Many of us will have heard of the “flight, fright, freeze” response when we are confronted with a threatening situation. In ...

What’s the big idea? People-pleasing is not a personality trait. It is part of the trauma response known as fawning. Although it can be a useful mechanism at times, existing in a state of fawning ...

So, you've started to notice some patterns in your life, and you're wondering why you react the way you do. Emotional habits can feel like second nature, but sometimes they're more than just quirks.

Fight or flight are not the only common responses to a traumatic event. I addressed this a bit in a column published on November 22, 2022 explaining that some authors describe “4 F’s”: fight, flight, ...

After a year that stretched you emotionally and mentally, healing doesn't mean erasing what happened. Here are seven ...

Every January, National Human Trafficking Awareness Month prompts renewed attention to a crime that continues to grow at ...

Much of the time our lives seem safe and predictable. Serious road-traffic collisions, plane crashes, train accidents, natural disasters, criminal assaults, terrorist attacks, and other sorts of ...

Past trauma casts long shadows over present relationships, creating invisible barriers to intimacy and connection that both partners often struggle to understand. When traumatic experiences remain ...

Knowing more about how their symptoms manifest can empower survivors to heal and move forward Source: Image by Cheryl Holt from Pixabay Jordan was kicked out of the house at 17 after coming out as gay ...

The recent catastrophic flooding in Kerr County has seemed to surface some of Southeast Texas' own flood anxiety. In response, a few local counselors are offering free virtual sessions to help ...