Early trauma can have a multitude of detrimental effects and consequences—one of which is dysregulated arousal. Traumatic experiences can disrupt the normal functioning of the autonomic nervous system ...

Not all recoveries look the same. While addiction might feel universal in its pain and disruption, the way it lives in a woman’s body, the way it roots itself in her memories, and the way it loosens ...

Trauma doesn’t always leave visible scars, but its impact can echo through every part of a person’s life. Learning to understand, support, and not judge is the first step toward healing and compassion ...

The fourth step in Alcoholics Anonymous requires participants to take a “moral inventory” of the problems their substance use has caused in their lives before asking God to remove their “defects of ...