hen a young adult lives with bipolar disorder, the experience affects the whole family. Mood shifts, changes in energy, and sudden shifts between clarity and confusion can create stress for everyone.

Sleep should be a place of refuge, a time when the body restores and the mind quietly integrates the day. But for many people living with trauma, anxiety, depression, or emotional challenges, night can feel like anything but restful. It can bring racing thoughts, tension, nightmares, or an uneasy sense that the mind won’t switch off. Whether the struggle is rooted in trauma, emotional or relational problems, or chronic anxiety, the pattern is similar: the emotional brain rema

Many people spend their lives surviving; showing up, working hard, caring deeply, and pushing through even when exhausted. From the outside, it looks like strength. Inside, it can feel like loneliness or quiet despair, a sense that peace never quite lasts. If this sounds familiar, what you’re living with may not be a lack of resilience. It may be the long echo of complex trauma,  the invisible injuries that form when safety, care, or belonging are repeatedly disrupted over ti

When a young person receives a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), it can feel heavy for everyone involved. Teens may feel labelled or misunderstood; parents may feel heartbroken or blamed. But this diagnosis doesn’t define a person or a family; it simply describes a pattern of emotional suffering that can change.

For many people who grew up with abuse, neglect, or emotional abandonment, resilience wasn’t a choice. It was a necessity. A default setting. A quiet strength that helped them get through.

No matter how advanced AI becomes, it cannot offer what we most deeply need: to be met by another person with care, curiosity, and compassion.

Public disclosures by celebrities, such as Ye (formerly Kanye West), about incest and childhood sexual experiences have sparked complex conversations around childhood sexual abuse (CSA), child-on-child sexual harm, and early exposure to sexual content. This blog explores the difference between childhood curiosity and abuse, the long-term impacts of early sexualization, and the importance of trauma-informed language when discussing CSA in the public sphere.

There comes a time, sometimes decades after the fact, when an adult survivor of child sexual abuse finds the strength to speak out.

As high-achieving professionals, we are accustomed to thriving in demanding careers. Whether you’re a teacher, lawyer, tech professional,...

Mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma are often misunderstood. The prevailing belief in society is...

Unlike single-event trauma, developmental trauma is ongoing and relational; it happens within the caregiving environment and impacts a child

Mental health struggles are often misunderstood, with many believing they are tied to personal failings or moral shortcomings. This...

Speaking up for ourselves, setting boundaries, and expressing our needs can feel uncomfortable or even dangerous.

The fear of abandonment is a powerful and common experience for those with complex trauma. Rooted in early experiences

Parenting is a deeply personal and emotional experience.

Among the most stigmatized and misunderstood responses to complex trauma are self-injury and suicidality.

Trauma recovery is a deeply personal journey that requires emotional, mental, and sometimes physical energy.

Childhood trauma leaves a profound imprint on the way we experience the world and form relationships.

Trauma doesn't just affect the mind; it has a profound impact on the nervous system as well.