5 Signs Your Angry Inner Child Is Running Your Life

There is no doubt that we encounter unfair situations in life. An angry inner child can see unfairness too much and too often, risking loss of credibility when we really need it.

There is no doubt that we encounter unfair situations in life. An angry inner child can see unfairness too much and too often, risking loss of credibility when we really need it.

Suicide Risk Assessment: A Critique

Standard approaches to suicide prevention encourage providers to ask questions about risk to avoid missing those at risk. Yet, in practice, they miss most people. Why is this?

Standard approaches to suicide prevention encourage providers to ask questions about risk to avoid missing those at risk. Yet, in practice, they miss most people. Why is this?

Rewriting Your Trauma Story

Learn how to reclaim your trauma story by shifting from blame and victimhood to personal agency and hope. Your brain needs your collaboration to get you to a better place.

Learn how to reclaim your trauma story by shifting from blame and victimhood to personal agency and hope. Your brain needs your collaboration to get you to a better place.

Hurricane Helene: Psychological Impacts and Resilience

When catastrophe hits, recovery is a long, multifaceted process. Individuals can build resiliency in the immediate aftermath and long after the event is over.

When catastrophe hits, recovery is a long, multifaceted process. Individuals can build resiliency in the immediate aftermath and long after the event is over.

5 Lesser-Known Facts About PTSD in Women

When we think of PTSD, the most common image may still be the male combat veteran returning from a war zone. However, women are more likely to experience PTSD than men.

When we think of PTSD, the most common image may still be the male combat veteran returning from a war zone. However, women are more likely to experience PTSD than men.

Can Trauma or PTSD Cause Psychosis?

The relationship between psychosis and trauma is complex.

The relationship between psychosis and trauma is complex.

Creating Trauma-Informed Sports Environments for Athletes

Athletes may carry traumatic experiences to sports fields and gymnasiums, and trauma-informed sports environments can be created through key assumptions and principles.

Athletes may carry traumatic experiences to sports fields and gymnasiums, and trauma-informed sports environments can be created through key assumptions and principles.

What to Do After Someone Yells at You

What to do after someone yells at you and leaves you feeling jarred, overwhelmed, and downright drained.

What to do after someone yells at you and leaves you feeling jarred, overwhelmed, and downright drained.

When Trauma Goes Unnoticed During Childhood

Childhood trauma could go unnoticed. Different circumstances reveal how trauma manifests differently but similarly impacts growth.

Childhood trauma could go unnoticed. Different circumstances reveal how trauma manifests differently but similarly impacts growth.

Navigating Childhood Trauma: Fact vs. Fiction

Recognizing myths about childhood trauma helps us to understand its nuanced nature and engage in more effective interventions for affected children.

Recognizing myths about childhood trauma helps us to understand its nuanced nature and engage in more effective interventions for affected children.

Productive and Unproductive Suffering

There are three critical differences between productive suffering and unproductive suffering.

There are three critical differences between productive suffering and unproductive suffering.

Revolutionizing Mental Health: Psychedelics and TMS

Cutting-edge therapies like psychedelic-assisted treatment and TMS are revolutionizing mental health care, offering new hope for conditions like PTSD and depression.

Cutting-edge therapies like psychedelic-assisted treatment and TMS are revolutionizing mental health care, offering new hope for conditions like PTSD and depression.

4 Ways That Cognitive Processing Therapy Can Help Heal PTSD

Cognitive processing therapy teaches you to change your trauma-related thoughts and beliefs. Learn how this evidence-based therapy aids in recovery from PTSD.

Cognitive processing therapy teaches you to change your trauma-related thoughts and beliefs. Learn how this evidence-based therapy aids in recovery from PTSD.

Trauma and PTSD Among Elite Athletes

Even our “toughest” athletes are impacted by trauma both within and outside of sports. Sports organizations should be prepared to recognize symptoms and refer appropriately.

Even our “toughest” athletes are impacted by trauma both within and outside of sports. Sports organizations should be prepared to recognize symptoms and refer appropriately.

Moral Injury and Operator Syndrome

Moral injury and "Operator syndrome": healing the invisible wounds of America's elite warriors.

Moral injury and "Operator syndrome": healing the invisible wounds of America's elite warriors.

Stress Can Release Chemicals That Lead to Overeating

Hunger, cravings, and weight gain can be caused by stress.

Hunger, cravings, and weight gain can be caused by stress.

What a Trauma Memory From 16 Years Ago Taught Me

How we can learn to make space for even our most difficult memories.

How we can learn to make space for even our most difficult memories.

What the Future Holds for PTSD

PTSD can be difficult to prevent or treat, but precision psychiatry tools using AI and other advanced technology could help change that.

PTSD can be difficult to prevent or treat, but precision psychiatry tools using AI and other advanced technology could help change that.

Hope and Healing for Veterans and Service Members

The needs of over 50 percent of the 21 million U.S. veterans with behavioral health challenges are not being met due to stigma and other barriers to care.

The needs of over 50 percent of the 21 million U.S. veterans with behavioral health challenges are not being met due to stigma and other barriers to care.

4 Ways Your Pet Can Boost Your Mood

Cuddling a pet or animal in animal-assisted interaction programs isn't just a feel-good activity—it really does reduce stress and anxiety and boost your mood and relationships.

Cuddling a pet or animal in animal-assisted interaction programs isn't just a feel-good activity—it really does reduce stress and anxiety and boost your mood and relationships.

Grief Is a Necessary Part of Healing After a Divorce

Navigating divorce when managing post-traumatic stress disorder and dissociation.

Navigating divorce when managing post-traumatic stress disorder and dissociation.

How Childhood Trauma Can Impact the Brain

New research has illuminated how traumatic experiences during childhood can literally alter the structure and chemistry of the brain, leading to long-lasting consequences.

New research has illuminated how traumatic experiences during childhood can literally alter the structure and chemistry of the brain, leading to long-lasting consequences.

Addiction Among Veterans and First Responders

A new type of peer-support therapy is showing results for these men and women.

A new type of peer-support therapy is showing results for these men and women.

When Movie Trauma Mimics Historical Trauma

What happens when we watch fictionalized imitations of historical traumatic events?

What happens when we watch fictionalized imitations of historical traumatic events?

Finding a Safe Space for the Displaced

Mental health issues associated with being uprooted from one's home and homeland are massive and crucial to understand as we help traumatized migrants.

Mental health issues associated with being uprooted from one's home and homeland are massive and crucial to understand as we help traumatized migrants.

4 Things That Masquerade as Anxiety

Anxiety often travels with company, and many things masquerade as anxiety.

Anxiety often travels with company, and many things masquerade as anxiety.

Is It a Panic Attack or Anxiety?

Panic and anxiety attacks can both disrupt the daily function of life but typically differ in severity and cause, but real-time practices for both can help.

Panic and anxiety attacks can both disrupt the daily function of life but typically differ in severity and cause, but real-time practices for both can help.

Depressed? Anxious? Stressed? You May Be Grieving a Loss

In our grief research, we were astonished to discover that grief symptoms can be identical to post trauma stress symptoms. Read on to see how.

In our grief research, we were astonished to discover that grief symptoms can be identical to post trauma stress symptoms. Read on to see how.

Why a Healthy Relationship Feels “Too Good to Be True”

Traumatic experiences can manifest as anxiety, distrust, numbness, anger, sadness or depression, and a limited ability to feel present or vulnerable in romantic relationships.

Traumatic experiences can manifest as anxiety, distrust, numbness, anger, sadness or depression, and a limited ability to feel present or vulnerable in romantic relationships.

Should Psychologists Include Humor in Their Practice?

Can laughter heal? Therapy and humor can be powerful tools for healing, but they can be tricky. Learn the benefits and risks for therapists.

Can laughter heal? Therapy and humor can be powerful tools for healing, but they can be tricky. Learn the benefits and risks for therapists.