March 2023

Carly Simon’s 1971 single, “Anticipation,” opened with the following lines: We can never know about the days to come But we think about them anyway And I wonder if I'm really with you now Or just chasin' after some finer day Anticipation, anticipation Is makin' me late Is keepin' me waitin' This is a season of anticipation and waiting. Many are anticipating warmer days and outdoor activities that come with spring. I am anxiously awaiting the start to another baseball season. What might you...

Flashbacks. Nightmares. Distractability. Mood changes. Hyper-arousal. Developmental arrest. We are taught about the signs and symptoms of traumatic wounding through books and articles, trainings and conferences, symposiums and panels. We have learned how to adeptly detect our clients’ injuries—the moral, psychological, physical, and emotional wounds that have left them forever changed. We feel the magnetic pull of their pain points. We know which dark corners of their life stories are...

Our 2022 Guide to Implementation was a great introduction to the trauma-informed model, and the updated 2023 edition is even better! We've given our guide a fresh new look, provided even more helpful visual resources, and added over 30 pages of content. Get your downloadable copy for free today! Our Complete Guide to Implementation is a free downloadable resource that we encourage every member of our community to access and share. Full of essential introductory content, this free resource is...

Illustrations: Salini Perera The Pan-Indigenous Neuro Healing & Wellness Program is the perfect opportunity to take the next step in our personal journey or guide clients/community members through Collective Healing from a multi-ideology indigenous perspective merged with 21st century neuroscience. In the context of our healing and wellness program, indigenous refers to people all over the world whose way of life, and attachment or claims to land have resulted in their substantial...

Therapists That Administer The ACE Questions Receive 1/2 Off Sessions. Here is a glimpse of our decades of collaborations: Mind-Body Healing discussion, adverse childhood experiences and the impact years and decades later with Vincent Felitti, MD and Brian Alman, PhD. https://vimeo.com/dralman/vincent-felitti-interview 30+ years of collaborating and still collaborating on a weekly basis for ACE Treatment Solutions. Vincent J Felitti, MD, co-Principal investigator of the ACE Study, Retired...

By Taneisha Fair, Image: Screenshot from article, The Center For Community Solutions, February 27, 2023 We’ve written about the steps that can be taken by institutions to help end racism as a public health crisis. One prevalent issue that must be addressed in that process is the failure to examine racism in medical journals and publish health research that reports on its impacts. Health Affairs published a report in 2021 that analyzed how many scientific articles mentioning the word “racism”...

Covid Memorial Day National Online Vigil w/Senator Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Greg Stanton To heal, we must remember. We must mark our losses and recognize our grief and trauma. Help us bear witness. This is a virtual memorial. Register on Facebook or on website MarkedByCOVID.com. Join Marked By Covid for its annual vigil with Covid Memorial Day legislative champions Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representative Greg Stanton, and Representative Jim McGovern. Poetry by Leslé Honoré will be read by...

I so enjoyed connecting with former Pacesconnection.com staff member, @Alison Cebulla on her podcast Latchkey Urchins . We had a lively discussion about the invisible traumas such as emotional neglect, being parentified, or raised by parents who chronically fight, or are addicted, anxious, or depressed, and most importantly, what we can do to heal. I go into much more detail about these as well as other topics related to complex PTSD, addiction, obesity, and difficulty with close...

The basic concept surrounding trauma-informed care is this: We all have trauma. Some of us are at a higher risk of experiencing trauma. We carry this trauma with us, and if we do not address it, we will not heal from it. Understanding reenactments is one way that we can continue healing from trauma. Our healing helps us make sure that we don’t traumatize or re-traumatize others due to our own inability to emotionally regulate. In the context of trauma healing, there are three main things we...

Bobby Brown of Inglewood meditates on the floor with a group of Black men in Los Angeles. Brown, a married father of four, has sought out mental health care and built a community of Black fathers who lean on one another as they evolve as men and parents.(Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) By Jason Armond, Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2023 On a Saturday in downtown Los Angeles, morning sun streamed through a window illuminating a room where Bobby Brown lay meditating with about 100 other Black...

By Elias Sorich, OC Today, March 1, 2023 Two-thirds of American children experience a potentially traumatic event by age 16, and 1 in 7 American children experience abuse or neglect. Without proper attention, these traumatic events can lead to many long-term challenges at all stages of development, from preschool to adulthood. Though each case is unique, common symptoms in children can include anxiety, depression, social isolation, educational and interpersonal struggles, and substance...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: Director of the Christian Defense Coalition Rev. Patrick Mahoney speaks as a small group of anti-abortion activists rally against the availability of abortion pills at neighborhood pharmacies outside of a CVS Pharmacy on January 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a regulatory change that now allows retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills to people who have a prescription. DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES...