The hidden impact of unresolved trauma on relationships.
Working with couples provides a unique insight into how trauma affects relationships. Whether one or both partners have experienced traumatic events, the search for safety often proves elusive. While it's well-known that trauma affects individuals neurobiologically, psychologically, and socially, leading to challenges such as trust issues, difficulty with boundaries, fear of intimacy, and a need for control, we often overlook how trauma specifically shapes relationship expectations. Research indicates that couples in which at least one partner has experienced trauma are twice as likely to report relationship dissatisfaction.
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