Many of my clients have had traumatic childhood experiences that left them with extremely sensitive, invisible emotional wounds. When someone accidently touches one of those wounds, they find it ...

After a blissful Saturday morning lazing with your new partner, you've decided to spend the afternoon helping them paint a couple of rooms in their apartment. Music is playing and you’re happily ...

Emotional triggers like anger offer hidden insights. Instead of reacting impulsively, pause and notice the physical sensations. Ask empowering questions like "What does this reveal about me?" Triggers ...

I’m gonna talk to you about what a trigger is, what a trigger isn’t and how to dismantle and deal with them when they arise. First of all, I want you to keep in mind that the mind exists to keep you ...

Imagine reliving a stressful situation over and over again with no resolution. It is overwhelming every time a similar experience happens. For example, a 5-year-old child who witnessed yelling in her ...

Calm female executive meditating taking break at work for mental balance, mindful businesswoman feeling relief and no stress doing yoga at work ignoring avoiding stressful job and paperwork in office ...

Dr. Vivian Sun is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She received her medical degree from University of Maryland and psychiatry training at University of ...

I’ve been watching this conversation about trigger warnings take shape for a while. Trigger warnings are used to warn others that there might be something you’re about to say or post could cause a ...

We all have moments when we overreact or feel emotions more intensely than expected. These reactions aren’t always about the present, but are often tied to past experiences or unresolved issues that ...