What is the science of PTSD?

Trauma is a complex and profound experience that can have lasting effects on an individual’s mental and physical well-being. In recent years, scientific research has delved into the intricate ways in which trauma, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), affects both the brain and the body. Understanding these processes not only sheds light on the challengesContinue reading “What is the science of PTSD?”

Recovery tips for childhood trauma or abuse survivors

Most of us know that abuse is bad, that it is not the victims fault and that no one deserves it. What most people don’t know is how much childhood trauma and abuse developmentally impact an individual. As a trauma therapist and trauma survivor, you would be surprised with how often I hear, “well itContinue reading “Recovery tips for childhood trauma or abuse survivors”

Am I Dating or Married To A Narcissist?

You may feel sad, terrified, angry, numb and confused. Things in your relationship have gone too far. You don’t know what happened… things were so good at the beginning. You might be reading this to try to determine if you are (or were) dating or married to a narcissist. As a professional who specializes inContinue reading “Am I Dating or Married To A Narcissist?”

How Abortion Policies Affect Trauma Survivors

My therapeutic specialty is working with women and men who are trauma survivors… survivors of war, survivors of abuse, survivors of childhood trauma. I am also a woman who is a survivor of childhood trauma myself. Throughout my work and my life experiences I have seen how trauma can be triggered by events happening inContinue reading “How Abortion Policies Affect Trauma Survivors”

What is EMDR?

Many of us have heard about EMDR in passing or from loved ones who rave about how effective of a therapy modality it is but it leaves us wondering… what the heck is EMDR? EMDR stands for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing which is a long way of saying it uses bilateral stimulation (stimulating bothContinue reading “What is EMDR?”