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In mental health training and treatment, examining the impact of racism on brains and bodies is largely uncharted territory. And while, in recent years, clinicians who advocate for the study of race-based trauma have made strides in promoting this work, most mental health programs still do not offer official training around racial trauma — a […]
Sex. One of the ultimate acts of connection. An opportunity to experience transcendence, bliss, and ecstasy. Unfortunately that’s not the case for many people. As humans, we are likely to experience at least one “traumatic” incident in our lives. What constitutes trauma can vary from person to person, and it depends on how their brain […]
If you feel like the topic of trauma—particularly childhood trauma—is popping up more and more on social media, in pop culture, and in conversation, you’re not mistaken. The subject of childhood trauma, as well as its potential to cause long-lasting impact, is getting increasing attention lately, and for good reason. Earlier this month, the Centers […]
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This story is a collaboration between HuffPost and The Lens. This year, the kids learned papier mâché. Their creations line the walls of the art and electives room. In the adjacent hallway, bright blue plywood covers the spots where students punched or kicked holes in the drywall as they passed between classes. This is the […]
In the wake of World War I, some veterans returned wounded, but not with obvious physical injuries. Instead, their symptoms were similar to those that had previously been associated with hysterical women – most commonly amnesia, or some kind of paralysis or inability to communicate with no clear physical cause. English physician Charles Myers, who […]
While recounting her allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford said the judge had covered her mouth to prevent her from screaming during an assault while the two were teenagers in high school. In follow-up questions, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) asked Blasey how she could […]
Last week, the president of the United States defended his Supreme Court Justice nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, against allegations of attempted rape. Dr. Christine Blasey alleges that 35 years ago, when she was 15 and Kavanaugh 17, he drunkenly attempted to rape her, covering her mouth while she screamed. In response, women are shouting stories of […]
CAIMITO, SAN JUAN ― When asked what she remembered about Hurricane Maria, 10-year-old Yermiletsy Quiñonez Rosado immediately began to imitate the high-pitch whistle of the storm’s 155 mph winds. “We thought the wind was going take the house. We were very scared,” she told HuffPost in late July, her eyes focused on a toy she […]
On Wednesday, the Trump administration, under swelling public pressure, tweaked its zero tolerance policy that separated asylum seekers from their children at the Mexican border. While its cruel ploy of tearing children away from their parents lasted a month and a half or so ― that we know of ― the long-term damage done to […]
“Hi, this is Lolita. How are you doing, baby?” I faintly whispered into my cellphone, nervously shifting my weight from my toes to my heels and back again. “Great, Lolita, now that I’m talking to you, honey,” the stranger on the other end of the line huffed through shallow breaths. “You in the mood to […]
Tai Harden-Moore was just over 20 weeks into her second pregnancy when she began having complications. At a routine visit, doctors discovered her cervix was actively dilating. She was admitted to the hospital, where she stayed on bedrest for more than two months, staving off labor for as long as possible. In her 32nd week […]