November 2021

I have a co-worker who has often said they have thick skin and therefore we can say what we want without worrying about adverse effects. This is not an usual thought process in our society. People are constantly telling others to “get a thick skin”....

I started a book last summer that had been recommended to me by a therapist, The Body Keeps The Score, by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. He has been studying the effects of trauma in adults and children for decades and shares his findings in...