Many people assume trauma symptoms come from memories. And memories are certainly part of the story. But one of the most important things trauma changes is something else: Your beliefs. The beliefs you develop about yourself. The beliefs you develop about other...
When most people think about PTSD, they picture the symptoms shown in the media. Flashbacks. Nightmares. Panic attacks. Explosive anger. The problem is that many women with PTSD don’t look like that at all. In fact, some of the most common PTSD symptoms I see in...
“It’s been months.” “I should be over this by now.” “I don’t understand why I’m still thinking about it.” Many women assume that if they are still struggling after a breakup, they must be doing something wrong....
“Other people have had it worse.” If you’ve ever wondered whether your experiences count as trauma, you’ve probably said some version of that sentence. Maybe you’ve thought: “It wasn’t like what happened on TV.”...
Women are significantly more likely than men to develop PTSD. For some people, that statistic raises uncomfortable questions. Does that mean women are less resilient? More emotional? Less able to cope with adversity? Not at all. In fact, the research points in a very...
“It’s just work.” That’s what many people tell themselves. They tell themselves they’re being too sensitive. That everyone has a difficult boss. That workplace conflict is normal. That they should be able to handle it. And yet every...
