Even after healing, trauma can resurface in long-term relationships. Understanding nervous system responses helps couples grow through old patterns with compassion.

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

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 past experiences or unresolved issues that ...

Past trauma casts long shadows over present relationships, creating invisible barriers to intimacy and connection that both partners often struggle to understand. When traumatic experiences remain ...