What Is Relational Trauma? Why It’s So Hard to See—And So Important to Name

Relational trauma isn’t one big event—it’s a thousand small moments that teach you to shrink, appease, and disappear. Here’s how it forms and why it lingers. Most people’s idea of trauma is of large, dramatic events. A natural disaster. An accident. A furious outburst. Something clear, urgent, and intense. But for many of us—especially those […]