The Resilience Mental Health Blog

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This is your blog about mental health, PTSD + Trauma healing, and building resilience.

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Melissa Polusny, PhD, ABPP Melissa Polusny, PhD, ABPP

Beyond "Just Talking": Why Prolonged Exposure Targets the Core of Trauma

Living with trauma often causes your world to shrink. While traditional talk therapy offers a supportive space to manage day-to-day stress, it rarely changes the underlying trauma memory. Discover why Prolonged Exposure (PE) is the gold standard for PTSD recovery, and how its structured, evidence-based protocol targets the true active ingredients of healing.

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