by Hilary Jacobs Hendel | Dec 20, 2019 | Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Counseling News
Traumatic stress leaves you feeling terrible. When you’re experiencing traumatic stress, your body tenses and gives in to physiological changes that can lead to digestive issues and headaches. When children experience this kind of overwhelming emotion, it limits their...
by Hilary Jacobs Hendel | Sep 27, 2019 | Counseling News, Trauma
One of my past clients had a history of bullying back in high school. He said that terrifying other kids was one of the few times he felt empowered and tough. This particular client was abused by his father, and in order to alleviate the pain he felt, he took it out...
by Taylor Bennett | Jun 13, 2019 | Children, Counseling News
Exposure to childhood trauma might increase one’s risk of tooth loss later in life.Researchers from the University of Michigan analyzed data from a survey of older adults nationwide. Data focused on adversity in childhood including abuse and the death of a parent,...
by Robyn Gold | Nov 8, 2018 | Counseling News, Identifying Abusive Relationships, Mental Health, PTSD
Any kind of abuse—whether it be physical, emotional, mental, sexual, etc.—can lead to PTSD, as abuse is a highly emotionally distressing experience. The overactivation of stress hormones causes the victim of abuse to experience a fight, flight or freeze response,...
by Freddie Tubbs | Oct 31, 2018 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness
College students face severe mental health challenges, which threaten to wreak havoc on their studies as well as their overall wellbeing. It’s important to keep a watchful eye on the college goers in your life, specifically if they exhibit harmful symptoms of a mental...
