Self-compassion often fails after complex trauma, not because it is wrong, but because survival comes first. Attunement is the verb that builds safety before kindness is possible.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Childhood should be a time of innocence and growth, but for many, it's marred by repeated traumatic experiences that leave lasting ...

Complex trauma is tough to recognise, often because it doesn’t look the way most people would expect. It’s not one clear event with a beginning, middle, and end; it’s ongoing. It builds slowly, often ...

The holidays are marketed as the most wonderful time of the year, yet they are often anxiety-provoking, even for people with relatively healthy family relationships. For trauma survivors, December can ...