In the field of addiction, there is sometimes little attention paid to the impact of racial trauma. As a psychotherapist specializing in cultural issues and addictions, I’ve found this neglect often ...

Documentary filmmakers Matt Moyer and Amy Toensing discuss the underlying causes of the opioid epidemic at the Poverty Solutions Series Saturday afternoon. Keith Allen-Melong/Daily. Buy this photo.

The following is the second column in a two-part series on generational trauma. These columns were adapted with permission from “Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family’s Hope and the Untold History of the ...

Most people experience a traumatic event some time during their lives — losing a loved one, being the victim of violence or surviving a natural disaster. But what happens when the impact of trauma is ...

When I entered rehab at 23, I learned that trauma was a thread woven into most addiction stories. Many people in my program described horrific neglect or maltreatment, including sexual abuse, they had ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Phrases like “Time heals all” and “The first step is asking for help” are easy to throw around. However, Gentracon exposes the community to the resources locally accessible ...

When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...

“Generational trauma[…]means one generation’s scars affecting four generations or more[…]It also means when we face our own trauma, it colors and deepens what we experience.” Hog and crop farmer, ...