Trauma and Resilience

October, Show Me How to Live

Posted By SK Reid,
31/10/2024 01:00 AM
In Loving Memory of My Father Unseasonal weather sweeps in again, echoing the unpredictability of life—rain and cold, sunshine and warmth, then rain once more. October returns, inviting reflection, a...

World Trauma Day: Acknowledging the Journey to Healing

Posted By SK Reid,
17/10/2024 23:00 PM
On World Trauma Day, we pause to reflect on the experiences of trauma survivors around the globe. Trauma affects millions of people—whether it’s from a sudden event, ongoing challenges, or unseen...

The Lingering Legacy of 9/11: Trauma, Health Impacts and Advocacy

Posted By SK Reid,
12/09/2024 20:00 PM
The devastating events of September 11, 2001, continue to ripple through time, not just in memory but in the lives of the first responders, survivors, and residents who were exposed to the toxic dust...

Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Insights from the Trump Assassination Attempt

Posted By SK Reid,
18/07/2024 22:00 PM
Trigger Warning This blog post contains references to content that some readers may find distressing. The recent attempted assassination of Donald Trump has sent shockwaves...

The Global Pandemic: Four Years On

Posted By SK Reid,
12/03/2024 23:00 PM
Reflecting on the Global Impact of the Pandemic: A Four-Year Perspective I'm posting  in light of a pretty significant anniversary that is relevant to us and also to the whole planet. Four years ...

Understanding the Emotional Toll of Staying Informed in a Chaotic World

Posted By SK Reid,
05/11/2023 18:00 PM
Navigating Through Turmoil: The Global Impact of Conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine Introduction to Global Instability Global instability is a multifaceted spectrum of political, economic, and...

Shocking facts about Covid-19 trauma people are afraid to know

Posted By SK Reid,
15/07/2021 20:50 PM
In my last post, I wrote about the impact of the pandemic from the perspective of trauma and how similar to other types of trauma the pandemic is - there are lots of parallels.   To briefly...

The Truth About Trauma

Posted By SK Reid,
13/07/2021 20:00 PM
An Unforgettable Milestone   Recently, the world passed the 4 million deaths from the COVID-19 milestone. This is not a milestone anyone wants to know about. In fact, unless we are directly...

Trauma and the Culture of Toxic Positivity

Posted By SK Reid,
01/04/2021 20:00 PM
The Truth About Trauma Something has been niggling away and I wanted to broach it ever-so-carefully here with you. As many of you know, my two first books deal with challenging subject matter. I...

World Suicide Prevention Day

Posted By SK Reid ,
10/09/2019 18:00 PM
My Experience of Suicide   Today is my friend Nancy's birthday. She killed herself in 2014. We found her. It was traumatic, especially knowing we were too late. It took us and the police and...