If you’ve been living with the effects of trauma, you may have heard the term EMDR mentioned by your doctor, a friend, or in your own research. It’s a well-researched and effective treatment for PTSD, and yet it remains misunderstood. As a result, few people…
This week, Dr. Ian Shulman moderated a panel discussion with Registered Psychotherapist Joddie Walker on understanding and treating post-traumatic stress disorder at Badge of Life Canada’s third annual Beyond Post-Traumatic Growth event. Held at the beautiful Horseshoe Resort near Barrie, Ontario, we hosted a number…
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a condition that can occur when a person fails to recover from an upsetting event. The specific “trauma” can be anything, but it almost always involves the threat of death or physical harm, which makes sense from an evolutionary point…
You know you got your hairline from your Dad’s side of the family and your eye colour from your mom. You know diabetes runs in your family, as do heart disease and Parkinson’s. But do you know that trauma also passes down from one generation…