On the surface, the story is a pacy literary thriller. But Reid’s real target is the so-called trauma plot, which she argues is now so pervasive in pop culture that we’ve become blind to its ...

Trauma can distort time, making past wounds feel present and disrupting life’s continuity. Therapy helps restore a sense of coherence and healing.

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Nothing amplifies a popular trend more than a prominent critic making a noisy case against it. In her 2021 polemic, “The Case Against the Trauma Plot ...

For example, in Benji’s story ... with our Southern and Black audiences. Still, it’s a story about a daughter, pain, trauma, and empathy that anyone can relate to. I hope people feel a ...

This interview was featured in the Books & Fiction newsletter, which delivers the stories behind the stories ... More generally, I was also thinking about how trauma can be made worse ...

Days of Our Lives FINALLY addressed Sami's unresolved trauma. Will the soap finally return to addressing serious issues with ...

The case of Brock Horner, a Punta Gorda boat captain who confronted another boater, shows why we must become more trauma aware.

A juvenile humpback whale was found dead on a beach in South Carolina with signs of trauma. Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network, a nonprofit working towards the protection of South Carolina's marine ...