Trauma Bonds in Teens: How to Recognize, Understand and Heal
Helping Teens Break Free from Trauma Bonds Teenagers and children of all ages need healthy attachments to their caregivers to develop healthy emotions. Trauma can impact these attachments, making it harder for teens to develop properly. Although it’s often more common with adults who suffer abuse at the hands of an intimate partner, trauma bonding […]
Spotting & Helping Teens Overcome Psychological Trauma
Don’t Ignore the Warning Signs – Recognizing Psychological Trauma in Teenagers and How to Help Them Psychological trauma is a widespread issue that affects millions of people around the globe, but today we will discuss how it is affecting our most vulnerable population – our teens. More than two-thirds of children reported at least 1 […]
Trauma Signs, Sources & Therapies to Help Your Teen
Understanding Teen Trauma: Identifying Signs and Seeking Help for Your Child Trauma is on the rise among teenagers. As many as 43% of young people have experienced at least one traumatic event. After suffering trauma, regardless of the cause, children have an increased risk for panic disorders, anxiety, and depression. The ongoing effects of trauma […]
How Unresolved Trauma Affects Parenting
& Teens: What to Do
Is Your Parenting Style Causing Your Teen’s Emotional Trauma? The past is in the past, but the effects of your past actually impact you today. For most adults, the past affects their parenting style. If you have unresolved trauma, you could be inflicting trauma on your teenager without even realizing it. Here’s a closer look […]
Healing from Abandonment Issues: Learning to Overcome Trauma
How Abandonment Trauma Affects Children and Teens Emotional Well-being Children are born needing the help and love of their parents. An infant cannot meet any needs for itself and thus relies entirely on its caregiver for daily life needs. This need hardwires the brain to look for attachment and emotional connection. When a parent meets […]
Obsessive Love Disorder and Attachments: What You Need to Know
Understanding Obsessive Love Disorder and Attachment Issues People are hard-wired to want and need love. Children require supportive and caring parents to grow into healthy, balanced adults. When that love is not given in childhood, trauma occurs. Sometimes, that trauma can lead to a serious mental health disorder called obsessive love disorder. Obsessive love disorder, […]
Understanding the Impact and Treatment of Childhood Traumatic Events
Trauma and Kids – How Stress and PTSD Affect Young People, and What Parents Can Do In 2021, the Surgeon General issued an advisory about youth and their mental health. In the advisory, the government warned that an increasing number of children and adolescents were struggling with mental health concerns. The fact that the mental […]
How Does Teenage Trauma Affect Adulthood
Trauma is more common in children and teens than many adults may think. In one study, over 80% of teens surveyed indicated they had experienced at least one traumatic event in their childhood. The majority of those who had behavioral symptoms during the study also had trauma in their past. The American Psychological Association estimates […]
Familial Trafficking: What Happens When Sex Trafficking Starts at Home?
Familial Trafficking: The Trauma of Being Sexually Trafficked by a Family Member It is no secret that sexual trafficking cases are on the rise. For many of the victims, people they don’t know exploit them for some gain. However, imagine if you were a child and the people in your own family—the people you trust […]
Trauma Bonding: What It Is And How To Break Free
Is it Trauma Bonding? Signs, Symptoms and Healing If your teenager is stuck in an abusive relationship, whether with a romantic interest, a close friend or even a parent, they may find themselves in the midst of a trauma bond. Trauma bonds are common in abuse situations. They can be a way that emotional abusers […]
