Saturday morning I was walking to Target. If I have to self-isolate, I need bubble bath! The streets were empty, like a summer Sunday morning when school is out and everyone in my neighborhood is away, or just after a big blizzard when I’m somehow one of the first to...
Our reactions to trauma result from basic human biology—no one is immune, and no one ever has been. Because trauma has been around as long as humans have. The word trauma came into English in the late 17th century, from the Greek word for wound. In the dictionary, the...
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”—Dalai Lama Happiness is best when it’s shared, with as many people as possible. Just like giving a gift makes the giver happy, showing happiness to others really does...
You don’t just recover after trauma. Although the traumatic event may have been a one-time event or last for years, the recovery is a journey, with stages—stepping stones, small victories—along the way. Understanding that this is a process can keep you from being too...
Some level of stress is part of everyone’s life, it’s part of being human. At some points in your life, you will experience demanding situations which cause the body to surge with hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, helping you to take action. Most people will...
When you hear the word trauma, you may think about one type—physical trauma. But there is another type of trauma which is not easily recognized by the naked eye—emotional trauma. The common misconception is that emotional trauma isn’t a physical injury, that diagnoses...
