Why "Resilience" Wrongly Describes Trauma

Describing Psychic Injury in Terms of Resilience Misleads and Harms (Vol. 3; Issue 24)

Anyone surviving past age two experiences some form of personal life trauma. Actually, infants themselves are often traumatized, and sometimes injury even occurs in utero. Once out of the birth canal, caregivers can neglect or abuse babies. In any event, no one escapes at least some degree of insult during their lives. Some sustain physical, sexual, or …