Shannon Ortiz is the founding president of Light After Loss, a nonprofit support system for survivors of suicide-loss and trauma, located at the Hope & Healing Center in Canton. Ortiz lost her first ...

Through my clinical work with trauma survivors, I’ve learned the profound impact words can have. I strive to use thoughtful language in therapy, with the goal of not re-traumatizing or invalidating a ...

The language used in many healthcare settings to describe pregnancy loss exacerbates the grief and trauma experienced by some individuals and can affect mental health following the loss, according to ...