Psychology Today | 07.01.2026 19:56
As a psychologist with decades of experience in school crisis preparation and response, I thought I understood trauma symptoms and the recovery process. Then the mass shooting occurred at Brown University on December 13, 2025, and my child was a student on campus. Cognitively, I know that most people impacted will respond with resilience over time and may even experience growth. But over the past few weeks, my own feelings and behaviors didn’t always match what I know and teach others.
