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THE ACE STUDY
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.”
Category Archives: Attachment
“General Theory of Love” on Mammals
“A General Theory of Love” by Thomas Lewis MD, Fari Amini, MD, and Richard Lannon, MD, is all about why it’s so important that we are mammals. They say it’s vital that we value our mammalian attachment system and stay … Continue reading
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science
Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Emotional pain, Fari Amini, Frontal Cortex, Limbic brain, Mammalian Attachment, Reptilian Brain, Richard Lannon, Thomas Lewis
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Mammalian Attachment System Heals Trauma
Dr. Stephen Porges writes in his groundbreaking “Polyvagal Theory” that mammals like us aren’t made for trauma. We’re made primarily to attach to other mammals, which makes us feel safe, secure and good. When that fails, we’re also made to … Continue reading
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
Fire Up the Right Brain
When we last left Stewart the 92-year-old lawyer in Dan Siegel’s office June 25, “the presenting problem was: his wife got sick, and he became more socially withdrawn… losing himself in his books,” Siegel said. “Rather than confronting what the … Continue reading
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Dissociation
Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Daniel Siegel, Dissociation, Jill Bolte Taylor, Left Brain, Mindfulness, Neuroplasticity, Right Brain, Tara Brach
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Dan Siegel: Creating a Joyful Brain
I’ve got some great short videos here by Dr. Dan Siegel, MD — and even his friend comedienne Goldie Hawn makes an appearance. I’ve also had a lot of demand for my book — but it’s not done. I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Dissociation
Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Daniel Siegel, Developmental Trauma, Dissociation, Frontal Cortex, Limbic brain, Mindfulness, Neuroplasticity, Secure Attachment
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Dissociation Nation: Half a Brain
Dan Siegel’s webinar “How Mindfulness Can Change the Wiring of Our Brains,” which I found by accident in March 2011, insisted that we can re-wire our brains. Siegel actually used neuroplasticity and “mindsight” (see July 11 blog) to re-wire the brain … Continue reading
Bruce Perry: No Empathy, No Survival
Dr. Bruce Perry, MD, “Born for Love: “Why Empathy is Essential – and Endangered” Address to The National Council for Behavioral Health Washington, DC, May 4, 2014 – Click link or photo for video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6kDeBaJi0M “Empathy is what makes us … Continue reading
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Tagged ACE Study, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Bruce Perry, Developmental Trauma, Frontal Cortex, National Council
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Allan Schore: What is the “Self”?
CLICK HERE to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone” In March 2013, I was standing unknown in a crowd of professors and therapists at a UCLA conference, and noticed a quiet gentleman on my right. I’d seen his photo online. “Dr. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Allan Schore, brain science, Developmental Trauma, Emotional pain, explicit memory, implicit memory, insecure attachment, John Bowlby, Secure Attachment, Still Face Experiment
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What Trauma-Informed Care Means to Me
“Rider for Change” James Encinas arrived by mountain bike at San Diego’s Cherokee Point Elementary May 2 to the delight of some hundred students, and visitors from around southern California. James, a career LA school teacher, is riding 3,000 miles … Continue reading
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain, Fight-Flight
Tagged ACE Study, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Christopher Germer, Echo Parenting, James Encinas, NCTIC, Ruth Beaglehole, SAMHSA, Trauma-Informed Care
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Music Therapy and Child Trauma
Want to heal developmental trauma in kids? Create children’s choirs, I wrote last week. Dr. Bruce Perry says “patterned, repetitive, rhythmic regulation” is what regulates the brain stem, and when it’s not regulated, we can’t truly reach the rest of … Continue reading
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science
Tagged Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Bruce Perry, Children's Choirs, Developmental Trauma, Entrainment, Galina Mindlin, Joanne Loewy, Music Therapy, Preemies, Rhythmic Regulation, Vienna Boys’ Choir
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