PTSD
The Hidden Trauma of Moral Injury
From Personal Anguish to Communal HealingBecause moral injury—one of the most significant contributors to the high rate of suicide among U.S. veterans—is rooted in conscience, not fear... Read more
Rethinking PTSD
How Should We Be Defining Trauma?Amid what some are calling "an age of trauma," have we lost sight of what clinical trauma really looks like? Read more
Cultivating Positive Age Beliefs
The Impact of Ageism on Our Bodies and MindsYale researcher Becca Levy discusses how our beliefs about aging affect our wellbeing, regardless of age. Read more
Suddenly Strangers
Iraq War Vets, PTSD, and the Challenge of RelationshipWith tens of thousands of Iraq War vets with PTSD returning home, therapists increasingly face the challenge of helping them with their troubled marriages. Read more
Reframing Complex PTSD
Can Trauma Symptoms Be Assets?Author Stephanie Foo discusses how she and other C-PTSD survivors have learned to adapt and even thrive. Read more
Treating Trauma From the Top Down
A Cognitive Path to HealingWhen it comes to designating best practices for treating trauma, where does the research stand? And where is the field going? Read more
Sometimes, trying to stay calm under pressure sets you up for dealing with it in isolation. It feels counterintuitive to head toward vulnerability. That was my... Read more
Confronting Inherited Trauma
My Journey into Family ConstellationsEvery clinical approach has its stories of sudden, life-changing breakthroughs. But a relatively obscure therapeutic school called Family Constellations... Read more
My name is Anita Mathilda Abram Mandley. That’s me peeking out from the lower left-hand corner of the picture. I’m with my great grandfather, great-great... Read more
VIDEO: Peter Levine Shares a Personal Story About Trauma
What Does It Take to Ward Off Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?Among the first to fully realize that humans have an innate psychophysiological capacity for overcoming trauma, Peter Levine developed Somatic Experiencing, a... Read more