Trauma and the Body: Learning to Notice What Is Happening Within Us

We tend to think of trauma as something that lives in the mind — in memories, in thoughts, in emotions. But trauma does not stay confined to the mind alone.…

How Unresolved Trauma Can Affect Daily Life

Trauma does not always stay in the past. For many people, it continues to shape daily life long after the original experience has ended, showing up not as a dramatic…

Why not everyone who experiences Trauma Develops a Mental Health Disorder

If trauma and mental health are so closely connected, a natural question follows: why do some people who live through terrible experiences go on to develop lasting struggles, while others…

Understanding Trauma-Informed Care

The phrase “trauma-informed” has become common in schools, churches, and community organisations, but it is often used without a clear sense of what it actually means. It is not a…

Asking a different question

Two questions. Only a few words apart. Yet they lead to completely different conversations, and often to completely different outcomes for the person on the receiving end. The question we…

Trauma is not always one big event: Understanding the “Little t” Experiences

When we picture trauma, we often imagine something dramatic and unmistakable: an accident, an assault, a disaster. These experiences are real, and they matter deeply. But some of the most…

Trauma and Mental Health: Understanding the Connection

Mental health struggles are often treated as if they appear out of nowhere: a chemical imbalance, a personal weakness, a mystery to be managed rather than understood. But for a…

What is Trauma? Understanding the Hidden Wounds

Not every wound bleeds. Some of the deepest injuries a person carries are the ones no one else can see; carried quietly in the way someone flinches at raised voices,…

Caring for the Carers: Secondary Trauma and Burnout in Frontline Work

Trauma affects the people who are hurt. It also affects the people who show up to help them. Pastors sit with a steady stream of family crisis, illness, and grief.…

Trauma-Informed Service Delivery

Serving People With Understanding, Safety and Dignity People who serve others often work with individuals carrying experiences they cannot immediately see. A teacher may be working with a child affected…