Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can feel overwhelming, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, hypervigilance, guilt, shame, anxiety, depression, numbing. But there is hope. One of the leading treatments showing consistent success is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). In this post, we’ll explore what EMDR is, what the research says, how it works, who it may help, and […]
From Exposure to Integration: How Trauma Doesn’t Have to Define You (Even When It Isn’t Yours)
There’s a quiet heaviness that many helping professionals carry: the kind that builds over time and lives in the body long after the shift ends. It’s not always your trauma, but it’s still in your system, and it still takes a toll. What starts as empathy becomes exposure. What starts as care becomes cost. What […]
Overcoming Generational Trauma
You know you got your hairline from your Dad’s side of the family and your eye color from your mom. You know diabetes runs in your family, as does heart disease and Parkinson’s. But do you know that many families also pass down trauma to their loved ones? It’s not just our physical makeup and […]
What Is Trauma-Informed Care?
According to CDC data, 1 in 4 children experiences some form of trauma or abuse in their childhood. More sobering statistics indicate that 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men have experienced rape at some point in their lives. These numbers suggest that many people, male and female, young and old, have and […]
