In the days and weeks following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, a cadre of psychologists trained in disaster relief intervened to foster recovery among survivors and first responders. The ...

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 ...

If you've experienced past pain or trauma, you likely are looking for healing and recovery. Before you can truly get there, you need to know a few things. First, trauma occurs when your nervous system ...

When it comes to childhood trauma, “the past is past” simply doesn’t apply. The scars you carried as a child can quietly resurface years later, often without you even realising it. For many adults, ...

Inflammation is a vascular or blood vessel and cellular reaction in the human body to stimulus and trauma. It refers to your ...

In times of uncertainty or high stress, trauma-informed leadership is more important than ever within organizations, according to experts from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work’s ...

Here’s how to manage those big feelings. We all have moments when we overreact or feel emotions more intensely than expected. These reactions aren’t always about the present, but are often tied to ...