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Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story

Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story

by sascha.wolter | Jul 2, 2025 | Counselling, Mental health, Psychology

While trauma can ripple across generations, its effects aren’t hard-coded in our genes.

‘He stopped me from talking to male colleagues’: new research shows how domestic violence so often starts with isolation and control

‘He stopped me from talking to male colleagues’: new research shows how domestic violence so often starts with isolation and control

by sascha.wolter | Jun 13, 2025 | Counselling, Mental health, Psychology

First came psychological abuse, then physical, then came sexual abuse.

Young people who witness domestic violence are more likely to be victims of it. Here’s how we can help them

Young people who witness domestic violence are more likely to be victims of it. Here’s how we can help them

by sascha.wolter | Jun 6, 2025 | Counselling, Mental health, Psychology

Australia wants to end domestic violence in a generation. To do so, we need to focus on the next one.

Trauma dumping: how sharing experiences on social media can cause distress for other users

Trauma dumping: how sharing experiences on social media can cause distress for other users

by sascha.wolter | Feb 14, 2025 | Counselling, Mental health, Psychology

Do you ‘trauma dump’ on social media? Read this first.

She was 15. He was 26. Sonia Orchard’s Groomed proves her abuser was wrong: age isn’t ‘just a number’

She was 15. He was 26. Sonia Orchard’s Groomed proves her abuser was wrong: age isn’t ‘just a number’

by sascha.wolter | Feb 10, 2025 | Mental health, Psychology

In Groomed, Sonia Orchard reappraises the social and cultural factors that allow sexual exploitation to persist.

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