Many people go through life secretly struggling and feeling unsafe, never realizing that they are affected by emotional trauma. Sometimes it is only much later in life that we begin to realize that we are still affected by something that happened decades ago, often something we thought we had navigated [...]
When you love someone, you want what’s best for them. Challenges come and go in life, but it’s always hard watching others struggle. When those others are people that we care deeply about, the impulse might be to swoop in to rescue or help them out of the situation [...]
People who have experienced any kind of trauma will eventually encounter trauma triggers. These are events and situations that cause you to relive or remember your past traumatic experiences, sometimes to a debilitating extent. You might not be aware of how a certain event has affected you. Many don’t [...]
If you were to ask, there are likely few people who want to be in an unhealthy relationship. That’s the sort of relationship where conflict is a feature, there is little to no nurture, encouragement, or support, the relationship feels unsafe, and you don’t feel as though you’re seen and [...]
Successful aging means preparing for the future while maintaining physical and mental health. Your quality of life as you age can tremendously impact overall happiness. It does limited good to have your financial matters in order before retirement, but your physical health or cognitive function is not within a [...]
Do you ever wake up feeling like you’re stuck in an unbreakable cycle of addiction? Like the weight of your past is still hanging over you, making it even harder to shake free of the addiction? Maybe you’ve even tried seeking help before, but somehow, it feels like no [...]
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and is an evidence-based form of therapy used to treat mental health conditions caused by distressing memories of past traumatic events. Unlike other forms of psychotherapy, EMDR does not require that you talk in detail about your past traumatic experiences to [...]
There is an important difference between a trauma bond and bonding over shared trauma. People who have gone through trauma together will often find that their connection deepens because they understand one another in a way no one else can. This can be a vital dynamic to the healing [...]
Trauma is any event or circumstance that leaves an impact on our being. The actual event is not the trauma but rather how it impacted the person. The most commonly thought of traumatic events are singular such as a car accident, loss of a loved one or a physical [...]
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that comes as a result of an extremely stressful or terrifying event. One does not have to have been directly affected by the event to experience PTSD. A person could have been an onlooker or a witness to the traumatic [...]
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