Healing Trauma

51 articles on healing trauma — expert insights by Kenny Weiss on emotional healing, trauma recovery, and building healthier relationships.

February 25, 2026Codependence

Shame Engine: Why Your Inner Critic Is a Trauma Response, Not Motivation | Kenny Weiss

Your inner critic isn’t motivation — it’s your shame engine, a survival mechanism your nervous system built...

February 19, 2026Communication

Your success is a trauma response — a survival persona built in childhood to earn love and avoid shame. Learn why achiev...

February 12, 2026Codependence

Shutting down during conflict is a dorsal vagal nervous system freeze response from childhood trauma — not a character f...

February 5, 2026Codependence

Chasing love is a survival mechanism from childhood trauma — not a character flaw. Learn why your nervous system chases...

January 22, 2026Codependence

The Root Cause No One Ever Taught You (Until Now) Most couples don’t lose hope because they stopped loving each other.Th...

January 15, 2026Communication

The brain science behind “chemistry,” why you repeat your earliestemotional experiences, and how to stop letting your Wo...