Posts in trauma
What Is Trauma Really? We Misunderstand It, and You’ve Probably Experienced It.

Trauma goes well beyond what we think it is. Unfortunately, when early caregivers are distracted or anxious, or make their child feel badly about emotions that happen naturally, it registers in the brain as traumatic. This leads to patterns that negatively affect us in our relationships, in our work, and in our daily functioning. In this post, we explore things that you wouldn’t expect to be trauma, and what you can do about it.

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Languishing and Lousy News: 12 Ways to Master the "Meh."

We’re still not back to “normal.” So many of us are living in a new reality, with disrupted routines and continued frustration when we hear things in the news. All of this can lead us to feel stuck, kinda blah. Not psyched about much. Unfocused. Withdrawn from the people we care about. Forgetting things. It’s not depression, but it’s not a true sense of well-being either. Mental health professionals call this “languishing,” and it’s a thing. In this post, we offer 12 ways to get through it, to master the “meh.”

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