Trauma

March 2025

• Mar 29, 2025ConceptsThe Science of PTSD: Understanding Trauma and MemoryA rigorous guide to the science of PTSD: covering its diagnostic history from shell shock to DSM-5, the neuroscience of fear memory and HPA axis...18 MIN4.3k

July 2024

• Jul 19, 2024ExplainersTrauma and Its Physical Effects on the BodyTrauma doesn't just leave psychological scars, it physically rewires the brain, dysregulates the nervous system, and alters gene expression.17 MIN2.2k

February 2024

• Feb 9, 2024ConceptsUnderstanding Trauma's Psychological ImpactTrauma is a psychological response to overwhelming events. Explore PTSD's diagnostic history, the neurobiology of traumatic stress, ACE research,...16 MIN2.9k
• Feb 8, 2024ConceptsThe Impact of Trauma on Body and MindWhat trauma is and how it affects the body and brain: Bessel van der Kolk's somatic research, polyvagal theory, HPA axis dysregulation, ACEs study,...16 MIN3.2k
• Feb 3, 2024ConceptsUnderstanding Resilience and How to Build ItWhat is resilience: Werner's Kauai study, Bonanno's four trajectories, post-traumatic growth, neurobiology, social support, and whether resilience...14 MIN7.6k

September 2023

• Sep 28, 2023ConceptsThe Brain's Response to Trauma: Insights and FindingsTrauma rewires the brain's alarm systems and reshapes the hippocampus. Bessel van der Kolk, the ACEs study, and neuroplasticity research explain...21 MIN5.9k