Trauma can feel like a cloud looming over your head, but there is one beautiful part of rebuilding after these experiences. The beam of light peaking through the deep dark hole of despair. And that… Read More »Rebuilding after trauma and finding pathways to healing
We think that de-normalization is deeply personal, and survivors need to discover how normalization lives within them. When they do, suddenly, they can recognize that these messages DO apply to them. We are finding this… Read More »De-normalization as a step on the path to recovery
Truth-telling and self-disclosure is a critical psychosocial act that is complicated or disabled by a myriad of interacting dynamics of the trauma experience, beliefs about personal responsibility or shame, and cultural rules for behavior. While… Read More »Why are women silent?