Homeless Mind

Trauma

The Body May Escape, but the Mind Often Can’t

Ezenwa E. Olumba Ph.D. on October 23, 2025

Even after fleeing a war, the mind can remain trapped. True healing means freeing both body and mind.

Even after fleeing a war, the mind can remain trapped. True healing means freeing both body and mind.

Trauma

How Childhood Trauma Can Linger

Ezenwa E. Olumba Ph.D. on July 23, 2025

Even success can not silence the past. Sir Mo Farah’s journey shows how early trauma leaves a lasting imprint.

Even success can not silence the past. Sir Mo Farah’s journey shows how early trauma leaves a lasting imprint.

Identity

They Left Africa to Survive, but Lost Themselves

Ezenwa E. Olumba Ph.D. on May 30, 2025

They left to survive, but what was lost in the process? A look at the invisible burden of Africa’s new migration wave to the West.

They left to survive, but what was lost in the process? A look at the invisible burden of Africa’s new migration wave to the West.

Identity

The Hidden Cost of Starting Over Abroad

Ezenwa E. Olumba Ph.D. on May 16, 2025

Beneath the promise of a new beginning abroad lies the quiet struggle to hold on to self and belonging.

Beneath the promise of a new beginning abroad lies the quiet struggle to hold on to self and belonging.

Trauma

Trapped Between War and Home

Ezenwa E. Olumba Ph.D. on March 22, 2025

Many soldiers return home physically but remain mentally trapped in the battlefield, haunted by sights and sounds they can’t escape.

Many soldiers return home physically but remain mentally trapped in the battlefield, haunted by sights and sounds they can’t escape.

Identity

Why Some Identities Stay

Ezenwa E. Olumba Ph.D. on February 17, 2025

Can success truly erase a difficult past? Adut Akech’s journey from refugee to supermodel reveals how a sense of identity and home is shaped by displacement and memory.

Can success truly erase a difficult past? Adut Akech’s journey from refugee to supermodel reveals how a sense of identity and home is shaped by displacement and memory.

Motivation

Break Free from the Past and Stay Committed to Your Goals

Ezenwa E. Olumba Ph.D. on January 1, 2025

Letting go of the past and overcoming mental barriers can help you create lasting, positive change.

Letting go of the past and overcoming mental barriers can help you create lasting, positive change.

Memory

The Emotional Pull of Places Can Keep Us Stuck

Ezenwa E. Olumba Ph.D. on December 25, 2024

The pull of memories and places can entrap us. Learn how a New Yorker found herself "trapped" in Dakar, Senegal, ever since 1998—and why it can happen to anyone.

The pull of memories and places can entrap us. Learn how a New Yorker found herself "trapped" in Dakar, Senegal, ever since 1998—and why it can happen to anyone.

Trauma

Countering Cognitive Immobility

Ezenwa E. Olumba Ph.D. on November 12, 2024

Feeling stuck in the past can weigh on our minds, holding us back from the present. This post offers practical tips to help you let go and move forward.

Feeling stuck in the past can weigh on our minds, holding us back from the present. This post offers practical tips to help you let go and move forward.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Trapped in War Zones

Ezenwa E. Olumba Ph.D. on November 7, 2024

Soldiers who have served in distant wars may remain mentally stuck in those places long after they have returned home. Here's what we can learn from this phenomenon.

Soldiers who have served in distant wars may remain mentally stuck in those places long after they have returned home. Here's what we can learn from this phenomenon.

Memory

The Challenge of Cognitive Immobility

Ezenwa E. Olumba Ph.D. on October 31, 2024

If you have relocated, you may have left something behind such as a relationship, a home, a feeling of safety, or sense of belonging. As a result, you may be mentally entrapped.

If you have relocated, you may have left something behind such as a relationship, a home, a feeling of safety, or sense of belonging. As a result, you may be mentally entrapped.