Trauma affects individuals deeply, altering their sense of safety, their emotions, and how they perceive the world around them. Its impact can be profound and long-lasting, affecting mental, physical, ...

Most people know the fight-or-flight response, a survival mechanism related to threatening situations and events. In recent years, in no small part due to high-profile legal cases involving sexual ...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and across Arizona, purple lights are shining to spark conversations about healing and hope. But for many survivors who find the strength ...

Experiencing a single traumatic event can impact how you see the world and how you view yourself. However, if you have survived complex relational trauma, your confidence may have been shattered, and ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder, known as PTSD, is a mental health disorder that may develop following a traumatic event in which a person is exposed to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or ...

Trauma doesn’t always leave visible scars, but its impact can echo through every part of a person’s life. Learning to understand, support, and not judge is the first step toward healing and compassion ...

A new study has shed light on why some children and adolescents develop mental health disorders like PTSD, anxiety, or depression after experiencing a traumatic event. While most children recover well ...

Generational trauma can be passed down through families by biological, environmental, psychological, and social means. You may experience epigenetic changes, which affect gene expression linked to ...

The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder is 3-4% in normal pregnancies and is upwards of 18-20% in high-risk ...

Carol J. Geffner, president of Geffner Group, LLC, is a sought-after coach, consultant, and author of Building a New Leadership Ladder. In today's business environment, leaders face unprecedented ...