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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.

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The Resurgence Journal
Why Your Mind Keeps Looking for Danger (Even When You're Safe)
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.

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Somer Welch, LCSW, MSW, MPSA Somer Welch, LCSW, MSW, MPSA

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.

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