Have you ever felt like you're constantly chasing a shadow of who you could be because the message you received as a kid was, "You're not enough."? This article has some helpful tips on reclaiming your self-worth.

Find emotional healing through the simple yet powerful act of expressive journaling, and discover why mental health professionals swear by this transformative practice.

We often overlook the simplest tools for change, but what if the key to unlocking emotional healing lies in your next breath?

Experiencing trauma is often the source of life’s most profound wounds. Let’s look at some practical ways to find healing and resilience for these wounds.

Discover why certain sights, sounds, and smells can send you reeling into the past to re-live a past trauma – and some steps for regaining control so that you don’t spiral into a debilitating place.

Explore how past trauma shapes our responses to future trauma. For some of us that means unhealthy submission to harmful requests because we see no other path to survival.

That force that keeps people in toxic relationships actually has a name: Trauma Bonding. Let’s take a quick look at what Trauma Bonding is, and some practical strategies to liberate yourself from its clutches in order to reclaim your personal well-being.

If you’ve experienced something traumatic you know how difficult it can be to process what happened. But did you know that writing can be a powerful tool for healing and freedom? Let’s explore how writing can help you process trauma in a non-threatening way.

When the memories feel managed, healing can begin to occur. This tool has helped millions cope with PTSD in healthy ways.

Even if writing doesn’t come naturally to you, or journalling doesn’t seem like “your thing” here are a few reasons to consider adding this tool to your mental health tool belt.

It’s exhausting work to keep a secret, especially when it’s about pain we’ve experienced. This obsession over protecting our secrets can be damaging to our physical and mental health.

Let’s talk about history of family trauma, and how to break the cycle.

Take a look at how one of the leading experts in trauma research is redefining what trauma actually is.

Is shame from your past defining who you are today?

Turns out it’s not so easy to not think about something you’re trying to not think about – especially when something (like a picture of warm, fresh cupcakes) brings it to mind. The same is true with memories of our traumatic experiences.

Research reveals how trauma changes the brain and what actually restores it.

Creativity: it seemingly comes to some more easily than others … but it may come to you easier than you think! Let’s look at some simple ways you can tap into your natural creativity, and how it can help you heal from trauma.

What happens when you grow up in an environment that forces you to think the only person who is safe enough to trust is yourself? Attachment Theory takes a deep dive into how the stability we have as children affects our ability to build healthy relationships in adulthood.

The tricky thing about defining trauma is that it’s subjective—not like strep throat, where you take a test that comes back positive or negative. So, how do you know if you've been through trauma?