While PTSD Flashbacks tend to get attention in books and media, many trauma survivors experience something called emotional flashbacks. Flashbacks flood brains with images, physical …
When we endure traumatic events, the experience may stay with us in various ways – even in ways we may not recognize. Good trauma treatment …
Trauma triggers are activated by experiences – big or small – that remind our brains and bodies of past traumatic experiences we’ve gone through. While triggers may be complex to navigate or understand, and while they never truly go away, good trauma therapy can reduce the impact of triggers.
Research is exploding in the field of PTSD recovery and traumatic stress. In this section we’ve collected a number of resources about trauma and trauma …
Feeling upset, anxious, or extremely uncomfortable when we encounter difficult content is normal. Having a strong reaction to information that is generally considered troubling or …
If you aren’t naming and breaking the cycles that have entangled you, you are participating in them. This is true in most systems we are …
Trauma Therapy Even as someone who has studied trauma therapy for years, I often find it difficult to describe just how trauma therapy works and …
Instead of questioning (“How could you?”) or punishing (“How dare you!”) look for the entry point for empathy (“Oh, of course you…”). When someone …
When our sense of self depends on being “right,” challenging information from opposing viewpoints is often seen as a threat. Instead of being able to …
Trauma and trauma recovery look different for everyone. Generally, there’s a deep, hardened core and a bunch of squishy stuff, all held together by a …
Dismantling mental health triggers often involves a little detective work. Although awareness of “being triggered” can be very obvious, for many people, figuring out specific …
For a while now, the terminology of both “victim” and “survivor” has sat uneasily with me. Both terms center the traumatic experience as part of …
JUMP TO: VIEW THE ILLUSTRATIONS | DOWNLOAD THE PDF | TAKE THE QUIZ In 2019, researchers at Johns Hopkins University published results of the first …
This research study presents compelling evidence that trigger warnings may do more harm than good. While this study’s methods may overlook that a trigger warning …
When brains experience trauma, they struggle to cope with it. It’s normal – and part of the healing process – to have flashbacks, nightmares, or …
Recently, I posted this story on my Instagram: “If your college counseling center serves students with eating disorders at a severity level that they would …