The Impact of Trauma on Our Pursuit of Meaning & purpose: How therapy can help

Trauma is inherently disruptive - it disrupts our lives, our relationships, and our sense of self, safety, and wholeness. For this post, I want to focus on the ways trauma impacts our lives and how therapy can help get us back on track.

Trauma occurs when one is exposed to overwhelming danger and personal threat, which creates a strong emotional and physiological reaction. Yet, with trauma, these strong reactions continue to linger in the mind and body, leading to prolonged difficulties across many domains of experience - in our body, mind, and relationships.