Trauma

When your child is overwhelmed, it is natural to focus all of your attention on helping them calm down. But tantrums are a normal and necessary part of development, and your child will need to learn how to experience big emotions. Learning how to stay calm during toddler tantrums can start with a surprisingly small shift: instead of focusing all your attention on getting your child to calm down, see if you can stay connected to yourself and to them while you move through it t

Self-blame often develops in childhood as a way of making sense of difficult or repeated experiences in caregiving relationships. This article explores why people may wonder, “why do I blame myself for everything,” and how these patterns can continue into adulthood as self-criticism, shame, and over-responsibility.

Pregnancy and birth involve a lot of interaction with the medical system. For some people, that feels supportive. For others, it can feel overwhelming, exposing, or hard to navigate, especially if you’ve had difficult experiences in medical settings before. A trauma-informed approach to pregnancy and birth focuses on care that feels as safe, respectful, and collaborative as possible. This isn’t about controlling every outcome. It’s about how you are treated throughout the pro