Trauma

The challenge of dealing with financial trauma

Financial trauma is characterised as a dysfunctional reaction to chronic financial worries and stress. When we think of trauma we tend to understand it as something that is caused by a singular traumatic event, such as a natural disaster, a personal assault, or a road accident. The same can also be applied to individual trauma surrounding money. This could involve […]

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Is toxic positivity just another buzzword term?

Sometimes there are buzzwords in the self-help field, some that come and go and some that stick around. When the late John Bradshaw was around, everybody seemingly needed to refer to their ‘family of origin’ issues and specifically to address their ‘inner child’ in order to self actualise. Therapy became ‘inner child’ centred in many

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Treating Trauma

I am looking forward to the part of the course that will deal with the treatment of trauma. I have always been curious about the treatment models offered to victims of trauma, both adults and children. Yesterday I heard the shocking story of a family killed by gunfire near Lake Annecy in the French Alps. The

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