It might look a little strange at first — lightly tapping your fingertips along your face, head and upper body while talking about a stressful memory or feeling — but tapping therapy, also called ...

There are innumerable reasons for people to work through trauma — eradicating anxiety and depression and improving personal relationships and self-esteem being some of the benefits. A technique known ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Everyone has a childhood memory—or many—that haunts them. It could be anything from a small hiccup like ...

In the 30-plus years since I started working as a psychiatrist, there’s been a huge surge in therapists focusing on trauma. For the most part, this is a good thing. We know that trauma, defined as an ...

Intergenerational trauma occurs when multiple generations of a family feel the effects of past traumatic events. These effects can be emotional or physical. Traumatic events can influence a person’s ...

Reading about trauma and healing can be an essential part of the recovery process, especially for survivors of domestic violence and family-of-origin abuse 1. Education helps us recognize patterns, ...