Why it matters that trauma affects women and men differently
They are too often ignored, yet sex differences affect the kind of trauma people experience and the effect it has on them
by Klára Hanáková
Trauma and PTSD
Sent to boarding school, a boy conjures up a friend to soothe his distress
A film by Tony Gammidge
How small creatures helped James connect with the human-scale world
Directed by Spencer MacDonald
Living without mental imagery may shield against trauma’s impact
Discovering I have aphantasia helped me understand my response to being assaulted and why I wasn’t debilitated by PTSD
by J B Smith
What does ketamine-assisted therapy look like? Inside one firefighter’s journey
Directed by Brandon Kapelow
In the wake of wars, a professor seeks to mend children’s deep traumas
Directed by Daniel Benjamin Wheeler
The important link between eating disorders and past trauma
For someone who’s endured trauma, an eating disorder might be one of the aftereffects. That should inform their recovery
by Giulia Suro
The shadows cast by childhood abuse and neglect are not the same
Unravelling the pathways from different forms of childhood maltreatment to mental illness could lead to better treatments
by Anne Alkema & Marco Boks
An ecologist finds an apt metaphor for healing in the rainforests she studies
Directed by Andrew Nadkarni
Maladaptive daydreaming made me feel trapped in my own mind
Extended daydreams were a much-needed escape, but turned into a compulsion that crowded out my waking activities
by Zainab Al-Hassani
How to calm your nightmares
Whether bad dreams stir you awake occasionally or routinely, these pre- and post-nightmare strategies can help alleviate them
by Katy Jakle
Many refugees carry a distinct type of trauma: ‘moral injury’
Trauma is usually fear-based, but refugees are also burdened by witnessing moral violations and their own ethical dilemmas
by Angela Nickerson & Philippa Specker
Past trauma bleeds into the bond between one mother and her daughter
A film by Danski Tang
Why psychological research on child sex offenders is important
‘I am not one of those guys.’ The cognitive distortions of child sex offenders need to be better understood and treated
by Meetali Devgun
How to deal with bullying from your past
The effects of being bullied can linger for decades, but it’s never too late to heal and reclaim your place in the world
by Stacee Reicherzer