Restoring Meaning and Resiliency to Victims of Trauma

Restoring Meaning and Resiliency to Victims of Trauma

The debate around returning to work (RTW) has been heated in the years since COVID-19 lockdowns. While many of those discussions focus on workplace flexibility and employer policies, for individuals who have... Read more »
What Collective Trauma Feels Like

What Collective Trauma Feels Like

Recent and ongoing events in the U.S. and throughout the world—unstable political leadership, natural disasters, armed conflicts, violence, and racism—have a profound impact on our collective sense of well-being. Stress levels among... Read more »
High Sensitivity Is Not a Trauma Response

High Sensitivity Is Not a Trauma Response

Last week, someone I’ve been working with for over a year – let’s call her “Liz” – entered the therapy room looking absolutely defeated. Before I could ask a single question, Liz... Read more »
Unvictiming: The 3 a.m. Spiral That Haunts Trauma Survivors

Unvictiming: The 3 a.m. Spiral That Haunts Trauma Survivors

Trigger Warning: Abuse It’s 3 a.m., and you’re staring at your phone in the dark, scrolling through your past. Your thumb hovers over holiday photos where you both looked so happy, old... Read more »
Eating Disorders and Trauma: The Missing Link

Eating Disorders and Trauma: The Missing Link

Eating disorders are among the deadliest and fastest-growing mental health conditions, yet they remain largely misunderstood. Popular portrayals reduce these illnesses to superficial stereotypes, obscuring their true complexity and hindering meaningful intervention.... Read more »
Healer, Heal Thyself: Addressing Vicarious Racial Trauma With Self-Care

Healer, Heal Thyself: Addressing Vicarious Racial Trauma With Self-Care

Source: Polina Tankilevitch / Pexels Escaping the imagery of everyday racial trauma where individuals are being hurt, harmed, or killed because of their race can be nearly impossible. We live in a... Read more »
Childhood Trauma: How Triggered Immaturity Destroys Intimacy

Childhood Trauma: How Triggered Immaturity Destroys Intimacy

Every couple I’ve ever worked with has their dark underbelly of behaviors they feel foolish or embarrassed about. Because all intimate relationships have a crisscross symbolic parent/child component, it is impossible for... Read more »
Pregnant Women’s Trauma Exposure & Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS)

Pregnant Women’s Trauma Exposure & Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS)

Wamser, R., & Ferro, R. A. (2024). Cumulative trauma, posttraumatic stress, and obstetric and perinatal outcomes. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 16(8), 1374–1381. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001579 Key Takeaways This research contributes to... Read more »
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