Can Medical Disorders Cause Sexual Trauma?
Life looks a bit different for those suffering from chronic illness. You often experience significant health challenges that range from mild to severe. What’s more,… Read More
Sexual Anorexia: 4 Reasons Women Avoid Sex
Unlike sexual addicts who “act out” by regularly pursuing promiscuous or high-risk sexual behavior, women who struggle with sexual anorexia do the opposite. They… Read More
Mother Hunger’s Lingering Effects
By Wesley Gallagher Mothers are important. They are the first relationship we all have. Even if you never knew your mother, she still carried you… Read More
Narcissistic Abuse & PTSD
Narcissistic abuse PTSD is real, and it can be life-disrupting; however, with treatment and support, you can heal and feel like yourself again. Narcissistic personality… Read More
Exploring Military Sexual Trauma
Military sexual trauma remains far too common in US Armed Forces, and its effects can have a lasting impact on service members’ livelihood. A major… Read More
How Do You Score on an ACEs Survey?
One tool regularly used in wellness treatment that is highly effective in assessing the amount of trauma we’ve experienced is the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)… Read More
How Trauma Leads to Sex Addiction
Studies have shown that sexual abuse can have a number of detrimental effects on survivors, including trauma, shame, depression, and negative health outcomes. Read More
Healing From Rape
Rape. The word in and of itself seems to be an assault. Since 2017 and the #MeToo movement, we have become more accustomed to hearing… Read More
The Trauma/Addiction Cycle
Addiction encourages trauma and trauma can encourage addiction. This process becomes a vicious circle or negative feedback loop, with trauma contributing to addiction, which… Read More
The Delicate Dynamics of Intimacy: How Early Relational Trauma Plays Out in Our Adult Relationships
Our capacity for empathy and closeness is formed and strengthened through the quality of our childhood relationships. From conception onwards, we resonate in tune or… Read More