June is PTSD Awareness Month. One of the most prominent statistics and harsh realities is the link between PTSD and addictions. It is alarming to look at the number of individuals who have PTSD and also have addictions. The American Addictions Center just published an article articulating clearly the number of issues and connections between […]
Why Trauma Research is So Difficult
Recently I was speaking to trauma-experts from Oregon. We were discussing the struggles of conducting research around trauma. Perhaps the most famous research centers around the studies that gave us ACEs, Adverse Childhood Experiences. The evidence from the ACEs research seems irrefutable: adverse childhood experiences can profoundly influence the architecture of the brain and the […]
Trauma-Informed Training Simulating Life
One of the current activities of Lakeside Global Institute is to conduct Trauma Summits for community professionals. In these community conferences we will be providing basic trauma training for those who deal with trauma-impacted individuals. We will also be creating opportunities for cross-professional dialogue about trauma-informed care. However one of the unique features of these […]
The RISE from Trauma Act
I am publishing the release by the United States Congress announcing the RISE from Trauma Act. This is a Bipartisan legislation that is designed to address the impact of childhood trauma through America. This legislation is purposed to support children who have experienced trauma and deal with violence and addictions. We never quite know what […]
Deep Breathing for Trauma-Impacted People?
In my last blog, Why Telling a Trauma-Impacted Person to Take Deep Breaths Can Exacerbate Their Trauma, I invited readers to appreciate that deep breathing can actually trigger some trauma-impacted people, based on research by many trauma-experts. Further substantiation came as a result of reading an article by Laura Khoudari, a self-described trauma-informed strength trainer […]
Can we enhance or suppress certain memories?
New possibilities cited in Boston research might suggest that. One of the constant fascinations is our amazing brain and its capacity. The entire field of neuroscience has given us incredible insights into the impact of our memories and how they can trigger us to relive memories which then cause symptoms of post-traumatic stress. It is so […]
The Emotions of Graduation
As I mentioned in my last post this week is a week of graduations for Lakeside students. We have already enjoyed their accomplishments and are very proud of each of our students in all 4 of our schools. It is truly an exciting time of year for all students, parents, their teachers and their counselors. […]
Why Telling a Trauma-Impacted Person to Take Deep Breaths Can Exacerbate Their Trauma
There are many trends in the growing world of becoming and/or being trauma-informed. One of them is to encourage people to learn skills that involve deep breathing. There are many YouTube videos and TED Talks giving specific instructions and touting the many positive results of deep-breathing for anyone who is stressed, anxious or trying to […]
Graduation Week at Lakeside
During this coming week Lakeside will be enjoying different graduations of our 4 different programs. This is the time of the year where all the work of our staff, students, parents and others culminate in the successful graduation of our students. It is a major milestone for each of our students that might have seemed […]
The Challenges of Trauma-Informed Organizations
I had the privilege of sitting with over 20 professionals whose organizations deal with trauma-impacted clients. These were talented, compassionate and diligent leaders who see the value of developing systems that provide safe and trauma-informed environments for their staff and clients. I presented some of Lakeside’s training opportunities but also sat in on their conversations […]
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