Important Steps to Optimize Your Brain and Mood after ACEs
After a difficult childhood, many effective strategies can facilitate recovery and elevate mood and brain health.
January 2025
BRAVING: 7 Elements of Trust-Building at Work
Defining trust can be tricky. We often know when it’s there, and we definitely feel its absence when it’s not. In the workplace, trust is more than just a nice-to-have—it’s the foundation for collaboration, innovation, and resilience in the face of challenges. Without trust, teams falter; with it, they thrive. Trust Supports Safety Trauma-competent spaces are safe spaces. Trust and safety work together. No trauma-informed practice can thrive without safety, and feeling safe occurs in...
Shame, Relationships, and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Helpful Perspectives, Healing Insights, and Resources.
Shame is common to the human condition but ACEs heighten shame in many harmful ways. Denying shame prevents us from healing it. The solution lies in bringing shame out into the light of day and making it an ally.
What are Trauma-Informed Approaches?
In recent years, the term "trauma-informed" has gained significant traction across various sectors, from healthcare and education to social services and organizational development. But what exactly does it mean to be "trauma-informed," and why is it so important? Here is a high-level overview of Trauma-Informed Approaches (TIAs), their origins, guiding principles, and the transformative impact they can have on individuals and organizations. Understanding Trauma-Informed Approaches A...
Emotional Intelligence After Adverse Childhood Experiences: Self-Awareness and Emotional Management Principles Are Key for Those with Difficult Childhoods.
Although the challenges can be greater for survivors of ACEs, developing emotional intelligence is vital for successful, satisfying living. Emotional intelligence begins with self-awareness and understanding eight key principles.
Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Pain of Perfectionism: A Better Way to Achieve Your Goals
If perfectionism is the enemy of good, compassionate, flexible striving for excellence may be the wiser approach.
Negative effects of adverse childhood experiences and absence of positive childhood experiences on healthcare employees: survey findings built on 10 years of trauma-informed development
Healthcare is a complex business, with understanding trauma-informed care and embedding it into the system being even more complex, but this manuscript offers deep insights into what to consider and how to move forward to create healthier futures and outcomes for all. Frontiers | Negative effects of adverse childhood experiences and absence of positive childhood experiences on healthcare employees: survey findings built on 10 years of trauma-informed development
Breaking the Cycle of Adverse Childhood Experiences (Psychology Today)
To read more of Dr. Glenn Schiraldi's article, please click here, Breaking the Cycle of Adverse Childhood Experiences | Psychology Today . Image: Source Key points Effective parenting is a learned skill. Those who didn't see effective parenting modeled at home can nevertheless become very effective parents. The consistent application of effective parenting practices promotes healthy adjustment in children. Congratulations! You’ve worked hard to heal the inner wounds from childhood adversity...