Local View: To break cycles of trauma, 'none of us are off the hook'

Local View: To break cycles of trauma, 'none of us are off the hook'

We all know what it feels like when life gets hard — whether it’s the loss of someone we love, a broken-down car, or the quiet ache of not feeling like we belong. These experiences, big or small, shape how we show up in the world. Professionals call them adversity and trauma; but really, they’re the moments that remind us how much we need one another and why protective factors matter. When it comes to breaking cycles of any trauma, we don’t have…