by Suzanne Hall | Nov 22, 2025 | Trauma
I use the word trauma a lot. It’s a loaded word, and for many people, it makes them think of war, abuse, or catastrophic accidents. So when I say to someone, “You’ve experienced trauma,” they are often unsure what I mean. Their reaction makes sense. The DSM-5-TR — the...
by Suzanne Hall | Aug 27, 2025 | Trauma
Trauma symptoms and behaviour often look nothing like the original trauma, so it can be very hard to know they are directly connected, even when you know what your trauma was. When you are unsure if you have experienced trauma, but have a whole lot of distressing...
by Suzanne Hall | Jul 30, 2025 | Healing, Trauma, Trauma Therapy
“I know it’s irrational. So why can’t I stop feeling this way?” I hear so many of my clients say this in exasperation. They’ve tried to change their thoughts and their beliefs, they’ve tried all the strategies, they’ve read lots of books, they’ve tried to stay...
by Suzanne Hall | Jul 19, 2025 | Healing, Mental Health Diagnosis, Trauma
If you’ve spent years trying to understand and heal your pain, and you’re still hurting, you’re not alone. You’ve done what you were told would help: seen the doctors, taken the medication, changed your thinking, learned to cope—maybe even tried therapy. You might...
by Suzanne Hall | Jul 6, 2025 | Healing, Mental Health Diagnosis, Trauma
Why Mental Health Diagnoses Often Fail Trauma Survivors When no one can agree on what’s “wrong” with you Have you got a list of diagnoses—or maybe a changing rotation depending on which professional you see? It’s not uncommon for me to see clients with a long list of...
by Suzanne Hall | Jun 5, 2025 | Healing, Trauma, Triggered
We often use the word triggered to describe moments when we feel suddenly and intensely overwhelmed — anxious, angry, scared, ashamed, or shut down — especially in response to something that doesn’t seem, on the surface, like it should cause such a strong reaction....
