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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.”
Category Archives: Brain Science
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
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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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
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain
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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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
Posted in Attachment Disorder, Brain Science, Emotional pain
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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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
Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain
Tagged ACE Study, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Theory, Amygdala, Bessel van der Kolk, brain science, BrainPaint, Developmental Trauma, Dissociation, insecure attachment, Neurofeedback, Sebern Fisher
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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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Tagged ACE Study, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Theory, Amygdala, Bessel van der Kolk, brain science, BrainPaint, Developmental Trauma, Dissociation, insecure attachment, Neurofeedback, Sebern Fisher
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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
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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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
Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain
Tagged ACE Study, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Theory, Amygdala, Bessel van der Kolk, brain science, BrainPaint, Developmental Trauma, Dissociation, insecure attachment, Neurofeedback, Sebern Fisher
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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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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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Tapping (EFT) 2 of 2
CLICK to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone” I’ve used Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), aka tapping for years, as I wrote in Part 1 on “what is tapping.” Now for how to tap. “Focus on the negative emotion at hand: a … Continue reading