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Complex trauma often teaches children to survive by becoming useful, silent, perfect, loyal, invisible, or strong. These childhood roles can follow survivors into adulthood long after the original danger has passed.
A trauma-informed explanation of frustration, irritability, and anger, and why mislabeling trauma responses as anger can distort treatment, accountability, and understanding.
Trauma — is an emotional or psychological response to very stressful, frightening, or distressing events. Trauma comes in different forms. Physical trauma refers to a person suffering a sudden injury caused by an accident, such as a car crash. Physical trauma heals over time. Bones can be reset in the theatre and will
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She watched him long before she understoodthat some people learn to smilethe way broken branches still hold birds–not because they aren’t cracked,but because they continueto have purpose despite their brokenness. He was her brother,though the family never seemedto claim him as its own. He walked through roomslike a gue
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Dear Younger Me, I know you never understood why life felt so heavy so early. You tried to shrink yourself— be quieter, easier, “good enough”—hoping it would make the pain stop. None of that was ever your responsibility. You were just a child, learning to survive in a place that didn’t feel safe. You became […]
Many years ago, I took a course to become certified in clinical hypnosis — one more tool to keep in my kit as a licensed clinical psychologist. During that training, the instructor shared his belief that patients should never have to return to the scene of their trauma. “Why would we put them through that […]
Have you ever been told that you’re too sensitive? Have you heard comments like: “You need a thicker skin?” “You take everything to heart” This article is for you. As a trauma survivor, I see the world differently from others. I see the pain that people carry long before they start to speak. It’s in […]
Are you ever in a public place, trying to hide your internal melt-down? Lock yourself in a bathroom stall and try these proven methods to regulate your panicked nervous system. When Your Nervous System Needs a Moment Bellamy wiped down another table, trying to ignore the growing tightness in their chest. The lunch rush
My 16 year old son went no-contact with his father, my ex, about 18 months ago. Since that time, he occasionally asks me a loaded question, such as “do you think I’m being cruel?” Knowing what his father did and is capable of doing, I have supported his decision. Recently, he asked me what principle […]
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