Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
CategoryLiving in a Sea of Faces- Life with Prosopagnosia
Everyone has had that awkward encounter where someone comes up to you and says hello, and you have no idea who that person is. Maybe there..
Alexithymia in Dissociation and PTSD
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” (Laurell K. Hamilton, Mistral’s..
A Picture of the Past: Dissociative Disorders
A picture is a memory frozen in time. I own the memories. However, looking back, I find myself looking through the lens of the camera, de..
How the Brain Adapts After Trauma
The humming of a perfect melody fills the room when a tiny silver dial is wound clockwise. Inside a metallic box, a petite woman dressed ..
Healing After Trauma: Dissociation and Trauma
Trauma has no type; It haunts the soldier dreaming to reunite with his family, only to realize home now feels like a battle zone. Trauma o..
Older and Wiser? Truths and Myths About Age and Wisdom
You learn as you grow, that is what most people think about wisdom and time. As we got through life and face various hardships, we not onl..
Life After Trauma
“Some people’s lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That’s what trauma does. It interrupts the plot. It just..
Pink, With Love: Why Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors Need Your Help
October is a time for pumpkins, fall, and eager trick or treaters. When you think of October, you don’t usually think of pink. However, pi..
What They Don’t Tell You About Rape: How Sexual Assault Changes You
It is no news that sexual assault leaves a lasting impact on its victims. Yet for many of us, experiencing sexual assault is a foreign fea..
Dissociation and Trauma
The mind is a powerful entity, so strong that it will protect us in even the most scarring moments of life. When our body is incapable of ..