Remember that awful breakup from years ago? For some people, just thinking about it doesn’t just bring back bad feelings — it actually hurts. Like, physically hurts. That’s not being dramatic or ...
Frankenstein is more than just a classic horror story; it is a psychological reflection on the effects of emotional pain, both on ourselves and on those around us. The way the monster suffers in the ...
The December burnout is a painful, yet completely avoidable phenomenon. Here are three reasons why your system crashes at the ...
Many people struggling with depression, anxiety, and other mental health concerns view their emotional struggles as heavy burdens to the people in their lives. As such, they attempt to mask their ...
Patients who reported medium to high levels of both anger and perceived injustice did worst. They had higher pain intensity, ...
Emotional trauma occurs when a negative event(s) occurs that overwhelms our coping abilities. So, for most of us, it’s fairly obvious that we have emotional trauma. When we were children, our coping ...
Trauma fundamentally changes us. It’s not just a bad experience—it’s an overwhelming force that floods our system with more than we can handle. When I work with clients struggling with past wounds, I ...
That nagging back pain that won’t quit, even after physical therapy? The tension headaches that arrive like clockwork? The mysterious digestive issues no diet seems to fix? Before you schedule another ...
We all know stress can worsen pain, but new research shows that anger and a sense of injustice may be even more powerful ...