This June, we at Mindful Healing are celebrating PTSD Awareness Month with a guide for teens and their parents to help navigate this challenging disorder.

Many people associate PTSD with people who have served in the military and experienced combat, but anyone can experience trauma, including teens.

Mindfulness can help those who have trauma learn how to cope with their intrusive thoughts and memories. It can help us to change the way we think.

As you and others learn about the many causes of complex trauma, you are then in the best position to support your adolescent, or other teens, who are living with its effects.

Sometimes trauma Is not one big event, but a series of smaller intense events, so it can be hard to recognize and validate your teen’s trauma.