What Is Trauma? The word “trauma” literally means wound, shock, or injury. Psychological trauma is a person’s experience of emotional distress resulting from an event that overwhelms the capacity to emotionally digest it. The precipitating event may be a one-time...

Childhood emotional neglect is a psychological phenomenon that explains how a person's lack of parental emotional feedback in childhood directly impacts their psychological state in adulthood. It also examines the relationship between parenting styles and the...

The internet has helped us all become more savvy about mental health. But sadly, it has also led to mental health diagnoses being thrown around like casual weapons. Boss doesn’t like you? Narcissist. Girlfriend angry you broke up with her? Borderline. In reality, only...

Standing against Antisemitism, Islamophobia and all forms of hate I was recently proud to join hundreds of others in signing an open letter condemning Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and all other forms of discrimination. The fact that such a letter needed to be written...

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a disorder that causes distress and anxiety that can occur after being exposed to a major crisis. PTSD can be caused by many different stressors. According to the US National Center for PTSD, between 7 and 8 per cent of...