Loving relationships and social support can help people heal from PTSD. PTSD can affect different aspects of life, including relationships. We take a deep dive into PTSD symptoms, causes, treatments, and more. Knowing the type of PTSD you have can help you get the help you need. How do you know if you have PTSD? There's a long list of symptoms and diagnostic criteria. Treatment isn't always the end of PTSD. Some people might have residual symptoms, but they can be managed. Trauma can rewire the nervous system — but the brain remains flexible. Wondering if you have PTSD or something else? It might be worth looking into other diagnoses. An overview of the many treatment options available for PTSD. Many types of therapy can support mind and body healing after trauma. If you have nightmares because of trauma, imagery rehearsal therapy could help. Talk therapy is an effective treatment option for PTSD. Here's how it works. ART is a new therapy that shows promise in treating trauma and other issues. EMDR helps your brain process traumatic memories through eye movements. CBT is one of the most popular forms of therapy. Could it work for you? Mood stabilizers are often used for bipolar disorder but they can also help treat PTSD. Many people living with PTSD have vivid nightmares. We look at why that is. Vivid memories from trauma can be frightening, but there are ways to manage flashbacks. Trauma comes with many challenges. For some people, this includes dealing with depression. Join us as our guest shares specific tips on reducing the pain of trauma. Childhood trauma may lay the groundwork for our adult relationships and how we bond with others. Complex PTSD is a form of PTSD that develops after repeat traumas. Understanding PTSD and C-PTSD may help you get the right support. Complex trauma can affect all areas of your life. We take a closer look. Dr. Janina Fisher's 2017 book can help therapists understand and treat complex trauma. Complex PTSD can impact different aspects of life, including relationships. Like adults, children can experience PTSD after a traumatic event. #trauma #healingjourney #recovery #resilience

Loving relationships and social support can help people heal from PTSD. PTSD can affect different aspects of life, including relationships. We take a deep dive into PTSD symptoms, causes, treatments, and more. Knowing the type of PTSD you have can help you get the help you need. How do you know if you have PTSD? There's a long list of symptoms and diagnostic criteria. Treatment isn't always the end of PTSD. Some people might have residual symptoms, but they can be managed. Trauma can rewire the nervous system — but the brain remains flexible. Wondering if you have PTSD or something else? It might be worth looking into other diagnoses. An overview of the many treatment options available for PTSD. Many types of therapy can support mind and body healing after trauma. If you have nightmares because of trauma, imagery rehearsal therapy could help. Talk therapy is an effective treatment option for PTSD. Here's how it works. ART is a new therapy that shows promise in treating trauma and other issues. EMDR helps your brain process traumatic memories through eye movements. CBT is one of the most popular forms of therapy. Could it work for you? Mood stabilizers are often used for bipolar disorder but they can also help treat PTSD. Many people living with PTSD have vivid nightmares. We look at why that is. Vivid memories from trauma can be frightening, but there are ways to manage flashbacks. Trauma comes with many challenges. For some people, this includes dealing with depression. Join us as our guest shares specific tips on reducing the pain of trauma. Childhood trauma may lay the groundwork for our adult relationships and how we bond with others. Complex PTSD is a form of PTSD that develops after repeat traumas. Understanding PTSD and C-PTSD may help you get the right support. Complex trauma can affect all areas of your life. We take a closer look. Dr. Janina Fisher's 2017 book can help therapists understand and treat complex trauma. Complex PTSD can impact different aspects of life, including relationships. #trauma #healingjourney #recovery #resilience

Loving relationships and social support can help people heal from PTSD. PTSD can affect different aspects of life, including relationships. We take a deep dive into PTSD symptoms, causes, treatments, and more. Knowing the type of PTSD you have can help you get the help you need. How do you know if you have PTSD? There's a long list of symptoms and diagnostic criteria. Treatment isn't always the end of PTSD. Some people might have residual symptoms, but they can be managed. Trauma can rewire the nervous system — but the brain remains flexible. Wondering if you have PTSD or something else? It might be worth looking into other diagnoses. An overview of the many treatment options available for PTSD. Many types of therapy can support mind and body healing after trauma. If you have nightmares because of trauma, imagery rehearsal therapy could help. Talk therapy is an effective treatment option for PTSD. Here's how it works. ART is a new therapy that shows promise in treating trauma and other issues. EMDR helps your brain process traumatic memories through eye movements. CBT is one of the most popular forms of therapy. Could it work for you? Mood stabilizers are often used for bipolar disorder but they can also help treat PTSD. Many people living with PTSD have vivid nightmares. We look at why that is. Vivid memories from trauma can be frightening, but there are ways to manage flashbacks. Trauma comes with many challenges. For some people, this includes dealing with depression. Join us as our guest shares specific tips on reducing the pain of trauma. Childhood trauma may lay the groundwork for our adult relationships and how we bond with others. Complex PTSD is a form of PTSD that develops after repeat traumas. Understanding PTSD and C-PTSD may help you get the right support. Complex trauma can affect all areas of your life. We take a closer look. #trauma #healingjourney #recovery #resilience

Loving relationships and social support can help people heal from PTSD. PTSD can affect different aspects of life, including relationships. We take a deep dive into PTSD symptoms, causes, treatments, and more. Knowing the type of PTSD you have can help you get the help you need. How do you know if you have PTSD? There's a long list of symptoms and diagnostic criteria. Treatment isn't always the end of PTSD. Some people might have residual symptoms, but they can be managed. Trauma can rewire the nervous system — but the brain remains flexible. Wondering if you have PTSD or something else? It might be worth looking into other diagnoses. An overview of the many treatment options available for PTSD. Many types of therapy can support mind and body healing after trauma. If you have nightmares because of trauma, imagery rehearsal therapy could help. Talk therapy is an effective treatment option for PTSD. Here's how it works. ART is a new therapy that shows promise in treating trauma and other issues. EMDR helps your brain process traumatic memories through eye movements. CBT is one of the most popular forms of therapy. Could it work for you? Mood stabilizers are often used for bipolar disorder but they can also help treat PTSD. Many people living with PTSD have vivid nightmares. We look at why that is. Vivid memories from trauma can be frightening, but there are ways to manage flashbacks. Trauma comes with many challenges. For some people, this includes dealing with depression. Join us as our guest shares specific tips on reducing the pain of trauma. Childhood trauma may lay the groundwork for our adult relationships and how we bond with others. Complex PTSD is a form of PTSD that develops after repeat traumas. Understanding PTSD and C-PTSD may help you get the right support. #trauma #healingjourney #recovery #resilience

Behind every vibrant fabric is a story of tradition, resilience, and unmatched creativity. Here’s to the queens who stitch dreams into reality. 👑🧵 #LinkmtaaSpotlight #SupportLocal #MadeWithLove #AfricanElegance #WomenInBusiness #CraftedWithPride #FabricOfCulture #EntrepreneurSpirit #Linkmtaa

"The Sugar Shack: Where We Dance Our Truths" In a time when the world outside offered little space for joy, The Sugar Shack became a sanctuary. Tucked away in a weathered part of town, it pulsed with rhythm, sweat, and life. Every Friday and Saturday night, men and women left behind the burden of the week's labor, the weight of societal judgment, and the sting of inequality — to dance. Here, no one cared about your job, your title, or your troubles. The dance floor was a sacred ground of self-expression. Twisting bodies and stretched limbs told stories no words could. Laughter erupted louder than the music. Eyes sparkled with resilience. The saxophone cried, the guitar testified, and the people — oh, the people — lived. But look closer. Beyond the joy, there's something more profound. There’s the old man sitting alone in the corner — a past generation watching a new one define its own identity. There’s the exaggerated motion of limbs — almost cartoonish — suggesting a hunger for freedom too large for the real world to contain. The light in the center beams down not just to illuminate the dancers, but to symbolize something divine in their defiance: freedom through joy, unity through rhythm, identity through culture. Teachable Lesson: The Sugar Shack reminds us that in a society that often devalues or misrepresents Black culture, spaces of joy and expression are revolutionary. It teaches us: That art is a protest, not just in silence, but in celebration. That community joy is sacred, and resilience can take the form of dance, laughter, and music. That sometimes, the loudest resistance is to live freely despite it all. A Mirror for Society: Are we creating spaces where everyone is free to dance their truths? Or are we still judging, limiting, and excluding based on background, color, or class? The Sugar Shack holds up a mirror and asks: "What would your dance look like, if no one was watching — and you were finally free?"

In the heart of the endless desert, where the winds sing ancient songs and the earth thirsts for rain, the wild gather. Their journey is long, their spirit unbroken. Each step across the parched land is a testament to resilience, a silent promise to keep moving forward. Beneath the blazing sun, they find their strength not alone, but together, sharing the precious gift of water. In their reflection, we see our own — a reminder that even in the harshest places, life thrives, courage blooms, and hope drinks deep. Adventure calls to those who dare to answer with heart. Kudus drinken at Nxai Pan, Botswana

Quiet minds pack a powerful punch. Sometimes, silence creates the strongest impact. Real strength shows up when you: • Find calm in situations you can’t control • Speak your truth with honesty and kindness • Glows, even when others are in the spotlight I’ve learned a lot from those who radiate genuine power. True mental strength isn’t about being unbreakable—it’s like a river, always flowing and adapting. It’s found in the quiet decision to rise again, in the courageous choice to start over, and in the gentle persistence of holding on to your truth. How do you define mental strength? Tag someone who needs this reminder. #MentalStrength #Authenticity #Resilience #TruePower #Inspiration

Her hands, coated in rich earth, move with wisdom passed down through generations. She molds the clay, shaping not just a pot but a piece of history. Every curve tells a story, every fingerprint a mark of dedication. This is more than craft, it is tradition, resilience, and art in motion.