Writing about our difficult past experiences can help us process trauma.

Trauma: Mind, Body, Spirit
Healing the wound, finding meaning, rediscovering you.
Writing about our difficult past experiences can help us process trauma.
An article from National Geographic describes how some people find relief from watching horror movies. The “controlled fear” experiences work as a sort of exposure therapy for emotional trauma.
Present day experiences which act as triggers can re-traumatize people.
An offers an insightful look into closure and forgiveness. Bobbi Dempsey writes about choosing not to reconcile with her abusive father at the time of his death.
Trauma experienced in childhood often lingers into adulthood.
An article by Anna Maxted offers insight into situations of indecent exposure. Maxted dispels myths about “flashing” and how these assaults often have traumatic, distressing repercussions.