Trauma & therapy
Healing from trauma is a journey that requires support and guidance. Our contributors explore the impact of trauma and grief, as well as various therapeutic approaches available to aid recovery. Learn about different types of trauma, signs and symptoms, and effective therapy options.
How to Pick an Egg Donor – Lessons Learned from the Gay Dad Reporter
There are critical moments during a surrogacy journey for gay intended dads, and one of those is choosing an egg donor. It’s a big decision, and it makes the idea of becoming a parent feel like a reality.
Generational Healing and the Ancestral Nervous System – How Emotional Inheritance Lives in the Body
Our bodies carry more than our own memories, they hold echoes of generations past. From the traumas our ancestors endured to the emotional patterns they developed to survive, these imprints...
What Happens After Trauma? Understanding Your Nervous System
I was seven years into my nursing career when I had a moment that would alter the trajectory of my entire life. I was working in the psychiatric unit, and a patient came in exhibiting all the classic signs...
Cannabinoids Epidemic – Why Parents Should Be Alarmed
As novel cannabinoids flood online markets under the guise of “legal highs” or “medical-grade alternatives,” a silent epidemic is taking hold across the UK. From school vape seizures to...
The New Science-Backed Way to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
Millions are told type 2 diabetes is a life sentence. It isn’t. Research shows diabetes can be reversed by losing enough internal fat so the liver and pancreas work again.
How To Find the Right Therapist (Even If You Have No Idea Where to Start)
Have you been thinking about starting therapy but don’t know where to begin? Maybe you’ve heard of CBT, psychodynamic therapy, or seen the words "person-centred" thrown around, and you’re wondering...
Body Talk, Are You Listening?
Your body is communicating with you every second of every day. Unfortunately, so often we ignore the subtle signs. We ignore the smaller sensations on the skin, the tingling, the numbness, the tiredness...
Taught to Fear Disease, Never Taught to Heal
We’ve been taught to fear disease, but never taught how to heal. For decades, modern medicine has glorified external fixes, pills, procedures, and promises of control, while forgetting the body’s...
Why the Mental Health System Fails Trauma and How Conscious Healing Can Transform Everything
For decades, the mental health system has promised relief – therapy, medication, alternative therapies, coping strategies, mindfulness exercises. Yet millions continue to suffer, trapped in cycles that never fully break.
The Hidden Link Between Suppressed Emotions & Physical Illness – How True Healing Begins From Within
We live in a world that treats symptoms like warning lights to be switched off rather than messages to be understood. Headaches? Take a pill. Anxiety? Medicate it. Digestive issues? Change your diet.
How Trauma Disrupts the Healing Intelligence Within You
Have you ever wondered why your body holds tension long after the stress is over? Or why you can know you are safe but still feel anxious, heavy, or disconnected? Trauma is not only emotional, it is...
Breathing Your Way to Better Diabetes Control and Stress Relief
November is a significant month for raising awareness about diabetes, as we celebrate American Diabetes Month and National Diabetes Care and Education Week. These observances shine a light on the importance...
Creatinine, Creatine and Cancer – Separating Myth from Medicine (Part 1)
If you’ve ever had routine blood work, you’ve no doubt come across the term creatinine. As a medical oncologist, I’ve seen patients become quite anxious when they notice elevated or low...
Impact, Approximation, and the Nervous System – Lessons From Physical Therapy
In rehabilitation, especially working with patients recovering from neurological injuries, one of our most effective tools is approximation, also referred to as joint compression or light compressive...
When Fear Becomes a Habit – How the Brain Can Learn Safety Again
Hidden fear responses like bladder urgency, swallowing anxiety, and food avoidance are far more common than people realise. And because they are learned in moments of stress, they can also be...
