Have you ever experienced something upsetting or frightening in the past and thought: “I know I'm safe now. I know it happened years ago. So why does my body still react as though it's happening again?” Perhaps your heart starts racing when something reminds you of what happened. You feel sick, shaky or suddenly overwhelmed...But trauma isn't simply about remembering what happened. Sometimes the body has learned to respond to danger even when the danger is no longer there.

When a child aligns strongly with one parent after family separation and begins to reject the other - often with sudden, intense dislike - the underlying issue is rarely as simple as it appears.

Why fear of abandonment is so painful.

Is it possible to heal from Trauma?

Why does trauma impact the body so much?

When we are polyvagal-informed, we start understanding not only the other person’s response but also our responsibility to smile and have...