Series · 5 parts
Old Alarms
A series on trauma, the body, and memory
Part 1 · August 24, 2026 · 4 min read
Not Everything Is Trauma: The Difference Between Trauma and a Trigger
Is everything that hurts trauma? The difference between trauma and a trigger, and how to recognize which one you’re going through.
Part 2 · September 7, 2026 · 6 min read
Does Trauma Live Only in Your Mind?
You can fully understand what happened to you and still react the same way. What research says about how trauma stays in the body.
Part 3 · September 21, 2026 · 4 min read
What You Think Is Your Personality Might Be a Memory
“That’s just how I am” doesn’t always describe who you are. Sometimes it describes what you had to learn to survive.
Part 4 · October 5, 2026 · 4 min read
Your Window of Tolerance: Why You Sometimes Explode and Sometimes Shut Down
Exploding over something small and feeling nothing in the face of something serious seem like opposites, but they come from the same place. How to recognize when you leave your window and how to get back.
Part 5 · October 19, 2026 · 5 min read
The Cost of Holding Others Up
There’s always someone everyone calls when something breaks. What happens to your nervous system when that someone is you.