Healing from Sexual Trauma

Anger

Why Am I Still So Angry After All These Years?

Lori S. Katz Ph.D. on May 30, 2020

Does anger from a past event still haunt you? Understand why and what to do about it.

Does anger from a past event still haunt you? Understand why and what to do about it.

Trauma

Why Do I Feel Like It's My Fault?

Lori S. Katz Ph.D. on May 4, 2020

Do thoughts of self-blame drain your happiness? Understand why self-blame lingers and how to release it forever.

Do thoughts of self-blame drain your happiness? Understand why self-blame lingers and how to release it forever.

Neuroscience

Are You Responding to the Past or to the Present?

Lori S. Katz Ph.D. on December 31, 2019

What does your future look like if you are living from the past? Here's how trauma holograms keep us stuck.

What does your future look like if you are living from the past? Here's how trauma holograms keep us stuck.

Trauma

What Is the COPE Strategy to Manage Trauma Triggers?

Lori S. Katz Ph.D. on December 30, 2019

Why do trauma triggers seem to strike out of the blue? And what can you do to manage them? The COPE strategy can help.

Why do trauma triggers seem to strike out of the blue? And what can you do to manage them? The COPE strategy can help.

Cognition

The Allure and Trap of Anticipating Danger

Lori S. Katz Ph.D. on August 31, 2019

Is what-if thinking an effective form of protection or an ineffective exercise that increases fear and anxiety, ultimately keeping you from fully living your life?

Is what-if thinking an effective form of protection or an ineffective exercise that increases fear and anxiety, ultimately keeping you from fully living your life?

Trauma

Why Victims of Sexual Trauma Feel Alone and Isolated

Lori S. Katz Ph.D. on August 18, 2019

Do you feel alone even when you're around other people? Do you think you should be able to snap out of it, but you just can't? There could be a logical explanation why.

Do you feel alone even when you're around other people? Do you think you should be able to snap out of it, but you just can't? There could be a logical explanation why.