Ask a Therapist: Questions Answered!

In this solo Q&A segment, Dr. Toy addresses two sensitive user-submitted inquiries about deep trauma. She references Bessel van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score to explain how unresolved trauma traps cortisol and adrenaline in the physical body, generating somatic illnesses like fibromyalgia and chronic pain. Dr. Toy provides an extensive breakdown of therapeutic pathways, including EMDR, trauma-informed yoga, group talk therapy, art/music therapy, interplay movement, and ancestral drumming.