It is easy to feel overloaded with life, like everything is just piling up in a never-ending stream of to-do's. One of the best tools I have

Today we are looking at an important topic that has touched many of our lives. Watch the video below with Dara la Madrid to learn more on the

We've all heard of post-traumatic stress. But what about post-traumatic growth? Have you ever gone through something incredibly difficult, and noticed that, on the other side, you were a different person, stronger in certain ways, more sure of yourself, more able to ask for support, softer, or more boundaried? Looking for Strengths A concept from positive psychology, post-traumatic growth is one of my favorite aspects of being a therapist—I am able to witness and explore the

My tween years were filled with adventures, made invaluable by my close-knit and friendly circle. I remember spending a whole summer at an o

You’re a woman in her early thirties, dressed nicely, and on the bus coming home from work. It’s about 7pm, and dusk is arriving. You take y

Hello, friends. Well, this is a time of transition! We are all asking what we can do to support the shift that wants to happen away from institutionalized racism, towards understanding and healing. As a trauma specialist, I can't help but see these issues through that lens: we all have trauma in our lineages, whether that is from perpetration, victimization, benefiting from the degradation of others, or some combination of roles. How do we heal intergenerational trauma? We

When I was born, I was given up for adoption. It would take me nearly thirty years to understand how much this has affected me. Speaking as a fellow sufferer and an enthusiastic researcher, I know that developmental trauma comes with challenges not necessarily faced by those enduring adulthood shock trauma. It has taken me nearly five years of working with Somatic Experiencing (SE) to become regulated enough to write such a blog post. In SE and several other forms of somatic

When we think of trauma, most people generally think of a single instance or experience.