Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So, you've started to notice some patterns in your life, and you're wondering why you react the way you do. Emotional habits can ...

Much of the time our lives seem safe and predictable. Serious road-traffic collisions, plane crashes, train accidents, natural disasters, criminal assaults, terrorist attacks, and other sorts of ...

My daughter, like almost every four-year-old out there, loves the movie Encanto. And honestly, I love it, too—especially the character of the grandma. The Abuela. Why do I care for this character so ...

These days, it's common to scroll through social media feeds and see certain "buzzy" terms in captions and on images, like "gaslighting," "golden handcuffs," "brightsiding," "parentification" and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Childhood trauma is complex and all too common. More than two-thirds of children in the United States reported experiencing at ...

The recent catastrophic flooding in Kerr County has seemed to surface some of Southeast Texas' own flood anxiety. In response, a few local counselors are offering free virtual sessions to help ...

Fight or flight are not the only common responses to a traumatic event. I addressed this a bit in a column published on November 22, 2022 explaining that some authors describe “4 F’s”: fight, flight, ...

Every January, National Human Trafficking Awareness Month prompts renewed attention to a crime that continues to grow at alarming rates. Yet, awareness alone is not enough. To meaningfully address ...

In his 2018 book Dying for a Paycheck, Stanford University Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer noted that “the person you report to at work is more important to your health than your family doctor.” More recent ...

Though often discussed in the context of personal health, trauma can significantly impact our external lives. While it may not always be obvious, someone working through past or present trauma can ...