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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.”
Author Archives: Kathy
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
No Shame in a Broken Brain
#3 in the news blog series – Original post on ACEsConnection, September 19, 2013 “There’s no shame when any other organ in your body fails – so why do we feel shame if our brain is broken?” This was one … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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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The Greatest Study Never Told
I first heard Dr. Bruce Perry, MD mention the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study at UCLA in March, 2013. The pyramid at left is their logo; click the graphic to check out the top. [FN1] Months later I found ACEsConnection.com, … Continue reading
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Brain Science, Dissociation, Emotional pain, Stress chemicals, Trauma
Tagged ACE Study, attachment disorder, brain science, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Depression, Dissociation, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Stress chemicals, Suicide, trauma, Unintended pregnancy, Vincent Felitti
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Plowing Emotions Under
#6 in my ongoing book series; original post August 23, 2013 At the end of last week’s post, after the collapse of my marriage, I was asking “Who Dunnit?” Who’s responsible for so many divorces in this country? First the … Continue reading
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief
Tagged Attachment, attachment disorder, Bach, Beethoven, Disorder, Divorce, Emotional pain, General Theory of Love, Grief, marriage, Messiah, Mozart
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Death and Taxes
#5 in my ongoing book series; original post August 16, 2013 This book was originally called “Death and Taxes,” a spoof on the ironic realities of dating in today’s American post-divorce shark pool. At the time of my divorce, I … Continue reading
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Divorce, Emotional pain
Tagged Attachment, attachment disorder, community property states, Disorder, Divorce, domestic abuse, Henry Cloud, mancession, marital abuse, marriage, National Bureau of Economic Research, post-divorce dating
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