Trauma is event or events that overwhelm our physical, psychological and emotional systems. It is a real or perceived threat to ourselves and/or others.

Trauma can profoundly impact how we think about, behave in, and experience the world around us.

Therapy can help you rework the narrative and beliefs that stem from traumatic experiences, especially those that are keeping you stuck or trapped. Therapy can also provide practical tools to help soothe your emotional and physical responses, calming the “alarm system” in your body that gets triggered by past trauma.

Video:

Trauma and The Brain

Books:

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk

What Happened to You? by Bruce Perry