Is trauma spelled with a “Capitol T”?
Is “Trauma” Spelled with a Capital T? It sure feels like it is. Sometimes, trauma doesn’t just feel like a capital “T”—it feels like bold, all-caps, flashing text, impossible to ignore as we navigate the pain, memories, and effects it leaves on our bodies and minds. Trauma doesn’t just visit; it often takes up residence, shaping the way we see the world and respond to it, even long after the event itself. My own life has been marked by layers of trauma. From the sexual abuse I endured as a child to the heart-wrenching loss of my son Dylan to suicide this past Father’s Day, grief and pain have been constant companions. Layer in my journey through adoption, where I made the difficult decision to place three children for adoption, and the unexpected physical and emotional scars of an accident that injured me and my dogs—it all feels like too much to carry. But trauma has a way of surprising us. Sometimes, we think we’ve moved past it, only to discover its fingerprints all over the way we ...