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The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study showed that for 17,337 patients, childhood trauma correlated to serious adult medical conditions. “Contrary to conventional belief," says co-Director Vincent Felitti, MD, "time does not heal all wounds, since humans convert traumatic emotional experiences in childhood into organic disease later in life.”
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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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Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain, Fight-Flight, Trauma
Tagged ACE Study, American Adoption Congress (AAC), ATTACh, Attachment and Trauma Network (ATN), attachment disorder, Attachment Disorder Healing, Calo Programs, Campaign to Heal Childhood Trauma, Developmental Trauma, Mental Health, Trauma-Informed Care
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Pediatricians Screen for Child Trauma
“To prevent childhood trauma, pediatricians screen children and their parents…and sometimes, just parents…for childhood trauma” — guest blog by Jane Ellen Stevens, Editor, ACEsTooHigh.com and ACEsConnection.com When parents bring their four-month-olds to a well-baby checkup at the Children’s Clinic in Portland, … Continue reading
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Excommunication Blues
#16 in my book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home,” Chapter 3 Last time, I wrote that just when I thought 2008 couldn’t get any worse, October-November 2008 with Mom in the hospice in Florida turned out to be … Continue reading
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Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Dissociation, Emotional pain
Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, attachment disorder, brain science, Brain stem, Dissociation, Emotional pain, Need-Fear Dilemma, therapy, Ugly Duckling
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I Oughtta Have My Head…
#11 in my ongoing book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home” After my divorce and the saga with Rebound Dan back East, did I mention dating in California? I did meet several fellows who looked promising at first. Harvey … Continue reading
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Tin Can Shot Full of Holes
#10 in my ongoing book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home” After my Dad’s funeral, back I flew from Florida again to my consulting gig near Washington DC, and to Dan the rebound affair, who seemed supportive. I was … Continue reading
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When Family Doesn’t Get It, Recovery Partners Will
#4 in the news blog series; original post on ACEsConnection, September 26, 2013 When we’re hurting, we all want and need those closest to us to “get it,” but please take comfort from the statistic that it usually does not … Continue reading
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No Tears for Dad
#9 in my ongoing book series; original post September 27, 2013 After my 27-year marriage fell apart, by late 2007 I was reduced to writing long poems for Dan the East Coast rebound affair, in a bizarre attempt to figure … Continue reading
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Enter the Dragon
#8 in my ongoing book series; original post September 20, 2013 OK, step away from the brain science; back to how my life fell apart with Attachment Disorder. When we last looked at the end of my 27-year marriage, I’d … Continue reading
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Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Brain Science, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief
Tagged affair, Attachment, attachment disorder, brain science, Bruce Lee, Bruce Perry, Come Here Go Away, Divorce, Emotional pain, Enter the Dragon, Grief, Helen Fisher, Limbic brain, rebound, Stephen Porges
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How Your Brain Works 101
CLICK to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone” Dr. Bruce Perry just put out his latest on “How Your Brain Works 101,” in a September 5 webinar for the National Council on Behavioral Health. Perry’s revelations at Dr. Daniel Siegel’s March … Continue reading
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Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Dissociation, Emotional pain, Trauma
Tagged Attachment, attachment disorder, Attachment Theory, brain science, Bruce Perry, Daniel Siegel, Developmental Trauma, Dissociation, Emotional pain, Henry Cloud, Limbic brain, Peter Levine, trauma
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Surgeon General’s Warning: Rebound!
#7 in my ongoing book series; original post September 6, 2013 I never liked the sticky suburbs of Washington D.C. My ex had moved us there from New York City years before. As I was boxing up my three-bedroom Virginia … Continue reading
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Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Dissociation, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief
Tagged affair, Attachment, attachment disorder, Disorder, Dissociation, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief, rebound, Toby Keith, Wilma Flintstone
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