Generational trauma, also known as intergenerational or inherited trauma, refers to the emotional, psychological, and behavioral patterns that are passed down from one generation to the next due to unresolved trauma. When an individual experiences trauma, the impact often transcends their own life, influencing their children and grandchildren through learned behaviors, emotional responses, and unspoken …
Navigating Panic Attacks: Understanding, Coping, and Finding Solid Ground Panic attacks can be an overwhelming and frightening experience, often leaving those who experience them feeling a loss of control and disconnected from reality. This heightened state of anxiety triggers the body’s natural fight-or-flight response, engaging the nervous system in a cascade of physiological reactions. Understanding …
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, also known as EMDR, is a type of psychotherapy that has been proven to be effective for treating emotional trauma. If you are considering EMDR therapy, you may be wondering what to expect from your sessions. In this article, we’ll discuss the basics of EMDR and what you can …
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As children, we’re learning about ourselves, relationships, the world, and everything in between. Everything is new to us and we highly depend on our parents to teach us what we need to know. We have basic needs like shelter, clothing, food, water, and physical safety. We have needs to emotionally connect with our parents and …
Certain events in our lives trigger our fight, flight, or freeze response and sometimes our nervous system gets stuck in that survival response. Chronic stress, chaotic or unstable environments, death or loss, abuse, and other painful experiences can cause trauma to our nervous system. Over time, our bodies feel comfortable and safe living in our …
In the last five to ten years, more people are realizing how our childhood impacts us as adults. Our home environment, our day to day life, our parents, our family, our culture, our beliefs, and our world experiences during childhood all play a role in who we become as an adult. Many of us are …
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