Trauma Rewired

Did you know that nearly half of all Americans will experience at least one traumatic brain injury (TBI) in their lifetime? Shockingly, many of these cases go unnoticed or undiagnosed. The symptoms ca...

17 Feb 202549min

Have you ever wondered why some individuals bounce back from trauma while others develop PTSD? The answer might be tied to how our brains encode and process fear memories. According to recent research...

10 Feb 202547min

We often think of healing as an individual journey—going inward to process unresolved trauma, grief, and pain from our past. But what about collective trauma, grief, and pain? We rarely consider the h...

3 Feb 202546min

When a child is forced to carry the emotional or practical burdens of their caregivers, it can result in lasting trauma that often manifests in adulthood as emotional repression, perfectionism, and va...

27 Jan 202537min

In a world obsessed with being competent and perfect, it's no wonder so many of us slip into the role of a perfectionist. Some of us even wear it like a badge of honor. Sure, it's helped us in some wa...

20 Jan 202542min

A significant portion of the population lives with chronic pain, yet its origins and effective treatments remain some of the least understood aspects of healthcare. Pain is inherently subjective—uniqu...

13 Jan 202551min

It's that time of year again when society collectively decides it's time to level up and make meaningful changes in our lives. Whether the goal is to get in shape, eat healthier, limit doom-scrolling,...

6 Jan 202550min

The four trauma responses are the brain's way of protecting us from threat, real or perceived. They are noncognitive, reflexive outputs that are deeply ingrained in those that have experienced trauma,...

30 Dec 202456min