What is Trauma?

Trauma can occur when:

• There is too much too soon
• There is too much for too long
• There is not enough for too long
• Power and agency have been taken away from the person or collective
• The stressors outweigh the resources available to navigate them
• When our primal protective instincts, intuitions, and responses are thwarted
• There is not enough time, space, or permission to heal