“I feel like there’s something under my skin…it’s like a film of filth,” Sarah* often says in her therapy sessions. Her words capture the persistent and overwhelming sensation of internal…
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Alex sits at the dinner table trying her best to stay invisible, her shoulders hunched as though bracing for impact. Any misstep – the way she holds her fork, the…
Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash “How do I grieve someone who caused me so much pain?” This question is asked in therapy offices across the world by survivors…
Picture this: A mother soothes her crying infant in the middle of the night. She rocks her baby gently, but as the minutes lengthen she feels a sting of something…
I recently came across a research paper that found a link between childhood trauma and adult headache disorders. A comprehensive meta-analysis detailed in the October 2023 issue of Neurology suggested…