inMindPsy: The Blog

Why is this even a blog post? Just…stay with me on this one. I know this isn’t the kind of

What Is Complex Trauma? And why it doesn’t always look the way people expect Most people don’t come to me

In Part 1, we broke down how trauma disrupts communication in the brain – we learned about the thalamus, amygdala,

In Part 1, we explored how the brain processes threat – from the moment a stimulus is received to the

When people search for “how to overcome childhood trauma,” it’s not just out of academic curiosity. Many adults who search

Trauma doesn’t always shout. Sometimes it’s quiet; disguised as overthinking, overworking, or always being “the strong one.” You show up,

Key Takeaways Trauma changes how key brain areas work together: the thalamus (the sorter), amygdala (the alarm), hippocampus (the timekeeper),

Complex trauma doesn’t always announce itself. Sometimes it looks like holding it all together – functioning, performing, helping everyone else

One minute you’re fine: answering an email, cooking dinner, chatting with a friend. Then something small happens: a tone of

You can tell yourself you’re fine. You can explain what happened, rationalise it, even joke about it. But sometimes your