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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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Tag Archives: Allan Schore
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 →
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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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Developmental Trauma: What You Can’t See…
CLICK to BUY: “Don’t Try This Alone” Developmental Trauma: What you can’t see, can hurt you. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, MD (left) and leaders in brain science and attachment are calling for a hard look at developmental trauma. Developmental … Continue reading →
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Hole in My Heart
#4 in my ongoing book series; original post August 9, 2013 If there’s been an Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) since 1996 which can diagnose the 50% of Americans with attachment disorder, why doesn’t our medical system use it? [FN12a] Why … Continue reading →
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