It is very helpful to practice a simple and mindful orientation exercise on a regular basis

Tom looks haunted as he describes his feelings of guilt and shame that he did not do more to protect himself and his wife from the muggers. He keeps repeating the ‘if only’ themes.

When things are going along well enough in daily life, we have a ‘joined up’ experience without obvious ‘gaps’.

These days we might wonder how we can hold on to trauma as a meaningful concept and, more importantly, when it is that stress actually does become trauma.

One of the main issues that people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience is that they find emotional and relational interactions challenging.