Trauma from childhood is, in essence, an injury to the ability connect with people. And that's why so many people who were traumatized as kids experience loneliness throughout their [...]
https://youtu.be/hzJOvHl93KI What will the world be like when millions of us, who were once suppressed by the burden of Childhood PTSD, are liberated, and bring our gifts to the [...]
When we talk about trauma, we are usually referring to the things done TO us — childhood abuse and neglect, growing up poor, violence by a partner, exposure to [...]
Why can't everyone just adopt healthy behaviors and quit making the same mistakes over and over and over again? In this beloved TED Talk, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris breaks [...]
https://youtu.be/X1nRzBq_pps PTSD  -- or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a real diagnosis usually used for cases where people had a traumatic event happen in adulthood (like taking part in a [...]
OK, so before you get all mad and think I don’t understand, I completely understand that some problems are really not self-created, but caused by other people and circumstances. A [...]
The last time I was truly depressed was 23 years ago, yet almost every time I see a doctor, they suggest I take antidepressants. Â They push them for everything [...]
Many years ago, I found a dead body. It was a man I had been dating for a few months, who had turned out to have even more problems [...]
Childhood trauma is trendy right now. Grant money is flowing toward fascinating treatment possibilities involving brain wave alterations and drugs like Ecstasy and specially adapted yoga. Â Mental health conferences [...]
Back in my twenties, when I was drowning in life problems and misery and feeling desperately alone, I hired a therapist who promised to meet my demand: We will [...]
