Trauma

Another way you may hear people talk about trauma is by talking about Big T vs. Little t Trauma Big T Trauma refers to major, life-threatening events, things like abuse, accidents, natural disaster, or war. These experiences that most people would agree are traumatic, and…

It is really only within the last 100 years or so that we have started to recognize that the effects of trauma do not necessarily end with the person who experienced it. Intergenerational trauma was first researched in 1966 in looking at the high rates…

In 1975 Edward Tronick conducted the ‘Still Face Experiment.’ In this experiment mothers of young children were coached to have a ‘still face’ with their child, in other words they were expressionless and unresponsive (facially or emotionally) to their infant.  Infant’s initial reactions were of…

As I have been discussing different types of trauma, today I want to reflect on the relationship between trauma and religion. For some people, religion can be a source of comfort, community, purpose and healing in their trauma journey. But this is not the case…

Interpersonal trauma is the type of trauma that occurs between people, as opposed to a natural disaster or car accident. And it often comes with shame, silence and keeping secrets. A significant reason that many people keep silent about what they’ve gone through is the…

As we’ve been discussing different ways of thinking about trauma, today I want to talk about single incident trauma vs. chronic trauma. Single Incident Trauma: This type of trauma arises from a one-time event, like an accident, natural disaster, or assault. The memory and effects…