You're there for each other during crises. Breakups, job loss, family emergencies—that's when you're closest. When you're ...

Almost everyone has experienced a toxic relationship at some point in their life — whether with a romantic partner, a family member or even a friend. Trauma-bonded relationships fall under this ...

It is human to want to connect with others. And sometimes, if you’ve had a particularly rough day (or week, or year), it can be freeing to bond with someone by sharing deep secrets or your troubled ...

Sometimes the people around us carry more pain than we realize. Trauma doesn’t always show up in obvious ways, and many who have survived difficult experiences hide their struggles behind smiles and ...

A trauma bond can keep you in a relationship that is unhealthy and destructive. Several of your close friends may have already encouraged you to end your relationship because they see the mistreatment ...

In "Beloved," Toni Morrison uses allegory and narrative structure to show the ways trauma can disrupt a life. For many ...