Trauma

More than ever, crisis right now may feel ubiquitous. Every day may bring another news report of a tragedy somewhere in the world, a policy that will hurt you or those you love, or a foreboding sign for the future of where our country — or world — is headed. If this is how you feel, you aren’t alone.

When the historic tornado struck St. Louis on May 16th of this year, I was in New Orleans at my best friend’s graduation. Due to a miscommunication, I missed the moment he’d walked across. Then I found myself suddenly invited at the last minute to a dinner party hosted by wealthy relatives, where I felt noticeably underdressed. I was trying hard to make up for all the ways I felt I couldn’t fully show up on his big day.

If you're carrying stories that feel heavy, fragmented, or unspoken, I invite you into a space where we can hold them together—with tenderness, curiosity, and the belief that healing is possible.

Unlearning harmful social narratives is an ongoing process—these resources offer insight, challenge assumptions, and support your journey toward liberation and self-understanding.

Take a look at a few books, podcasts and course we might recommend when beginning the trauma healing journey.

We wrap up the season with an extra packed episode filled with extra good content as we discuss trauma and mindfulness.

Forgiveness can be a very complex and difficult process to navigate, so we spent some time this week discussing what forgiveness looks like.

This week we are secure in knowing that our conversation today will be illuminating.

We are taking quite the journey on this week's episode as we discuss trauma and psychedelics.

This week, we are wading through the waters of religious trauma. We’re joined by Jenny McGrath, a licensed mental health counselor.

What we often don’t talk about amongst friends is that sexuality and identity are tied together—and this can become a source of pain.

This season we're focusing on topics around trauma, and to help us get started, we are joined by a Healing Exchange team member, River Chew.

This week's episode, Clarity After Infidelity, we are talking about cheating, something that can happen to anyone (even Beyonce).

People-pleasing behaviors became a way to ensure safety based on early caregiver and family dynamics.

Here are five ways that expressive arts therapy supports folks who are recovering from eating disorders.

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