One of the pillars of effective trauma therapy is psychoeducation.  Many studies and reports now confirm that survivors benefit from a...

I have spent over a decade researching trauma.  My sources have been writings of pioneers in the field, fellow practitioners reflecting...

For those who experience trauma in the pre-verbal stage of childhood, life seems more challenging than for those who have not. As such a...

Different kinds of stress: At almost every moment of our lives, we are affected by stress. Whether enjoying a sense of thrill - one end...

Something I experience as both a gift and challenge of being a therapist is that I get to practice, every day, the tools of my trade. On...

Recently a friend going through hard times shared her experience with several of us. As we were comforting her she played for us a voice...

Sometimes you can be triggered by your symptoms It is now widely recognized that traumatized people are easily triggered by external...

Have you ever vowed, “Tomorrow I am going to begin a healthy lifestyle” or “Starting tomorrow I’m only eating healthy foods….” and...

In my last post, “The Stress and Trauma Loop” I described my struggle with a stressful transition. I pointed out that stress responses...

Have you ever known of a successful gymnast who doesn’t work constantly to build and maintain flexibility using a variety of exercises? ...

Individualized Sustainability Plan (ISP) I’ve often asserted my conviction – based on personal experience as a trauma survivor,...

In my last post I introduced Expressive Trauma Integration, a framework for working with trauma that draws on insights of various...

Trans-generational Trauma In one of my earlier blog post I wrote about transgenerational trauma: “Three generations removed from...

Not enough adults understand how trauma silently handicaps some children in day-to-day functioning that appears to have nothing to do...

Definitions and labels are important when you are in pain and trying to figure what to do about it. An important step in my journey of...

In my last post I presented reasons why trauma survivors often fail to get the support they need, what it feels like after trauma, how...

Why trauma survivors often fail to get the support they need A lot of trauma survivors fail to get the support they so much deserve,...

Meditation and mindfulness get a lot of press these days. For example, here’s yet another study, this one from Harvard showing that...

Another cycle of violence Yet another cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Yet again angry, fearful voices from each side....

Another Conference on Trauma? Will children be well-served by a global symposium on the devastation wrought by trauma and conflicts...