How Everyday Stress Compounds Trauma

Some days, it feels like life is out to get you. A broken arm. A trip to the ER for something in your kid’s eye. A bill you forgot about. A set of tires needing to be replaced. A fight with someone you love. Piling on, one after the other. And then—because life doesn’t seem to care about timing—those little everyday stresses feel like they weigh a hundred pounds more than they should. For those of us who have walked through...