Category Archives: Emotional pain

Singing for Joy after Trauma: My Music Video!

On February 28, 2018, I published a hair-raising book on my first six years facing crushing infant trauma, Don’t Try This Alone: The Silent Epidemic of Attachment Disorder, now at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1976120128 On April 11, 2018, I was singing for joy … Continue reading

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Parenting as We Were Parented

CLICK to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone”! “License to Parent,” the new film by George Siegal, will be out soon. He interviewed kids to see how it felt to be parented, and often it wasn’t good (photo, left). In a … Continue reading

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I had a blast: “Mary Giuliani LIVE!” Apr 18

Mary and I had a blast on her Mary Giuliani LIVE Internet show April 18!  Trauma, schmauma, I want to go on the late night TV comedy circuit with her. You’re gonna love this video, especially if you’ve seen Mary’s … Continue reading

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My Book’s Amazon Reviews: Music & Healing

I’m so grateful to have fourteen (!) 5-star reviews on Amazon of my book Don’t Try This Alone: The Silent Epidemic of Attachment Disorder.  Click on the excerpt at left for samples. Below are other quotes.  More here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1976120128#customerReviews “The … Continue reading

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Six-City Bus Tour: Campaign to Heal Childhood Trauma

Join me and my friends at Calo Programs, Attachment and Trauma Network (ATN), the American Adoption Congress (AAC) and the Association for Training on Trauma and Attachment in Children (ATTACh) for their “Campaign to Heal Childhood Trauma.” It’s a six-city … Continue reading

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Now a Kindle eBook: “Don’t Try This Alone!”

I’m done!  I’ve just finished a seven-year trek to publish my book, first in paperback, and now as a Kindle eBook.  Here’s my Kindle: “Don’t Try This Alone: The Silent Epidemic of Attachment Disorder” – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BN2J4TN My Kindle link above … Continue reading

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“Don’t Try This Alone” Live on Amazon

Don’t Try This Alone: The Silent Epidemic of Attachment Disorder is live on Amazon in paperback!  Please forgive my long absence, but I had to finish it. Click the photo to see the full cover. Click here to buy: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1976120128 … Continue reading

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Healing Student Trauma: Film Debut, Orange County

Save the date Oct. 14 in Orange County, CA!  It’s the OC’s first screening of James Redford’s “Paper Tigers,” a film on how Lincoln Alternative High heals traumatized students with new relationships.  Such “Trauma-Informed Care” has begun in schools, medical settings, … Continue reading

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My First Podcast 2 of 2

Part 2 “How to Heal” of my 11-6-15 podcast with therapist Jeff Friedman: CLICK to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone” What books and resources would you recommend for trauma? I really recommend Dr. Allan Schore’s Sept 2014 Oslo speech video “The … Continue reading

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Grief Recovery Handbook, 2 of 2

In Part 1, I summarized the Grief Recovery Handbook (GRH) instructions for making a lifetime Loss History Graph; then figuring out which personal relationships dealt us the most of these losses; and then how to  write a separate “Grief Recovery … Continue reading

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