In recent years, the term trauma-informed has become more widely used in mental health spaces—but what does it actually mean? If you’re considering therapy or are already working with a psychologist, understanding trauma-informed care can help you feel more prepared, empowered, and safe in the...
Trauma is a complex and multifaceted experience that can have profound effects on an individual's mental, emotional, and physical well-being. It is often defined as a deeply distressing or disturbing event or series of events that overwhelm an individual's ability to cope. Trauma can result...
Few of us will get through life without experiencing unexpected, sudden, and intensely stressful events. When a stressor is unexpected, sudden, intense, and threatens our safety or that of someone else we love, it is often described as a "traumatic" experience. Traumatic experiences are an...