Trauma-informed is a phrase that somehow gets used a lot and not often enough at the same time! Many therapists, healthcare professionals, massage practitioners, and others who provide healing or caring services may describe themselves as trauma-informed. Anyone can...
In addition to changing our brains and bodies, trauma can impact our relationships with other people. This can be especially difficult to navigate, as one of the ways that we can heal from trauma is through connections with others. But trauma can make safe, supportive...
Lauren Taylor (she/they) is the founder and Executive Director of Defend Yourself, an organization providing classes on self-defense and bystander intervention since 1997. In this interview with Emil, Lauren shares about their new book, Get Empowered: A Practical...
What effects does trauma have on our brains and bodies? Trauma can impact our relationship to ourselves, to others, and to the world around us. When looking at lists of the possible impacts of trauma, we see that it can affect pretty much any part of our lives and...
During Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), many organizations share statistics about how sexual violence impacts different communities. We’ve done this in the past, and there are good reasons to share this kind of data. Understanding the scope of the problem can...
