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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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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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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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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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