Health And Wellness

Episode 6. In the Shadow of Trauma

Grad school is challenging at the best of times. But students who have experienced past trauma may find it especially hard to cope. We speak with two students who embarked on PhD studies while nursing personal wounds. Note: Contains content some listeners may find disturbing.

Suman Varghese and Rob Desjardins - 11 July 2022

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Resources

Books and Websites

Life After Trauma: A Workbook for Healing
Dena Rosenbloom, PhD, Mary Beth Williams, PhD, and Barbara Watkins, PhD (2010)
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel Van der Kolk (2014)
Waking The Tiger
Peter Levine (1997)

Articles

Coping with Highly Stressful or Traumatic Events
Counselling and Clinical Services, University of Alberta (2019). My Mental Health: Coping with highly stressful or traumatic events. Edmonton: University of Alberta.
Recovering from PTSD: When to Seek Treatment
Counselling and Clinical Services, University of Alberta (2019). My Mental Health: Recovering from PTSD: When to Seek Treatment. Edmonton: University of Alberta.
Dear Maddi: How do I stop living in the past when I have a history of trauma?
Counselling & Clinical Services, University of Alberta (2020). Edmonton: University of Alberta.
Resource Hub: PTSD and Trauma
PTSD Treatment Basics
Symptoms of Traumatic Stress and Grounding Techniques
McMaster University (2020).