If you tolerate behavior from relatives you would never accept from anyone else, it may be a sign that your ‘holiday personality’ has taken over. The holidays have a curious way of pulling us back in ...

We all have our scars, but what happens when we bury them so deep they start to shape our lives in ways we don’t even notice? Trauma, whether it’s from childhood or more recent experiences, doesn’t ...

Almost everyone has experienced a toxic relationship at some point in their life — whether with a romantic partner, a family member or even a friend. Trauma-bonded relationships fall under this ...

When it comes to childhood trauma, “the past is past” simply doesn’t apply. The scars you carried as a child can quietly resurface years later, often without you even realising it. For many adults, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. You probably know about fight-or-flight and freeze as the ...