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The Connection Between Trauma and Disordered Eating

Millions of Americans are affected by an eating disorder at some point in their lifetime. This dangerous, self-destructive behavior can have many root causes, but trauma is the most common. When you understand the connection between trauma and disordered eating, you can begin the healing process. What Is an Eating Disorder? According to the NationalRead More

Grieving the Person You Were Before Trauma

  Trauma can drastically change how you think, feel, and appear in the world. It’s very common to grieve for the person you were before trauma. This cycle of grief is entirely normal. However, with the right tools, you can find deep inner healing and rediscover your purpose in the world. The Cycle of GriefRead More

Ways to Avoid Re-Traumatizing Yourself in Recovery

Trauma is not something you can undo or pretend has not impacted the way you think, feel, and move through the world. For example, if you have experienced sexual abuse, you may feel an overwhelming amount of stress in situations such as undergoing a medical exam or changing clothes in a dressing room. Thus, yourRead More

How Trauma Impacts the Nervous System

We often hear about the mental, emotional, and even physical toll that trauma can have on a person. What is sometimes less known is the fact that all of these effects can be traced back to the nervous system. In fact, trauma is often considered a disease of the nervous system. What Is Trauma? TheRead More

Can Trauma Cause OCD?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can make you feel like you’re not in control. Even if you’re fully aware of your actions, you still can’t seem to break the cycle because of unresolved trauma beneath the surface. You may wonder, “How can trauma cause OCD?” Understanding this link is your first step toward healing. OCD Statistics AccordingRead More

Understanding Attachment Trauma and Its Healing Process

Contrary to what you may believe, most people struggle with attachment trauma in one way or another. The effects of attachment trauma are long-lasting, often interfering with personal relationships and mental health throughout adulthood. Understanding attachment trauma is an important part of your recovery journey, as adverse experiences are just as fundamental as positive experiencesRead More

Is Trauma the Root of Addiction?

You are a product of all your experiences. Therefore, through your experiences, you form a perspective on how you think, react, and engage with all that you encounter in your life. Maybe you remember the pain you felt the first time you slid down a hot metal slide in the summer. From the experience, youRead More

How Can Somatic Therapy Help Me Overcome Trauma?

When you experience trauma, you are pushed beyond your mental and physical limits. The tension that results from trauma is held in the body. Therefore, when you are healing from trauma, releasing this energy can help. Somatic therapy is a method that can help you to overcome trauma, especially when it is used alongside otherRead More

Finding Healing Through Shared Stories

Have you read a book or watched a movie and felt like you were seeing yourself reflected back at you? Maybe the colorful aunt in that new movie reminds you of your loving grandmother. Perhaps the characters in that book your friend recommended remind you of your strained relationship with your father. Many of theRead More

How Does Attachment Trauma Connect to Addiction?

Substance use disorder (SUD) is both complex and complicated. Every person who struggles with SUD will go through their own unique experience, and there are many reasons why addiction happens. One common reason is attachment trauma that can be connected back to childhood. What Is Attachment Trauma? Attachment trauma occurs in early childhood development. InsteadRead More