Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma

Unleashing Your Body’s Healing Power In the intriguing world of healing and therapy, a method is quietly revolutionizing how we approach and address trauma: Somatic Experiencing (SE). ... Read More

by Bren Michelle Chasse, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Healing from Trauma Does Not Hinge on a Survivor’s Ability to Forgive Forgiveness is an evolutionary phenomenon that, ... Read More

by Mary Alexander, JD What Makes Clergy Abuse So Different?  Acts of sexual abuse are inexcusable. Acts of sexual abuse at the hands of priests, clergy, and other religious leaders are ... Read More

Traumatic stress involves a threat to a person’s life or physical integrity. It can have a profound impact on the brain, nervous system, and peripheral bodily systems. The impact ... Read More

Nearly 7% of Americans will be diagnosed with posttraumatic stress (PTSD) at some point during their lives. In any given year, 3.5% of Americans have PTSD. Many struggle with sleep problems ... Read More

Posttraumatic stress (PTSD) can develop following any exposure to trauma—including trauma another person experienced. A military spouse may get PTSD after learning about or otherwise ... Read More

The influence of trauma in mental and chemical health treatment is getting more and more attention. When we hear the word “trauma,” we tend to think of events that lead to death or ... Read More

“Mindfulness” is a popular buzzword in therapy and personal-growth circles. Mindful.org defines mindfulness as “the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are ... Read More

The news is so full of dark and scary stories these days that it can be overwhelming. I, for one, find it troubling to hear about repeated shootings where innocent lives are taken, the ... Read More

Food is an important element of every culture; the less of it available, the more important the meaning surrounding it. From holiday and traditional celebrations to the ritual of Sunday ... Read More

Every fight follows the same path, or every friendship ends the same way, or one romantic partner blends into the next because they’re all so similar: all signs that unhealthy patterns ... Read More

When children experience abuse, abandonment, or other deep hurts, the adults in their lives may not know how to help them. Many people believe topics like psychological healing only belong ... Read More