Tag: Trauma
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Integration, Not Pathology: A Sex-Positive Approach to “Out of Control” Desire
A look at “Sexual Integration Therapy: a sex-positive sexual health model supporting authentic sexual expression, while addressing sexual compulsivity, shame, fear and trauma” by Galen Fous, Christina Bazzaroni, Rachel Needle and Stephen Favasuli (2025) For most of the last century, psychology had a habit of deciding which desires were “normal” and which were “deviant”, and…
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Peers, Pixels and Healing: Online Group Support for Queer Male Survivors of Sexual Trauma
A look at “Peer online motivational interviewing and affirmative care for sexual and gender minority men who are survivors of sexual trauma: A randomized clinical trial” by Joan M. Cook, Chyrell Bellamy, Amy E. Ellis, Vanessa Simiola, Steve Martino, Nicholas A. Livingston and Maria O’Connell (2025) A gentle note: this post discusses sexual trauma in…
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Fifteen Years of Trauma Science in One Sitting
A look at “The impact of trauma and how to intervene: a narrative review of psychotraumatology over the past 15 years” by Miranda Olff, Irma Hein and 21 colleagues (2025) A gentle note: this post discusses trauma in general terms. To celebrate its 15th birthday, the European Journal of Psychotraumatology asked its editors, a who’s…
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Old Stories, Big Feelings: Schemas, ADHD and Borderline Personality
A look at “Schema Mechanisms Underlying Emotion Dysregulation and Impulsivity in Comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder” by Mohsen Khosravi (2025) ADHD and borderline personality disorder (BPD) often turn up together, and they can look surprisingly alike. Both involve intense emotions, impulsive decisions and stormy relationships. So when someone has both, what’s going on…
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When the Past Climbs Into Bed: Profiles of Trauma and Sexuality
A look at “Profiles of Traumatic Sexuality in Sex Therapy Patients: A Comparison of Interpersonal Trauma History and Sexual Well-Being” by Nadia Willard Martel, Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Shalie-Emma Vaillancourt, Martine Hébert and Natacha Godbout (2025) A gentle note: this post discusses sexual and interpersonal trauma in general terms. For many people who have experienced trauma, the…
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“Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner”: Religious Trauma and Queer Resilience
A look at “Surviving Charitable Hatred: Spiritual Violence and Queer Resilience” by Andi P. Eliza-Christie (2025) A gentle note: this post discusses religious trauma and spiritual abuse. “We love you, we just can’t accept your lifestyle.” Many LGBTQIA+ people raised in strict religious communities will recognise that sentence, and the peculiar pain of rejection wrapped…
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Mapping the Hurt: What 199 Studies Say About Autism and Trauma
A look at “Trauma and Autism: A Scoping Review of the Literature” by Marie-Michèle Dufour, Katia Kutlesa, Jade Éliane Klemme, Charlotte Moore, Philippe Leroux, Justine Larochelle-Guy, Megane Jalbert and Isabelle Préfontaine (2026) A gentle note: this post discusses trauma in general terms. Autistic people are more likely to experience bullying, victimisation and other traumatic events,…
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Adapting EMDR for Autistic Minds: A Case Study
A look at “Case Report: Integration between eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and cognitive therapy for autism spectrum disorder. Novel intervention protocol based on case formulation and brief review of literature” by Maria Marino, Mariangela Pezone, Maria Pia Riccio, Raffaele Garotti, Annamaria Scapicchio, Isabel Fernandez and Carmela Bravaccio (2026) Many autistic people carry trauma, not…
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An Escape Hatch: Lesbian Women, Rejection and Gambling
A look at “The role of social rejection and trauma in homosexual women with gambling problems” by A. Fernández-Villardón, L. Macía and A. Estévez (2026) A gentle note: this post discusses trauma and rejection in general terms. When we picture someone struggling with gambling, the image that often springs to mind is a man in…