Why Some People Recover Quickly While Others Stay Stuck One of the most common questions people ask is: "Why do some people seem to bounce back from difficult experiences while others continue to struggle for years?" The answer is rarely simple. People respond...

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...

Everything You Need to Know About Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) When most people hear the term PTSD, they often think of soldiers returning from war or people who have survived major disasters. While PTSD can certainly develop following these experiences, it...