Many people may not realize how unresolved trauma can influence the quality of their life and their relationships. They may downplay the significance of their trauma or may live “distracted” where ...

So, you've started to notice some patterns in your life, and you're wondering why you react the way you do. Emotional habits can feel like second nature, but sometimes they're more than just quirks.

People who grew up in chaos, neglect, or fear often carry that history into adulthood in ways that are easy to misread. What ...

Many of us will have heard of the “flight, fright, freeze” response when we are confronted with a threatening situation. In ...

What’s the big idea? People-pleasing is not a personality trait. It is part of the trauma response known as fawning. Although it can be a useful mechanism at times, existing in a state of fawning ...

Fight or flight are not the only common responses to a traumatic event. I addressed this a bit in a column published on November 22, 2022 explaining that some authors describe “4 F’s”: fight, flight, ...

Past trauma casts long shadows over present relationships, creating invisible barriers to intimacy and connection that both partners often struggle to understand. When traumatic experiences remain ...

These days, it's common to scroll through social media feeds and see certain "buzzy" terms in captions and on images, like "gaslighting," "golden handcuffs," "brightsiding," "parentification" and ...

After a year that stretched you emotionally and mentally, healing doesn't mean erasing what happened. Here are seven ...

Every January, National Human Trafficking Awareness Month prompts renewed attention to a crime that continues to grow at ...

The recent catastrophic flooding in Kerr County has seemed to surface some of Southeast Texas' own flood anxiety. In response, a few local counselors are offering free virtual sessions to help ...