Decades after a landmark study showed the lasting health effects of such trauma, researchers are finding ways to guard ...

This post is part of a series on adverse childhood experiences. Read the other parts here. “There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside you.” —Zora Neale Hurston The psychologist James ...

If you've ever felt stuck in old pain, these trauma-healing methods could finally move you forward. Trauma doesn't just leave scars on the heart; it leaves what some experts call a "brain wound." When ...

Emotional Healing and Family Reconnection Expert Tania Khazaal joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the globally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom, to explore how unresolved ...

In recent years, conversations about mental health have become more visible, but with that visibility has come a new problem, the rise of toxic positivity. The idea that one must always stay positive ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. I grew up in a tense environment marked by conflict and ...

Children often blame themselves for issues at home. It can shape a lifetime of shame, depression, and anxiety. Here’s how ...

Neurologists are exploring medications that would help the brain recover after a stroke or traumatic injury. Credit...Fabio-Consoli Supported by By Rachel E. Gross The first thing Debra McVean did ...

In "Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory," author Lyn Barrett shatters misconceptions by offering a ...

What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can potentially cause trauma. ACEs aren’t specific. They can include any distressful event between birth and age 17.

As Veterans Day draws focus on the mental health challenges faced by those who served, one Marine-turned-psychologist says new brain technology could change how veterans — and their doctors — ...

Trauma bonding explains how unresolved emotional wounds, brain chemistry and fear-based attachment can trap people in harmful ...