Trauma

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…

As mentioned previously, one way that we can think about trauma will be to talk about traumas of omission versus traumas of commission. Today I want to focus on traumas of commission. These are traumas in which something is actually done to us that should…

One way that we can think about trauma will be to talk about traumas of omission versus traumas of commission. Today I want to focus on traumas of omission. Traumas of omission occur when there is an absence, removal, or denial of experiences that are…

There are many answers to the question of ‘what is trauma?’  Trauma is not the thing that happened (or didn’t happen).  Trauma refers to the emotional, psychological, or physical response to an event or series of events that are overwhelmingly distressing or harmful.  It can…