How Is Your Body Different After Experiencing Trauma?
When people think of trauma, they often picture the emotional side of things. Most people understand that trauma often causes negative memories, flashbacks, or overwhelming feelings.
Explaining Trauma to Children: What to Say (and What Not To)
In a perfect world, we wouldn’t have to explain trauma to our children because it wouldn’t happen so frequently. Unfortunately, nearly everyone will experience some kind of traumatic event in their lifetime. That includes children.
How Depression Impacts Your Relationship with Food
There are plenty of stereotypes and tropes about eating too much, or eating the “wrong” things when you’re feeling low. We’ve all seen the movie scenes where someone reaches for a pint of ice cream after a breakup, or sits on the couch surrounded by chips and cookies when they’re sad about something.
How Unmet Childhood Needs Show Up in Your Relationship
Every child deserves a healthy attachment with their parents or caregivers. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. Far too many children have to deal with unmet needs.
How Unhealed Attachment Trauma Shows Up in Everyday Life
Attachment trauma is typically something that occurs very early in life. In a perfect world, all children would form secure attachments with their parents or caregivers. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen.
How to Be Emotionally Vulnerable with Your Partner (and Why It Matters)
When you’re in a committed romantic relationship with someone, communication should be a top priority. However, healthy communication goes far beyond talking about your day or even taking an interest in your partner’s hobbies, career, etc.
How to Shift from Problem-Solving to Active Listening in Your Relationship
A problem-solving mindset in a relationship might not seem like a bad thing. After all, you want to come up with effective solutions to resolve things as quickly as possible, right?
The Art of Validation: How to Show Your Partner They Matter
Everyone wants to feel validated, especially when you’re in a relationship with someone you care about. However, if you’ve been in that relationship for a while, you might be guilty of letting things slide.
Racism and Trauma: Why the Effects Last for Generations
Even though we’re well into the 21st century, racism is still running rampant throughout the world. It might look a bit different than it used to, but it still shows up in subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) ways.
How to Reconnect with Yourself and Cultivate Self-Love After Trauma
Going through a traumatic experience can change the way you see the world, but it can also impact the way you see yourself. It’s not uncommon for trauma survivors to struggle with guilt and shame, even when they aren’t at fault for what happened.