If “Thanks, it’s the trauma,” is your response to every compliment (especially ones about how funny you are), then this post is for you. Trauma, or deeply depressing and disturbing experiences, can ...

Trauma has a significant impact on the body. It sensitizes the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which is the area of the brain responsible for our body’s central stress response system. The ...

“Will I ever get an apology or acknowledgment from my parents?” many clients ask. This is a tough question to answer, and one that often gets us stuck in our healing. Many of my clients still hold out ...

Researchers have found that lifelong physical activity may moderate the structural brain changes linked to adverse childhood ...

New research shows that lifetime physical activity can moderate the brain's response to childhood trauma, strengthening neural connectivity and promoting stress resilience.

Sometimes you may wake in the morning dreading the day ahead. Maybe you're worried about leading that big presentation in front of the entire company or nervous about the parent teacher conference ...

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Sleep: Chronic sleep deprivation is a common consequence of our on-call shifts, which can lead to increased inflammation and exacerbate mental health issues like anxiety and depression. Quality sleep ...