medical trauma and trauma can hijack our judgments

When Trauma Hijacks Our Judgments

Last month, we explored “The Courage to Feel”—the vital ability to stay present with our emotions rather than bypassing them. This month, I want to talk about what happens when we can’t access that courage—particularly for women who carry the invisible weight of medical trauma—and how that unprocessed trauma can quietly hijack our judgment in…

Medical Trauma And You

What do you know about medical trauma? Over the years, I’ve noticed a growing pattern among the people I work with: stories of mishandling, mistreatment, or dismissal from the medical community. And I am not the only one observing it. The young man who shot a United Health Care executive wrote a whole manifesto about…