When most people hear the word "trauma," they think of a single catastrophic event—a car accident, a natural disaster, combat. But trauma is far broader than that. Trauma is any experience that overwhelms your capacity to cope and leaves a lasting imprint on your nervous system, your relationships, and your sense of safety. It can be a childhood marked by emotional neglect. It can be years of navigating racism in your workplace. It can be the cumulative weight of being a Black woman in a world that simultaneously demands your strength and denies your pain. Trauma-informed therapy starts by recognizing that all of this counts.

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