From the outside, it can be hard for those of us in relatively conventional relationships to understand why someone stays with an abusive partner, family
Somatic Experiencing is a body-centred treatment for trauma, first developed by Dr. Peter A. Levine, author of Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma and In an
Helplessness is a belief or feeling there is no action one can take to improve their situation. As animals, we enter a state of helplessness
What do we mean when we talk about trauma? A traumatic event is defined by the perception, or reality of a person facing serious harm,
According to Thomaes & Brummelman, the development of narcissism begins at around the ages of 7 or 8[1]. This is the time when children begin
Trauma is sensory, visceral and cellular. It impacts our worldly beliefs, our unique place in it and is a soul wound that can shift our
Trust issues can have an impact on our most important, intimate relationships. Indeed, it is in these relationships where our trust issues are most apparent, because it is these relationships where we are more vulnerable.
Many people may not understand the reverberations of growing up in a dysfunctional household. Every house varies in the level of dysfunction witnessed by the children of that home. Most households experience some form of dysfunction at one time or another.