When terrifying events happen around us, our natural tendency is to internalize them - to think, "Maybe this is happening because of me." Trauma thrives in that internalization, triggering freeze and shutdown responses that block our ability to act. Naming and describing what is happening - clearly, specifically, and early - helps us remain mobilized, connected and resilient in the face of external threats.

This article examines how AI doesn't recognize when we're speaking from pain rather than from our whole, integrated self.

Trauma lives in the body. Even after a painful experience is over, our nervous system can remain stuck in a state of fight, flight, or...