by Jenny Bilksie-Smith | Dec 26, 2025
What Is Relational Trauma? When Connection Becomes the Wound Most people think trauma comes from something obvious—an accident, an assault, a single catastrophic event. But many of the people who come to therapy say something different: “Nothing terrible happened… and...
by Jenny Bilksie-Smith | Jun 8, 2024
What do physical injuries and complex psychological trauma have in common? I had a chronic injury to my right hip. I can’t remember when it first happened, but I do recall it hurting for weeks or even months. Often, my left knee would also hurt, sometimes even...