There is a great deal of debate about whether trauma can be completely healed. In fact, we are often not clear neurologically about what healing looks like and what we can expect to happen when we use the variety of therapeutic techniques and interventions to help trauma-impacted individuals cope with their trauma narratives. The complex […]
How Childhood Trauma Contributes to Skyrocketing Suicide Rates
I recently posted about the impact of suicide in light of some of the high profile suicides that have just occurred. Then this article was sent to me. It is a story about how a wife has wrestled with the impact of her husband’s childhood trauma and the incredible despair he has struggled through. Rather […]
Are You Experiencing Depression?
We have been alarmed at the current incidences of suicide in our culture. One possible precondition related to suicide can be depression. Approximately 15 million Americans have the symptoms of depression. About 80% of depressed individuals never get therapy. As I have discussed depression with individuals who are experiencing these types of feelings, I sense […]
