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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.”FEATURED BOOKS – QUOTES
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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.”
Featured Books – Quotes
"Too many Americans are spurred to achieve, rather than to attach."
--A General Theory of Love"Trying to fix the heart using the head, is like trying to paint with a hammer - it only makes a mess."
"You can be strong - or you can be human." -- Grief Recovery Handbook"Gosh, I shoulda checked the milligramage! Oh, well, Live and Learn." -- Working Girl
"Any book you haven't thrown across the room at least once because it smashed your world view, probably isn't worth a long shelf life." -- Kathy
"Mental health. For everything else there's MasterCard." -- Kathy
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Category Archives: Attachment Theory
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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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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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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My Neurofeedback Journey, 2
My Neurofeedback Journey, 2 of 2 by Tina Marie Hahn — as told to Kathy Brous Tina added on July 11: I am experiencing major changes in my brain functioning so fast with neurofeedback, although as of this writing, I … Continue reading →
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My Neurofeedback Journey, 1
My Neurofeedback Journey, 1 of 2 by Tina Marie Hahn — as told to Kathy Brous I am Dr. Tina Marie Hahn, MD, advocate for Trauma-Informed Care and Communities, and survivor of actually ten Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). As a … Continue reading →
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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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My Neurofeedback Journey – Dr. Tina Hahn
My Neurofeedback Journey by Tina Marie Hahn — as told to Kathy Brous [Tina added on July 11: I am experiencing major changes in my brain functioning so fast with neurofeedback, although as of this writing, I have only been … Continue reading →
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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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April-May 2015 “New Brain” Webinars
Dr. Daniel J. Siegel gave a webinar April 8 to kick off the 2015 “New Brain Series” of weekly webinars by the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM). The series is airing Wednesdays April 8 – … Continue reading →
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