Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Black and neurodivergent identity in the workplace. Having post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is far from easy.

Common responses to trauma are the flight/fight/freeze/fawn mechanisms. When we do not like how we feel from trauma, we tend to do something to help us forget about ...

The term is everywhere, but what does it mean? Six guiding principles can help organisations provide care without causing ...

This post was co-authored by Dr. Ruth Lanius, Lauren Rudolph, and Dr. Breanne Kearney. Trauma is an insult to the senses, leaving a lasting impact: It affects what we see, hear, and feel, and how we ...

Have you heard someone say online or in casual conversation, when responding to someone’s struggles, “well, the body keeps the score”? For many people, this phrase is a useful way to name the physical ...

For many trauma survivors, tattoos are not about aesthetics. They are about choice and meaning. Trauma is not only something that happens to the mind. It happens to the body. Long after the danger has ...

Overcoming trauma is challenging. Thankfully, it's possible to recover and heal after a devastating ordeal and lift the heaviness that's weighing you down. Sometimes, you can move past trauma with ...

Grounding, also known as earthing, is when you stand on the earth or have contact with a product that’s grounded into the earth. This is thought to connect your body to the natural electric charge of ...