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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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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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Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Brain Science, Emotional pain
Tagged ACE Study, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Theory, Adverse Childhood Experiences, brain science, Emotional pain, James Redford, Jim Sporleder, Lincoln High School, Paper Tigers, Toxic Stress, Trauma-Informed Care
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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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Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Dissociation, Emotional pain
Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Body Work, EMDR, Emotional Freedom Technique, Emotional pain, Grief, Grief Recovery Handbook, Neurofeedback, Peter Levine, Tapping
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My First Podcast, 1 of 2
CLICK to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone” Watch me on ‘Mary Giuliani LIVE’ Hear my music video: Joy after trauma I’m excited to have just done my first interview on attachment trauma with therapist Jeffrey M. Friedman, LCSW of Aventura, … 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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Grief Recovery Handbook, 1 of 2
The “Grief Recovery Handbook” by John James and Russell Friedman is an invaluable tool for healing emotional pain and loss. It saved me after the death of my parents and my divorce, which all happened at once. It shows us … Continue reading
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Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Emotional pain, Grief
Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief, Grief Recovery Handbook, John James, John Townsend, Limbic brain, Russell Friedman
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Psychotherapy and Love
I went through three bad therapists before I found my current one, and for the first two years, I kept asking him the same question: “You’re just a hired gun, right? ‘What’s love got to do with it?’ What good … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Emotional pain, Frontal Cortex, Limbic brain, Limbic Resonance, Mammalian Attachment, Reptilian Brain, Richard Lannon, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thomas Lewis
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How EMDR Helped My Early Trauma
Guest Blog by Amelia [Amelia is the pen name of an EMDR therapy client of Dr. Sandra Paulsen, pioneer of new EMDR protocols for developmental trauma/early trauma (ET). [FN] Amelia is now with Paulsen colleague D. Michael Coy, MA, LCSW. … Continue reading
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Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Dissociation, Emotional pain
Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, D. Michael Coy, Developmental Trauma, Early Trauma, EMDR, Emotional pain, ET, Francine Shapiro, Sandra Paulsen
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New EMDR Therapy for Developmental Trauma
Guest blog by Dr. Sandra Paulsen (left) & D. Michael Coy, MA, LCSW [First I discovered it deep within myself and called it “trauma since the sperm hit the egg.” Then I read that Bessel van der Kolk calls it … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Allan Schore, Bessel van der Kolk, brain science, D. Michael Coy, Developmental Trauma, Early Trauma, EMDR, Emotional pain, ET, Francine Shapiro, Katie O'Shea, Sandra Paulsen
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Can School Heal Kids?
Can School Heal Children in Pain? – Guest Blog by “Paper Tigers” Director James Redford, original date June 3 (photo courtesy of Mr. Redford). After learning about the overwhelming effects of childhood trauma, I decided to make a film about … Continue reading
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Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science
Tagged ACE Study, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Theory, Adverse Childhood Experiences, brain science, Emotional pain, James Redford, Jim Sporleder, Lincoln High School, Paper Tigers, Toxic Stress, Trauma-Informed Care
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‘Paper Tigers’ Film: ACE Trauma Can Be Healed
“Resilience practices overcome students’ ACEs in trauma-informed high school, say the data” — Guest Blog by Jane Stevens, Founder of ACEsConnection.com Three years ago, the story about how Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tried a new approach to … Continue reading
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Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science
Tagged ACE Study, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Theory, Adverse Childhood Experiences, brain science, Emotional pain, James Redford, Jim Sporleder, Lincoln High School, Paper Tigers, Toxic Stress, Trauma-Informed Care
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