Hi there! I’m MC. I’m a PhD trauma researcher, author, certified life-coach and grief educator. I’ve spent over a decade researching trauma, grief, and resilience. I’ve written several scholarly articles and three books on trauma and mental illness.

If I could snap my fingers and change just one thing about the way we understand trauma, it would be this: at its core, the trauma response is a strength response, not a sign of weakness or disorder. When we begin there, healing from trauma is possible.

I know because I’ve seen it in other people, and I’ve lived it myself.