trauma

At its core, trauma can be thought of as the psychological wounds that persist, even when the physical ones are long gone.

The Power Of The Breath
Did you know that you breath is the fastest way to calm down when you are feeling dysregulated? Nobody is immune from stress, regardless of age and we all have one thing in common - we react. How we react to stress is different for everyone, but there is a simple way we can all calm:
By Elizabeth Woods6 months ago in Psyche
Tool For Intelligence Or The Ultimate Indoctrination Machine?
Written by a human, for humans, always. --- There is a lot that we hear about Artificial Intelligence these days. It is marketed as the tool of the future...
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM6 months ago in Psyche
The Power to Ignore
This afternoon, something stirred in me, quiet at first, then impossible to ignore. A passage surfaced in my mind from the Gospel of Matthew the Apostle, words I’ve heard before but never quite felt like this:
By Bruce Curle `6 months ago in Psyche
The Helper's Dilemma In Today's Professional World
Written by a human, for humans, always. --- So many people in today's world need help… And there are many different types of organizations that have come into existence to provide that help.
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM6 months ago in Psyche
University of Virginia Forensic Clinic
The University of Virginia Forensic Clinic stands at the crossroads of mental health science and the legal system, offering a model for how interdisciplinary expertise can improve judicial decision-making. As part of the University of Virginia and closely affiliated with the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, the clinic plays a vital role in evaluating individuals whose psychological or cognitive functioning is relevant to legal questions. Its work reflects a broader shift in modern law toward incorporating scientific understanding of human behavior into courtroom processes.
By Jack6 months ago in Psyche
The One Who No Longer Absorbs the Bitter. Content Warning.
Please excuse the use of metaphors, symbols, and mythic writing. Please excuse the music I created with my own voice. Please excuse the AI generated metaphorical images of ancient times. Please excuse my filmmaker background. Please excuse my age of 76. Please excuse my abiliyu to want to keep learning which includes AI. Maybe I should crawl back in my 'dark night of the soul' depression. Pease excuse my love for science fiction, art, film, eccentric, and creating too many videos from visions I saw in my dreams. I know the majority of writers on this platform hate AI. So, the stories I create will not be read because you do not believe a 76 year old hippie child could create such nonsense. I do not write for naysayers and anyone who avoids being progessive. I have always been on the cutting edge of technology. I am a REAL LIVE HUMAN BEING.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 7 months ago in Psyche
What I Have Learned Since I Got More Of My Independence Back.
If you had met me in the very early 1990s, you wouldn't have recognised me today. Those were chaotic times when trauma took a huge toll on me, and I did not know what the freedom of independence felt like.
By Carol Ann Townend7 months ago in Psyche
The Witness Staff
The Witness Staff A real soul passed through this The Fantasy That Protects Your Back “If I had the strength today, I’d be rummaging through my closet and drawers, hunting for scraps of ribbon, old beads, forgotten feathers anything to dress my walking stick the way the old stories describe. But my back has already carried too much, and the film still waits unprocessed. So instead, I imagine the decorated staffs of the ancestors: ember wood, wind caller, moon thread sticks glowing in the dark. Mine will come later. For now, the fantasy is enough.” I will decorate my regular walking sticks soon.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 7 months ago in Psyche
The House of Two Worlds
The Cinematic Doorway Intro I finished shaping this piece in a quiet room today, letting the story settle into its own rhythm. This is the next chapter in the House of Two Worlds a moment caught between shadow and clarity, where the rooms speak in their own language. I included the long story and the summary of the words placed with music and spoken word. This is a debut to houses divided. There are many different lifestyles. An artist needs a creative environment. However, with rents so damn high everyone cannot live alone to create. Living in a paint bucket of music, art, and film is a struggle with a more conformist individual. Life is short. Life can be real.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 7 months ago in Psyche
Surviving a Red-necked Nightmare. Content Warning.
It was the summer of 1984, and I was ten years old. We’d recently moved to Springtown, a rural town at the time outside of Fort Worth. We were city kids who knew barely anything of country life. Soon, each of us would have a crash course to introduce us to the community
By Mother Combs7 months ago in Psyche
Spread Too Thin. Top Story - April 2026.
Written by a human, for humans, always. --- There is a lot that is happening in the world. And often it seems... There are not enough people who are contributing.
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM7 months ago in Psyche
The Drama Therapy Revolution
If we are not in tune with our bodies, if trauma or dissociation distorts our natural rhythms, we are unable to feel a sense of agency over our lives.
By jackson7 months ago in Psyche