Trauma Recovery Articles and Research

Articles & Research

Our content includes trauma recovery articles written by experts, including therapists and psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, lawyers, medical providers, and educators. These trauma recovery articles deliver interesting and current information and research findings.

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Trauma Recovery Articles

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The Trauma of Witnessing

We were flying into New York while the wreckage was still burning. Our 10-person Crisis Debriefing team was deployed to train and support counselors in the New York City. The city was quiet. The iconic skyline was gone. The air was filled with ash and smoke. While the world saw . . .
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Grief, Ambiguous Loss, and Trauma: A Puzzle with Pieces Missing

Grief can be complicated, confusing, physically, mentally, and emotionally draining. Grief can be difficult to work through. It can also provide a sense of closure and bring a sense of relief…relief that your loved one is no longer suffering, no longer in pain, and is fully healed in mind, body, . . .
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The Business of Being Well

Take away: The use of some tools grounded in psychology can help us enhance self-awareness for better performance, business culture and personal well-being. . . .
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When Helping Hurts: Vicarious Trauma in Frontline Work

If you’ve spent any amount of time working with clients, survivors, or on heavy cases, whether as a social worker, advocate, law enforcement officer, medical professional, military personnel, or part of a multidisciplinary team, you already know this truth: The work changes you. . . .
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From the Chair to the Couch

12 of the most helpful tips Daniel and Jonathan like to share in counseling: Self-compassion is the healthy way to peace. Forgiveness is different than reconciliation. When you feel overwhelmed, remember the power of “for now.” and more . . . . . .
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Understanding Trauma and How It Affects Your Life

Trauma isn’t limited to life-threatening events. It’s any experience that overwhelms your ability to cope. When something is too intense for our mind and body to process, it can get “stuck,” leaving us with symptoms that feel confusing, exhausting, or isolating. People don’t come to therapy asking for a definition . . .

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