Silence can feel unbearable for people with trauma histories. Background noise helps regulate their nervous system and ...

"You can't give what you don't have, and the fact that you want to give beyond your means is actually a trauma response. It's a trigger," Corley said.

Trauma can leave lasting scars. Research shows that people who experience childhood trauma have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, heart disease, diabetes and even some forms of cancer. More ...

Every couple I’ve ever worked with has their dark underbelly of behaviors they feel foolish or embarrassed about. Because all intimate relationships have a crisscross symbolic parent/child component, ...

I was a nurse with more than 20 years of clinical experience when I developed a raging infection after a knee replacement. Let's just say the words "20 cc of frothy brown fluid" and "emergency surgery ...

In preliminary results, researchers found that 86% of respondents experienced at least one trauma symptom, 94% reported grief The COVID-19 pandemic could inflict long-lasting emotional trauma on an ...

Endometriosis affects approximately one in ten individuals with female reproductive organs, causing excruciating pain and significantly diminishing quality of life. For many patients, the path to ...

Gun violence can change the lives of survivors, friends, family and the larger community. It can make people fearful for their lives, untrusting of the people around them and even lead to PTSD, ...

A millennial woman has opened up about the unique way her own personal childhood trauma has stayed with her through adult life. There are millions of Americans living with childhood trauma of some ...

Before we can even begin to understand what our triggers are trying to tell us, we need to get a clear understanding of what is and what is not a trigger. So, first, let’s consider the differences.