We are hearing a lot more about trauma lately. Trauma is now more widely recognised as contributing to both physical and mental issues as well as a precursor to disease. “Trauma is when we experience very stressful, frightening or distressing events that are difficult to cope with or out of our control. It could be one incident, or an ongoing event that happens over a long period of time. Most of us will experience an event in our lives that could be considered traumatic.” ~ MIND When our body and mind relive the same event over and over again, it …