post-traumatic growth related to pandemic life. Here's what to know. Tatiana T. Melendez, M.A, M.S.W, LCSW is a licensed clinical social ...
We live in stressful times. This, coupled with the high rate (80.5%) of children experiencing at least one adverse childhood experience by adolescence, necessitates that schools use trauma-informed ...