Racial trauma , also sometimes referred to as race-based traumatic stress (RBTS), refers to mental and emotional stress that is a result of racial bias, discrimination, and hate crimes. Those individuals who experience these types of encounters can subsequently deal with negative repercussions. The Mental...
Trauma occurs when a person is faced with an overwhelming experience of fear and helplessness. Psychological trauma can shape the way a person sees the world. Any event a person finds physically or emotionally threatening or harmful can be considered traumatic. Examples include a car...
What is Religious Trauma? Religious abuse, also known as spiritual abuse, is a type of psychological and emotional mistreatment that may result in religious trauma. Cloaked in the veil of dogmatic theology, this type of abuse often involves humiliation, coercion, control, and exploitation. For some,...
Culturally, we’ve begun starting to think about and become more aware of trauma and how it may affect us in our own lives. You may have recently heard words like “childhood trauma”, “triggers”, or “mindfulness” online or in conversation. But do you really know what...
Trauma is often associated with violent or sexual assaults or terrible car accidents. Other, subtler forms of trauma can negatively affect our lives and hinder our relationships. Often, emotional trauma is overlooked and minimized, and we may believe we have “gotten over” some emotional pain...
A number of traumatic events have occurred across the country over the past several years. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have experienced or witnessed disastrous or life-threatening events, ranging from mass violence to devastating natural disasters. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can develop in response...