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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...

By Kristen Rogers, Image: Screenshot from article, CNN Health, March 1, 2023 When you can’t fit your entire workout into a busy day, do you think there’s no point in doing anything at all? You should rethink that mindset. Just 11 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic activity per day could lower your risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease or premature death, a large new study has found. Aerobic activities include walking, dancing, running, jogging, cycling and swimming. You can...

By Kalpana Jain, Illustration: Anastasiia_New/iStock, Harvard Public Health, February 13, 2023 Doctors aren’t known for prescribing museum visits, dance classes, nature walks, or volunteering. But such social prescriptions are now becoming commonplace in more than two dozen countries. And in the spring of 2023 the first U.S. initiative of its kind will let some New Jersey health providers choose whether to instruct patients to attend free arts and culture events. Social determinants—the...

In this episode of Transforming Trauma, Emily is joined by NARM Senior Trainer and Training Director, Brad Kammer, who shares about the updated Level 3 NARM Master Therapist Training that starts in March 2023. This is a major event in the growth of the NARM Training Institute and as Brad says, “This is also a big moment for me personally as Larry passes this training on to me after over 20 years of studying with and mentoring under him, and working together to evolve NARM. I am honored and...

Seventeen - 15 minute or less presentations about ACEs screening and related topics were addressed at an AVA Preconference in San Diego this January. These represent a diversity of perspectives and practices in applying this new knowledge to healthcare, human services, and education. Audrey Stillerman, MD presents the American College of Preventive Medicine's recent position statement against universal screening and Edward Machtinger, MD discusses the arguments that have been raised about...