Blog tagged as Trauma Impact

Psychoeducation vs. Therapy: What BeChrysalis Offers
BeChrysalis provides psychoeducational resources to help adults understand trauma, grief, and emotional regulation. Unlike therapy, these resources focus on insight, awareness, and personal reflection, not diagnosis or treatment.
Understanding Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) in Simple Terms
Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) is a form of trauma-related stress that develops from prolonged or repeated trauma. This post breaks down what C-PTSD is, how it can affect daily life, and ways to understand and navigate its impact, all in clear, accessible language.
Community Healing After Collective Violence
Communities impacted by collective violence, whether through war, terrorism, mass shootings, or systemic oppression, carry wounds that go beyond individual grief. This post explores how communities recover together, why collective healing matters, and what steps support long-term resilience.
Loss of Identity After Trauma: Rebuilding a Sense of Self
Trauma can leave you feeling like a stranger to yourself, as though the person you once were has been erased or shattered. This post explores why identity loss happens after trauma, how it shows up in daily life, and what rebuilding a sense of self can look like.
Cultural Stigma Around Grief and Violence
Cultural stigma around grief and violence can silence pain, isolate survivors, and shape how communities respond to loss and trauma. Understanding these hidden pressures helps us see why healing often requires both personal reflection and collective change.
How Childhood Trauma Shows Up in Adulthood
Childhood trauma doesn’t simply stay in the past—it can quietly shape how we think, feel, and connect in adulthood. Understanding these patterns can bring clarity, compassion, and new ways of moving forward.
Understanding Secondary Trauma: Supporting Others Without Burnout
Secondary trauma happens when caring for or supporting someone else’s pain begins to weigh heavily on us. Learning how to recognize it and care for ourselves helps us remain present, compassionate, and resilient.
How Exposure to Violence Shapes Beliefs and Relationships
Violence—whether witnessed or experienced—can quietly reshape how we see ourselves, others, and the world. This post explores how those changes can show up in our beliefs and relationships, with gentle insight for those seeking to understand rather than pathologize.
The Silence Around Emotional Abuse: Why It’s So Hard to Name?
Emotional abuse is often hard to recognize and name because it leaves no visible scars, blending into everyday interactions and creating silence around experiences that are deeply impactful but frequently misunderstood.
How Trauma Affects Memory and Sense of Safety
Explore how trauma can disrupt memory and affect a person's ability to feel safe, even long after the event has passed.