Trauma is a glaring reminder of our own vulnerability and fragility as we navigate through life. The loss of control…
ContinueI often ask myself why the conversation following human trauma often ends at the specific event. For instance, after a…
ContinuePTSD impacts the entire family. However, children are the silent sufferers of PTSD. As with adults, children can also have…
ContinueAfter being jailed and tortured – “For seven years, I was totally scared. I left the jail, but the jail…
ContinueI received the most heart warming letter from a survivor of trauma this week. I asked permission to share –…
ContinueEven saying the word can send chills up your spine… While working at Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture, I…
ContinueMany of us have viewed the Janay Palmer video. So often in domestic violence cases, the woman and/or victim is…
ContinueSometimes the language of recovery is not expressed through words, but through rainbows…. I am working with a young survivor…
ContinueAfter the bomb blast at the Boston Marathon that took most of his legs, Jeff Bauman began his own long…
ContinueAfter the physical wounds heal, the hidden emotional and psychological wounds of trauma can be persistent and distressing. The rate…
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