Kids don’t have a choice. They can’t simply pack up their belongings and leave a horrible situation. And rather than see the trauma or abuse for what it is, many adjust their inner world to try and explain it away, dismiss it, or make it “ok.” Studies show that if...
The truth? There’s probably a lot more people suffering from PTSD than we’ll ever know. The effects of trauma exist on a spectrum, and people all have differences when it comes to their threshold for discomfort and the ways they manage. Some deny their mental...
If you are curious about whether or not you could benefit from therapy, there’s one way to tell for sure: Are you breathing? Great. You need therapy. All joking aside, all of us benefit from therapy at one point or another. No matter who you are or what you have, the...
If you have experienced any form of trauma, you know it lingers. The fear response, the flashbacks and the nightmares insist on sticking around, casting a shadow over everything. A line in the sand separating life before and life after the incident is clear. Though...
Here’s a harsh reality: sometimes, the aftermath of a traumatic event, the residual lingering trauma, can be just as bad (if not worse!) than the event itself. Wounding affects us all in different ways. It exists as part of a spectrum; and can involve a variety of...
For many, the prospect of therapy – of having to open up and share your deepest most vulnerable self with a stranger – is terrifying. In fact, fear is cited as one of the main reasons many people who could benefit from therapy opt out, instead. However, the key to...
