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This article describes the potential life-long impacts of trauma experienced during infancy. Experts in infant mental health (from the prenatal period up to age 3), state that very young children who experience exposure to domestic violence, natural disasters such as … Read more
This article describes millions of people being affected by trauma, but not getting properly diagnosed and properly treated. PTSD symptoms experienced after delivering a stillborn baby include: numbness, vivid paranoia, bursts of anger, inability to differentiate between the past and … Read more
Adult clients with ADHD had often experienced trauma in the past, especially if their ADHD was not diagnosed until adulthood. Just having an undiagnosed ADHD in childhood can result in many traumatic experiences, such as feelings of inadequacy, or not … Read more
This article describes how most chronic pain has a significant psychological component that can be successfully treated with Internal Family Systems (IFS) or Parts Therapy. “It turns out that most chronic pain, and an astonishing variety of other medical maladies, … Read more
“A major challenge to treatment is that victims of severe complex trauma have trouble disclosing their abuse in verbal form. Current neuroscience helps us appreciate that it is not only cultural taboo about rape and justifiable fears of retribution that … Read more
This article describes the impact of psychological injuries on our bodies and the role of psychotherapy in healing trauma. “Your brain really wants to keep you alive. It is a major preoccupation, literally of life and death importance.” “… psychological … Read more
Understanding a person’s natural trauma response helps reframe our narrative and our therapeutic approach. The article below describes a set of questions one can ask that acknowledge that people experiencing trauma, especially developmental or early childhood trauma, did their best … Read more
How long do we hold the trauma of our ancestors in our bodies? It turns out a lot longer than we thought. “The experiences of your ancestor that lived 14 generations ago are potentially having an effect on your life … Read more
When we experience a traumatic event it literally lives in our brains and impacts our thoughts, feelings and actions in ways we may not realize, even after we’ve talked about it until we’re blue in the face. Brainspotting is treatment … Read more
Brainspotting is a specialized therapy for individuals who either have a history of trauma or feel they are not progressing as they should with traditional treatment approaches. A brainspot is an encapsulated memory located in the deepest regions of the … Read more