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 ...

From PregnancyTok to FitTok, there's really no end to the weird (yet often wonderful) scroll holes that you can find yourself falling into on TikTok. But a surprise corner of the social media platform ...

Okay, quick show of hands: who else is finding life just a teensy tiny little bit ~stressful~ right now? From the heavy news cycle to the cost of living crisis, we (and our nervous systems) are all ...

“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 ...

Talk therapy can only get you so far, and sometimes healing needs to get a little… weird. If you’ve been stuck in your head, looping the same old stories, it might be time to break the pattern with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Somatic exercises can come with a lot of benefits, but these are the risks and expert tips you should keep in mind. Dr. Valerie Cholet is a Professor of Kinesiology. She earned her doctorate at Penn ...

We all experience stress in our lives. Stress can come from everyday events, like missing a bus or giving a speech. Other times, stress comes from trauma. While some may benefit from counseling or ...

We all experience stress in our lives. Stress can come from everyday events, like missing a bus or giving a speech. Other times, stress comes from trauma. While some may benefit from counseling or ...