Experiencing trauma, healing from trauma, and trying to understand it can often feel isolating. Sometimes it can be comforting and validating to educate oneself on trauma.  Below are some great podcasts that are educational about trauma and its effects.

While someone is in therapy, the hour a week can be extremely helpful, but providing clients with homework outside of session can also support continued practice of bringing the tools spoken about in session into their outside life. 

Group therapy can be a deeply healing part of trauma informed work. Group therapy activities and exercise can help build trust and support participants process their trauma in a safe, supportive environment.

Trauma and pregnancy can intersect in complex ways, and the experience of trauma during pregnancy or in the context of childbirth can have significant emotional and physical effects. Although women’s health from a perinatal lens has not been spoken about as in depth in the past, it is important to acknowledge the very common and natural intricacies of mental health and pregnancy.

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy designed to help people who have experienced trauma - particularly those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Experiencing trauma, healing from trauma, and trying to understand it can often feel isolating. Sometimes it can be comforting, validating, and educational read about trauma.  Below are some of the best books on trauma - each caters to different levels of understanding, from professionals to the layperson…

Trauma, both chronic or severe trauma, can have a significant impact on the brain. It can affect both its structure and function. When we experience a traumatic event, our brain’s fight-or-flight system, also known as the sympathetic nervous system, becomes activated.