The saying, “Blood is thicker than water,” is meant to convey the longevity, strength, vitality, and staying power of some relationships over others. Those you consider your kinfolk are people with whom you have deep ties, the kinds of ties that you can build your life upon. You’re meant [...]
The word trauma is used to describe deep emotional or physical wounds, yet it’s now somehow become part of everyday talk. You hear it in podcasts, see it in memes, and read it in captions that turn pain into punchlines. Somewhere along the way, the definition of trauma started [...]
by Marcia Deah Love is understood, in a historical way, as one of the great human vocations - but its counterspell has always been infidelity. This terrible, terrible betrayal that can tear apart not only another person, not only oneself, but whole families. – Junot Diaz When I think [...]
Also known as generational trauma, intergenerational trauma is the passing on of the effects of unresolved physical or emotional trauma from one generation to the next, causing ongoing psychological and emotional wounding and pain. Often perpetuated through the adoption of coping mechanisms that were once adaptive for the survivor [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
You might have realized by now that the past has a way of affecting the present. Childhood trauma can follow you and affect your relationships and friendships later in life. You might only be beginning to connect the dots between your behavior now and what happened in the past, [...]
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 [...]
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