Tagged With "Adverse Childhood Experiences"
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Basic goodness
Hello all! I would really like to see this community develop in something lively and dynamic, where we can have great conversations. Hearing about other people's healing journeys would be very helpful. There are times when I feel stuck, mired...
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Book Talk in Baltimore on Childhood Disrupted
Please join me next Tuesday night, September 22nd, at 7:00 p.m at The Baltimore Free School. I'll be reading, chatting, answering questions about Childhood Disrupted, and signing books. This free event requires pre-registration. You can register here:...
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Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal
Hi all! I'm excited to be launching this group and look forward to many conversations with fellow travelers who’ve faced childhood adversity, and who are embracing the path to healing. Two-thirds of American adults are carrying wounds...
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Childhood Should Not Be Disrupted
People often ask me why I wrote # ChildhoodDisrupted . As a science journalist specializing in the intersection of neurobiology, immunology and emotion, I’d spent 20 years writing about the immune system and the human brain. When I came across the CDC’s # ACE Study (Adverse Childhood Experiences Study), it struck me like a lightning bolt. I realized that after 20 years of writing about how we become ill and how we heal, I had been missing a huge piece of what can cause disease. Chronic...
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Come Chat with Dr. Claudia M. Gold: An ACE-Informed Pediatrician
Date: July 11th Time: 10 AM PST / 1 PM EST Location: Parenting with ACEs Group , Online Flyer: Attached below. Please share. Dr. Claudia M. Gold has practiced general and behavioral pediatrics for 25 years and specializes in early childhood mental health. She is on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts, Boston Infant-Parent Mental Health program, William James College, and the Austen Riggs Center where she is a Human Development consultant. Dr. Gold is author of the following...
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Donna Jackson Nakazawa's Tweet Thread Response to Jennifer Brea & the Angel and the Assassin
While @Donna Jackson Nakazawa is usually too busy writing books, training, and research to blog, she does share gems, nuggets, and information every once in a while on Twitter or Facebook which demand to be turned into blogs. With her permission to post, here's a recent, consolidated Tweet thread version of her writing. It's in response to another thread by Jennifer Brea (which can be found here) where she details about what we can expect from her upcoming book, The Angel and the...
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Family Resilience And Connection Promote Flourishing Among US Children, Even Amid Adversity (www.healthaffairs.org)
Abstract below and link to open access article written by Christina D. Bethell , Nangerel Gombojav , and Robert C. Whitaker and published in Health Affairs Link to open access article written by Christina D. Bethell , Nangerel Gombojav , and Robert C. Whitaker .
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Fathers & ACEs with Trauma Dad & Father's Uplift CEO: Tuesday, September 12th
What supports exist to "uplift" fathers who have survived abandonment, abuse or torture as children? Where can men go to discuss the joys, struggles and issues of being a father with ACEs? Where are the men who face hard, heavy and complicated realities to make life easier and lighter for all who come after? We found two of them and they will be the featured guests in the next Parenting with ACEs chat . Meet Charles Clayton Daniels, Jr. of Father's Uplift and "Trauma Dad" Byron Hamel. Both...
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For Parents with High ACE Scores
When I lecture at universities, advocacy groups, hospitals, schools, etc., I’m often asked: what advice do you have for parents who have high ACE scores if they are trying to raise children with fewer ACEs? Children with ACEs find “resiliency” because an adult provides a safe environment – in which they feel known, validated. So that means that the most important thing adults can do is to manage their own stuff. Self-regulation by adults is a first step to help kids self-regulate themselves.
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Healing Is Possible
I devoted half of my book, Childhood Disrupted , to science-based interventions on how individuals can heal from the effects of ACEs. Here are some of the basics. H ere are some really important healing steps we can all take – which the science shows can help reverse the changes to our brains and DNA that might have occurred, growing up with ACES Writing to heal. Research shows individuals who write about emotional upheavals and stressful experiences for 20 minutes each day, over a period of...
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How Genes Respond to Trauma and Stress
Okay! So, after getting YOUR answers to my crowdsourcing question (thank you for the 100 responses on Facebook and Instagram !): "What do you want to see from me on social media?" the overwhelming #1 response was more nuggets of science, offered with the shared sense that I understand YOUR struggles, I see your suffering. And I do. Oh, you have no idea how much I do. So, with that in mind, here's a nugget of science about How Genes Respond to Trauma and Stress . Some genes, like the ones...
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Re: Trauma-informed therapist
Hi Monica, I'm a psychotherapist with a specialization in childhood trauma. I hear your frustration and am sorry you're dealing with this. Unfortunately, not all couples therapists will go beyond the "presenting problem". Of course some do, but potential clients needs to do their due diligence and address questions about a therapists training, experience and approach either over the phone or at the initial appointment. You're sensitive to these issues but most people aren't. Someone with...
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Re: Trauma Mama: Little Girl Riding Shotgun in My Psyche
Oh Christine, I just dropped my 19 year old off at work and I decided to park and read some emails. I happened upon your post and here I am in tears in the parking lot. I only learned about ACEs two years ago during my recovery from colon cancer. I too am raising a son and 2 daughters and myself right now. So many A-ha moments came up while reading "Childhood Distupted: How your Biography becomes your Biology and how you can heal." And so much sadness comes up...for little Linda as well as...
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Re: The Decision that Changed My Life
You go Joyelle! I am SO proud of you! I am a survivor too and I’m doing similar work. My focus is on helping adult survivors of adverse childhood experiences, not necessarily parents, to acknowledge and transform their pain. I’m so excited to hear you are in that avenue and can’t wait to point people to your work. I can’t tell you how much this encourages me because I have received some push back from experts in this space since I don’t have the certifications or licenses on this topic. I’ve...
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Re: Keeping Kids in Families [AECF.org]
Please, if anyone can assist please share with me. I live in Chattanooga, Tn... My wish is to start an online share group with victims of childhood abuse. The avenues for this challenge are limited . Sex talk frightens the dickens out of folk.. The local newspaper, so far reluctant to help and worthless still is Craigs List. In 2011 I wrote and was published in the Chattanooga Times Free Press an article sharing my own abuse when a child. Dozens contacted. All stripes and horror stories of...
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Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: One-Pager
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Healing the Hidden Wounds from Childhood: The Promise of Healing, Part II (Glenn R. Schiraldi, Ph.D., Lt. Col., USAR, Ret.)
So many people are struggling with unhealed, hidden wounds from toxic childhood stress. For some the pain is obvious. Others might look outwardly strong, capable, and in control. However, unhealed inner wounds cause needless suffering and can lead to a dizzying array of psychological, medical, and functional problems. This three-part blog discusses the road to recovery. Part I explained “The Principles of Healing.” This part explains why traditional treatments are not usually the best...
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Healing the Hidden Wounds from Childhood: The Promise of Healing, Part III (by Glenn R. Schiraldi, Ph.D., Lt. Col., USAR, Ret.)
So many people are struggling with unhealed, hidden wounds from toxic childhood stress. For some, the pain is obvious. Others might look outwardly strong, capable, and in control. However, unhealed inner wounds cause needless suffering and can lead to a dizzying array of psychological, medical, and functional problems. Fortunately, there is hope for healing—even decades after traumatic wounding from ACEs occurs—enabling us to be 100% there for ourselves, our families, and others we work and...
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Last chance to apply for a scholarship for the Creating a Resilient Community Conference!
Apply for a Scholarship In this new video PJI Director, Rachel Allen shares some exciting information regarding what you can expect at the upcoming Conference! Register for the Conference Conference Overview: The Peace and Justice Institute at Valencia College, the Early Learning Coalition of Orange County, the Creating a Resilient Community Network and Title Sponsor, Orlando Health, are excited to invite you to register for the Third Annual Creating a Resilient Community (CRC): From Trauma...
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