Most people think of people-pleasing as a harmless habit, but fawning is something entirely different — a trauma response so overlooked and misunderstood that most people don’t even realize they’re ...

In order to break the cycle of trauma, we first need to define what we mean by trauma. There is a wide range of experiences in life that qualify as traumatic; some will lead to the development of PTSD ...

A video of a therapist discussing the psychological impulse to move away and start fresh as a "trauma response" went viral on TikTok. The video, posted by @lostgirltherapist, described as an ...

When someone’s gone through emotional neglect, chronic stress, or unprocessed trauma, it often shows up in ways that look like laziness from the outside. But dig deeper, and what looks like apathy, ...

Our community faces an epidemic: a cycle of violence and crime that is deeply rooted in trauma. The adage "hurt people end up hurting people" rings painfully true. We see this played out in our ...

These days, it's common to scroll through social media feeds and see certain "buzzy" terms in captions and on images, like "gaslighting," "golden handcuffs," "brightsiding," "parentification" and ...

Out-of-body experiences—where people feel like spirits disconnected from their physical form—may be a coping mechanism triggered by trauma or other overwhelming stress, new University of Virginia ...

The Vicarious Trauma Training Certificate Program is a comprehensive framework for understanding and managing the impact of trauma exposure in professional roles. The curriculum is designed to cover ...