This post is Part 1 of a series. For years, clinicians and researchers have encouraged trauma survivors to cultivate self-compassion as part of healing. The evidence is compelling: People who can ...

Complex PTSD describes the existence of long-term trauma. An artist, a therapist, and a researcher seek to unravel the nuances of C-PTSD, while still pursuing joy and healing. Post-traumatic stress ...

No one gets through life unscathed. But what trauma does to our brains is sometimes a result of factors outside of our control. This is especially true for children. When a fragile, growing brain ...

Many people with complex PTSD use alcohol to self-medicate, which may lead to alcohol use disorder (AUD). People with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) often experience chronic emotional ...

Complex trauma is tough to recognise, often because it doesn’t look the way most people would expect. It’s not one clear event with a beginning, middle, and end; it’s ongoing. It builds slowly, often ...

Meera Atkinson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

CARBONDALE — Internationally known experts in the field of complex trauma and dissociation will be the featured speakers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s second annual Trauma Training ...

Kirsty Ross does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...