Hi All,   Just a note to say I'm loving the discussion here. For family reasons, I'll be out of my office for two weeks. Look forward to catching up when I'm back at my desk on September 7th!   Donna

Greetings, All! Dwayne, here! First... TRIGGER ALERT! TRIGGER ALERT! This Blog-Post may cause some readers to TRIGGER into a TRAUMATIZED STATE! Of course, that is never my intent; but, I thought it would be polite to warn anyone who needed such warning. Now... I am not entirely sure how/where to start. During my daily inner-dialogues, I hardly ever have this discussion -- there is just too much pain and shame involved. I even end up feeling ashamed about those rare positive accomplishments I...

Hello friends I need help and want to be more interactive in this goup. i have purchased the book. Childhood disrupted by Donna Nakazawa. i am a ADULT TRAUMA VICTIM and feel like a WOUNDED CHILD. I JUST STARTED COUNSELING WITH a EMDR Therapist for about 3 weeks now. it hurts. My mother was a female batterer. Can this group help me to learn WHY do we not want our biograpy to become our biology. i guesss i am finding my voice have the questions now in life to ask why. As a kid i got beat up...

Hi Rick, Thank you for sharing your story. I'm so sorry to hear about the pain you endured as a child and continue to be challenged with as an adult. In addition to the book that you picked up, I would suggest checking out "The Body Keeps The Score," by Bessel VanDerKolk. I found this book to have great insight and helped me to make connections about why I do the things that I do sometimes (I also have a trauma history). Sincerely, Erin