What Is PTSD? The Science of Trauma and Memory
A 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...
March 2025
July 2024
How Trauma Affects the Body: The Neuroscience of Surviving Threat
Trauma doesn't just leave psychological scars — it physically rewires the brain, dysregulates the nervous system, and alters gene expression.
February 2024
What Is Trauma?
Trauma is a psychological response to overwhelming events. Explore PTSD's diagnostic history, the neurobiology of traumatic stress, ACE research,...
What Is Trauma and How It Affects the Body and Mind
What trauma is and how it affects the body and brain: Bessel van der Kolk's somatic research, polyvagal theory, HPA axis dysregulation, ACEs study,...
What Is Resilience: The Science of Bouncing Back from Adversity
What is resilience: Werner's Kauai study, Bonanno's four trajectories, post-traumatic growth, neurobiology, social support, and whether resilience...
September 2023
How Trauma Changes the Brain
Trauma rewires the brain's alarm systems and reshapes the hippocampus. Bessel van der Kolk, the ACEs study, and neuroplasticity research explain...