Tips for Loving Someone with PTSD
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Tips for Loving Someone with PTSD

Helpful reminders for partners, friends, and family members of those with PTSD Navigating relationships can be challenging. When PTSD affects someone you love, “relationship struggles” take on a whole new meaning. Here are a few tips on how to help you and your loved one stay emotionally healthy. Understanding Triggers Know how PTSD affects your…

When is the Right Time to Try Couple’s Counseling?
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When is the Right Time to Try Couple’s Counseling?

For better or worse. Those words seem easy to say at the time, but when worse gets really bad, many couples are ready to throw in the towel. That’s because they didn’t seek help in time and let things get out of hand. The Stigma of Counseling It can be hard to make the decision…

4 Subtle Signs of Trauma: When You’re Dealing with More Than You Think

4 Subtle Signs of Trauma: When You’re Dealing with More Than You Think

When you think about someone experiencing trauma, incidents such as a violent or sexual assault or a terrible car accident might come to mind. But there are other, subtler forms of trauma that can negatively affect our lives and hinder our relationships. Emotional trauma is often overlooked and minimized, and we may think we’ve “gotten…