Unlocking the Secrets of Cultural Trauma: Why CALD Therapy

When we think of the word ‘trauma’ we often do not often consider chronic traumatic events from our cultural environment. Cultural and religious traumas are often overlooked aspect that can have profound negative effects. So what does cultural trauma mean? Intuitively, we infer that it is trauma inflicted upon a people as a result of being from a specific culture. A more encompassing definition of cultural trauma is the conscious and unconscious collective psychological wounds inflicted upon a group of people due to systemic oppression, historical injustices, or intergenerational trauma. People who have experienced cultural traumas can harbour feelings of loss, shame, and disconnection from cultural identity.

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