The Four F’s refer to four possible means of response to danger. These are sometimes called trauma responses. Some people use the term trauma responses to mean a long term response, whereas others use the term to mean an immediate response to a traumatic situation. If you ask me, both of these things are true […]
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Over the past few months, from August 2023 to the end of March 2024, I’ve been undertaking the Trauma Research Foundation’s Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies. Knowing how important trauma education is, the Trauma Research Foundation graciously offered me a scholarship covering the cost of the course. This allowed me to learn about the latest […]
Disclaimer: I’m not a doctor, and I’m definitely not your doctor. If you’re struggling and you need help, please reach out to the appropriate professional services. What is medical trauma? Simply put, medical trauma is a traumatic medical or health experience. This could be a sudden near-death experience such as a surgery gone wrong, developing […]
This article is part of the After series, which explores life after trauma and all that entails. This week is Part 1 of Exposure Therapy. Although this was originally meant to be one post, it quickly became clear during researching and writing that this would make for one very long read! Instead, this has been […]
Everywhere you look, the world seems to finally be acknowledging the plethora of trauma we’re all submerged in. Phrases such as ‘trauma-informed teaching’ and ‘trauma-aware’ pop up everywhere. We know more about trauma now than we have at any point in history. And yet, it seems we still know nothing at all. Everyone talks about […]