Post-traumatic stress disorder often kills lives without killing the body. It’s one of the things that leave people devastated in its wake, bringing its victims into a lifelong descent to the endless, soul-piercing chasm of horror by the [...]
Please read Part 1 here. Overcoming negative thoughts and emotions of a trauma narrative are linked to deliberately, repeatedly, and gradually revisiting the painful, upsetting, and oftentimes distressing memories associated with the trauma. A new conceptual framework for [...]
Human history portrays stories of lives that recount tragic experiences, and the history of trauma has a significant and diverse range of expression from war, natural and human disasters, family violence, and brutalities to sexual exploitation, terrorism, and [...]
By Rita Rippentrop, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor For the majority of us, home is somewhere we are excited to return to at the end of the day. It is a place where we feel loved, respected and safe [...]
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,” —James 1:19 When you first learn that someone you love has been abused in some way, [...]
The numbers send a chill down your spine. 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men have been victims of severe physical violence by an intimate partner. On average, 20 people per minute are physically abused by an [...]