We’ve turned survival responses into a black-and-white idea: pathology or wisdom. This is what we miss when we do that, and ...

In the days and weeks following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, a cadre of psychologists trained in disaster relief intervened to foster recovery among survivors and first responders. The ...

More often than not, it's not personal. According to a trauma therapist, if you often struggle with taking other people’s moods too personally, this behavior is likely rooted in childhood trauma and ...

When it comes to childhood trauma, “the past is past” simply doesn’t apply. The scars you carried as a child can quietly resurface years later, often without you even realising it. For many adults, ...

Childhood trauma can be different. In fact, an event can be traumatic for a child if they feel insecure or scared enough for ...

Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton left many Floridians reeling in their wake. Damaged homes and businesses, flooded streets and the loss of loved ones impacted many. But that may not be the only ...

In the past, we were used to thinking of trauma as an event with a beginning, middle, and end. The ongoing war and the ...

Psychologists, researchers, and mental health professionals have been working with civilian populations in Palestine for years, documenting the effects of their experiences with dispossession and ...

Here’s how to manage those big feelings. We all have moments when we overreact or feel emotions more intensely than expected. These reactions aren’t always about the present, but are often tied to ...