Trauma has a significant impact on the body. It sensitizes the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which is the area of the brain responsible for our body’s central stress response system. The ...

Note: This article discusses serious topics pertaining to trauma. Although some psychological wounds heal into scars on their own, others require careful tending. Each individual’s needs and ...

If “Thanks, it’s the trauma,” is your response to every compliment (especially ones about how funny you are), then this post is for you. Trauma, or deeply depressing and disturbing experiences, can ...

Google calls trauma a “deeply distressing or disturbing event.” We are surrounded by distress that disturbs. Conflicts rage, injustice continues, violence keeps on. Around the world and close to home, ...