Trauma and PTSD
Therapeutic relationships
idea
Psychodynamic therapy helped me overcome trauma when CBT couldn’t
The toxic memories of trauma governed my life for years. But psychodynamic therapy made me feel seen and set me free
by Lucia Osborne-Crowley
Nature and the environment
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Trees don’t rush to heal from trauma and neither should we
Trees teach us that healing from trauma involves balancing short-term protection with the slower process of adaptation
by Beronda Montgomery
Resilience and flexibility
guide
How to be resilient
Life is unpredictable. Brace yourself with a suite of coping mechanisms, internal and external, then deploy them flexibly
by Selda Koydemir
Parenting and families
film
Past trauma bleeds into the bond between one mother and her daughter
A film by Danski Tang
Resilience and flexibility
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What the distinctive brains of resilient people can teach us
Resilient people have brains that are distinct in their structure and function, providing clues for how to build resilience
by Laura Moreno-López
Trauma and PTSD
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Trauma unmakes the world of the self. Can stories repair it?
Trauma needn’t be medicalised or replaced with reckless optimism. It can be a catalyst for better stories about ourselves
by Anna Gotlib
Memoir
guide
How to heal through life writing
Learning to write about trauma helps you to process the painful experience, and gives you the life skills to overcome it
by Uddipana Goswami
Artists and art history
film
Should art heal the centuries of racial violence and injustice in the US?
Directed by Taylor Rees
Trauma and PTSD
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A broad definition of trauma is useful; an open-ended one isn’t
Trauma encompasses a variety of experiences and manifests in many ways. But there are risks to stretching the concept too far
by Ahona Guha
Rituals and celebrations
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In the cinema, my father’s unspeakable childhood finally surfaced
Not too distant and not to close: how rituals help us process trauma, and why watching Anna Karenina helped heal my father
by Christiana Spens
Violence and aggression
guide
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
Dance
film
How the language of dance enables war veterans to process trauma
Directed by Mohammad Gorjestani