Category: Trauma & PTSD
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“Nothing Bad Enough Happened to Me”: Why Small-t Trauma Still Counts
There is a sentence that comes up in first sessions more often than almost any other. Someone describes fifteen years of something, stops, and then says a version of: but nothing really bad ever happened to me. They have usually been rehearsing that line for a while. It arrives pre-emptively, before anyone has questioned anything,…
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How EMDR Therapy Helps Your Brain Heal From Trauma
June is PTSD Awareness Month, and it's a good time to talk about something that doesn't get discussed enough: what actually works when it comes to healing from trauma. Because here's what most people don't realize. Trauma isn't just about the event. It's about what happens in your brain and body afterward. And for many…
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Understanding Trauma: How It Shows Up in the Body and Mind
Trauma is one of those words that's become both more common and more misunderstood at the same time. Some people hear "trauma" and immediately think: war, assault, catastrophic loss. The capital-T stuff. And yes, those are traumatic experiences. But trauma is broader than that, and the narrower definition is one reason so many people walk…