As the leaves turn golden and the air grows crisp, we're often told this is the "season of gratitude." Social media fills with daily thankfulness challenges, and everywhere we turn, there's an expectation to feel joyful, grateful, and connected. But what happens when the reality doesn't match the picture? For many of us, fall and…
When Maria heard a car horn six months after her accident, her heart started racing and
her palms became sweaty. She wasn't in danger, but her brain couldn't tell the
difference. This response illustrates something fascinating and complex: how trauma
fundamentally changes the way our brain’s function.
Understanding how trauma affects the brain isn't just academic knowledge, it…