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By Joyce Schelling, Bangor Daily News, December 16, 2019 Maine has the nation’s highest rate of anxiety and the third highest rate of depression among children ages 3-7. It is above the national rate for behavior problems and children diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Attention Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD). The average number of suicides per year by youth under age 20 is well above the national average and has risen by 50 percent in just five years. It’s time to ask if these frightening...

Originally posted by Nikki Kay on Medium “People who go on and on about how messed up they are seem like they’re just looking for attention or sympathy.” “At some point you have to grow up and get over it.” How many times have you heard these arguments used against survivors of childhood trauma? After all my work recovering from my own childhood an d speaking out about trauma recovery, it will come as no surprise how close to home these comments hit every time I hear them. I feel indicted by...

Sufficient, good quality sleep strengthens the brain wounded by ACEs in many ways. Intelligent sleep strategies improve mood, brain (and medical) health, brain function, and the capacity to rewire negative neural pathways imprinted in childhood.

In this world of pandemics and politics, emotional outbursts and adverse reactions are becoming more common among adults and children. So the question is, what can we do to stop it?

It's the middle of the night. My Nokia cell phone vibrates me awake somewhere under the covers, and I manage to locate it just enough to hit silent. A few moments later, the vibrating is present again. This time I look to see that it's my brother in a time zone three hours behind me, but it will have to wait until tomorrow. I'm just too sleepy. The third round of vibration begins. "Alright, I better answer this"…. Me: "Hello?" Brother: "Mom's dead! Mom's dead!" (Heaving and sobbing). What...