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A new digital resource co-created by University of Victoria (UVic) researchers and trauma survivors will streamline access to resources and tools for clinicians who support people with complex ...
As a trauma psychotherapist and trauma survivor, I’ve researched complex trauma therapy for years, trying to find the most effective techniques for myself and my clients. In my book, You Don’t Need to ...
When a person is exposed to multiple traumatic events over a long period, they can develop complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Unlike typical PTSD, which can be triggered by a single traumatic ...
You have probably heard of “fight or flight” responses to distressing situations. You may also be familiar with the tendency to “freeze”. But there is another defence or survival strategy a person can ...
Writer and former "This American Life" producer Stephanie Foo's memoir on healing from complex PTSD contains such distressing descriptions of abuse that she felt it necessary to write in her prologue, ...
Sarah McCammon speaks with author and journalist Stephanie Foo about her new book, "What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma." Stephanie Foo grew up in California, the only child of ...
Naming Grace Tame the 2021 Australian of the Year was a belated but important acknowledgement of the extraordinary courage of many sexual assault and child sexual abuse survivors in adjusting to life ...