Understanding is where change begins.

The Resurgence Journal

Research-informed perspectives on trauma, anxiety, relationships, and the patterns that keep people stuck.

The Resurgence Journal explores why people think, feel, and respond the way they do, but it does not stop at explanation. Each article is written to help you recognize the patterns shaping your life and consider what meaningful change might look like.

Why Your Mind Keeps Looking for Danger (Even When You're Safe)

Hypervigilance can make danger feel present long after a threatening experience has ended. Research suggests these responses are not evidence of a broken mind, but protective learning that has not yet adapted to present circumstances. Understanding how the mind learns danger can help us understand how it learns safety again.

Somer Welch, LCSW, MSW, MPSA 7/19/26 Somer Welch, LCSW, MSW, MPSA 7/19/26

Why Trauma Survivors Blame Themselves: The Psychology Behind Self Blame

Self-blame is a common response to trauma, but it is not proof of responsibility. Understanding why the mind reaches for blame can help survivors begin separating what happened from what they believe they should have prevented.

Somer Welch, LCSW, MSW, MPSA 6/28/26 Somer Welch, LCSW, MSW, MPSA 6/28/26

What Trauma Does to the Brain: Separating Fact from Fiction

Trauma can affect memory, attention, emotions, and the brain's ability to distinguish between past danger and present safety. Explore what research reveals about how trauma affects the brain, why symptoms occur, and how recovery remains possible.

Somer Welch, LCSW, MSW, MPSA 6/21/26 Somer Welch, LCSW, MSW, MPSA 6/21/26

Why Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) Is One of the Most Effective Treatments for PTSD

Cognitive Processing Therapy helps trauma survivors examine the beliefs that developed after painful experiences. Learn how this structured, evidence-based treatment can reduce guilt, self-blame, and other symptoms of PTSD.