Trauma Healing

8 questions

What is betrayal trauma and do I have it?

Betrayal trauma is the psychological and emotional injury that occurs when someone you depend on violates your trust in a significant way. Unlike othe...

What does trauma recovery look like?

Trauma recovery isn't a straight line—it's more like a spiral staircase where you revisit similar themes but from a higher, healthier perspective each...

What therapies help with this kind of trauma?

Several evidence-based therapies effectively treat trauma, each targeting different aspects of healing. **EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Repro...

What is EMDR and could it help?

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a specialized therapy technique that helps your brain process traumatic memories that are stuc...

What does nervous system regulation look like?

[Nervous system regulation](/answers/after-the-affair/how-do-i-function-when-my-body-wont-calm-down) is when your body and mind can respond to stress ...

What is triggered vs. legitimately upset?

Being triggered means your [nervous system](/answers/she-wants-out/how-do-i-co-regulate-when-shes-dysregulated-too) is reacting to a present situation...

What does my body need right now?

Your body after trauma is asking for safety, rest, and gentle reconnection. Trauma lives in our nervous system and shows up as tension, [hypervigilanc...

What does healing timeline look like?

[Healing from trauma](/answers/becoming-the-man/what-does-trauma-recovery-look-like) isn't a straight line - it's more like climbing a mountain with s...