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Yes, You Can Have PTSD and ADHD at the Same Time

Clinically Reviewed By: Meghan Jensen

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

How to Help Someone With PTSD

Clinically Reviewed By: Meghan Jensen

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A man sits with his father who has shown signs of being abusive.

Signs of Abusive Parents You Should Know

Clinically Reviewed By: Sarah Lyter

Written By: Sarah Fielding

A woman feels the impact of childhood trauma, even as an adult.

Yes, Childhood Trauma Can Still Impact You as an Adult

Clinically Reviewed By: Clary Figueroa

Written By: Ashley Laderer

Mother in white top sitting with daughter in striped shirt. They are going over Trauma Release Exercises that they can do at home.

How Trauma Release Exercises Can Help You Release Trauma From the Body

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah Fielding

Patient talking to their therapist

What Is the Best Sexual Trauma Therapy for Survivors?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman receives virtual therapy to heal from emotional trauma

5 Tips for Healing From Emotional Abuse

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

Dad yelling at teenage son while they sit on a bench

Yes, Enmeshment Can Cause Trauma—Here’s How to Heal

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

A young girl with curly hair sits by a window dealing with subconscious trauma from childhood

What’s the Best Childhood Trauma Therapy?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

A young mother sits with her daughter who is struggling with developmental trauma disorder.

Everything You Need To Know About Developmental Trauma Disorder

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah Fielding

Young person dealing with sexual assault sits in the dark alone

How Common Is Sexual Assault? Look at These Statistics

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A mother in a blue shirt comforts her son who is sitting on the ground in a yellow shirt dealing with the effects of reactive attachment disorder.

Reactive Attachment Disorder Can Take a Toll on Teen Mental Health

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah Fielding

A woman in the front of the image practices a yoga position during a trauma-informed yoga class while people around her practice yoga.

Trauma-Informed Yoga Can Help You Heal From Trauma

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A woman sits at a table alone staring into space feeling lonely.

Yes, There’s a Spectrum of Dissociation

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah Fielding

Woman dealing with emotionally abusive boyfriend

Take This Emotional Abuse Quiz

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A mother is learning what not to say to her daughter who has PTSD.

Here’s What Not to Say to Someone With PTSD

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman is experiencing a nightmare that may be PTSD night terrors.

Is It a Nightmare or PTSD Night Terror?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A teenager is living with the father wound.

You Should Know About the Father Wound

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

A young man dealing with secondary trauma leans against a wall

Here’s How Secondary Trauma Impacts Young People

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A trauma-informed therapist conducts a virtual therapy session

What’s the Best Therapy for Trauma?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A young girl learns that emotional incest isn't what she thought it was.

Emotional Incest Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A daughter and her dad are talking about family trauma.

Let’s Talk About Family Trauma

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young girl is experiencing rejection trauma resulting from childhood abuse and neglect.

Here’s What You Need to Know About Rejection Trauma

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah Fielding

A teen with blonde hair struggles with acute stress disorder and his friend comforts him

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder vs. Acute Stress Disorder—What’s the Difference?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

Illustration of a girl in bed staring at her phone

Take This Childhood Trauma Quiz

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman uses journaling prompts to help her process a trauma anniversary.

Journaling Prompts to Help You Process a Trauma Anniversary

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young man in a camouflage coat sits on the group processing grief and trauma

What’s the Relationship Between Grief and Trauma?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A young girl with blonde hair in a tan coat sits alone in a school yard

What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A young woman has treatment-resistant PTSD, which may be why her PTSD symptoms won't improve.

Treatment-Resistant PTSD May Be Why Your PTSD Symptoms Won’t Improve

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A young girl is experiencing betrayal trauma and wants to know ways to help.

Yes, Betrayal Trauma Is Real—Here’s How to Heal

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Eleanor Blaine, a freelance writer at Charlie Health

Written By: Eleanor Blaine

A young woman is experiencing forgetfulness that actually be be trauma-related dissociative amnesia.

Is Your Forgetfulness Actually Trauma-Related Dissociative Amnesia?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A teen dealing with trauma sits on her computer completing virtual trauma informed therapy

Trauma-Informed Therapy for Teens: What It Is and Why It Matters

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A young adult male is self gaslighting while sitting at a desk

Self-Gaslighting Is Real—Here’s How to Stop It

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A young woman sits on her couch in virtual therapy. She is in therapy for PTSD from childhood trauma.

These Are the Best Therapies for PTSD From Childhood Trauma, According to Therapists

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

A young woman sits on the couch looking upset. She has experienced emotional abuse that has caused trauma and she is learning how to heal.

Yes, Emotional Abuse Can Cause Trauma—Here’s How to Heal

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

Teen dealing with emotionally abusive parent

Emotionally Abusive Parents Take a Toll on Your Mental Health

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A woman stares out the window upset. She has abandonment trauma and thinks that may be why relationships stress her out.

Abandonment Trauma May Be Why Relationships Stress You Out

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

Man dealing with trauma

Trauma Triggers Worksheet for Teens & Young Adults

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman has PTSD from childhood abuse as an adult. She sits at home staring out the window.

This Is What PTSD From Childhood Abuse in Adults Looks Like

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

Two friends sit together with one of them trauma dumping about their traumatic experiences

What Even Is Trauma Dumping?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young male sits at home on his device in virtual therapy. He is in DBT to help heal from trauma.

DBT Could Help You Heal From Trauma

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

A female teenager sits at home on the couch. Her mother is yelling at her, and she has PTSD from narcissistic abuse.

Wait, Can You Get PTSD From Narcissistic Abuse?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

Teen girl dealing with trauma

Trauma Response Quiz

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young man in an orange top and overalls looks outside of his window. He has experienced different types of trauma in his life.

Types of Trauma: The 7 Most Common Types & Their Impacts

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A man in a green long sleeve shirt who is dealing with complex PTSD in his relationship sits next to his partner who has red hair.

Complex PTSD Triggers in Relationships

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

A young woman looks out of the window of her house. She has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

What is PTSD?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A person sits in the dark crying as she deals with a somatic flashback from a past traumatic memory.

Somatic Flashbacks: What You Need To Know

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A man wearing a blue long sleeve shirt stands over the sink in his kitchen feeling overwhelmed as he deals with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.

Types of PTSD

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A young woman looks out of the window in her home. She is in somatic therapy to address the somatic memories she is having.

An Introduction to Somatic Memory

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A young male veteran sits on his couch. He is currently in PTSD treatment.

PTSD Treatment for Veterans: What Works?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A young male veteran in a white shirt and a black jacket. The male has his head in his hand and is suffering from war trauma.

War Trauma: The Psychological Consequences of War

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah Fielding

A woman looking into the camera trying to smile

Is Fawning a Trauma Response? What You Need to Know

Written By: Dr. Caroline Fenkel, DSW, LCSW

Young man with curly hair in a blue sweatshirt sits with his hands in his head dealing with hyper independence

Hyper-Independence and Trauma: What’s the Connection?

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young person with blonde hair sits in a therapy session and receives treatment for intermittent explosive disorder.

Intermittent Explosive Disorder: Symptoms & Treatment

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A teen sits alone on a couch at home dealing with PTSD

June is PTSD Awareness Month: What to Know

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A group therapy participant smiles at a computer screen as she joins a trauma-informed group therapy session.

Group Therapy for Trauma: Is It Effective?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

Lady talking to her dad about her past trauma

How To Heal Your Inner Child

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

Woman sitting with hand on face dealing with emotional abuse

Can You Get PTSD From Emotional Abuse?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

Couple bonding holding each other

What is Trauma Bonding?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young adult woman with PTSD and agoraphobia sits at home alone

The Link Between Agoraphobia and PTSD

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A young woman who has experienced trauma resilience smiles while looking out of a window

Trauma Resilience: What It Is and How To Build It

Written By: Ashley Laderer

Charlie Health Curriculum: Why Trauma-Informed Care Works

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Madeline Clark-Saunders

A young person stares at a computer screen in upset as they deal with the symptoms of emotional damage from past trauma.

What is Emotional Damage?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

Teen girl dealing with trauma with her hand on her head

How Does Your Body Remember Trauma?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Amanda Lundberg

A young teen boy looks off camera as he deals with a traumatizing household

Parentification Trauma: What it is and How to Heal

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

Teen shutting down due to trauma

The Flop Trauma Response

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

Woman dealing with sexual trauma

How to Heal from Sexual Trauma

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

Woman dealing with the effects of trauma

Long Term Effects of Sexual Assault

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A Gen Z individual sits on her phone with a somber demeanor.

Gen Z’s Mental Health Crisis & Collective Trauma

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A teen girl lays in her bedroom struggling with complex trauma

What is Complex Trauma?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A young woman who feels out of her body stares out of her bedroom window

Why Do I Feel Out of My Body?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A mom comforts her teen as they both struggle with ancestral trauma

What is Ancestral Trauma?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A father comforts his young teenage son who is struggling with trauma

How Trauma Affects the Brain

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A young teen girl in glasses smiles after starting trauma informed therapy

What is Post Traumatic Growth?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A young adult male dealing with trauma and ptsd is comforted by his therapist.

Trauma vs PTSD: What’s The Difference?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A young woman in a white shirt sits on her bed with her legs crossed

Complex PTSD vs PTSD: What’s the Difference?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A young woman with red hair struggles with teen dissociative identity disorder

Teen Dissociative Identity Disorder: What You Need to Know

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Jaime Ballard

Written By: Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

Young woman sits with head in hands processing trauma

The People-Pleasing Response to Trauma

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Jaime Ballard

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

A young teen sits at a desk in front of his computer

How Mass Violence Affects Teen Mental Health

Written By: Dr. Caroline Fenkel, DSW, LCSW

two women looking across a lake at a mountain talking about intergenerational trauma

What is Intergenerational Trauma?

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A Black male teen and a white female teen stand together talking about looking at things from the positive side

What Is Toxic Positivity?

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

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