I clearly remember sitting in the audience in Banff Canada several years ago, listening attentively to Dr. Bruce Perry share some of his latest approaches to helping trauma-impacted children. He showed us all a slide with three words stacked on top of each other. At the bottom was “Regulate,” next was “Relate” followed by “Reason.” […]
Is it Drama or Trauma?
A child sustains a major fall. Someone is in a car accident. The power goes out for several days. In studying the nature of trauma, it is important to appreciate that not every dramatic event, time of loss and grief, moment of fear or upset is traumatic for someone. Our minds, brains and bodies are […]
Divorce as a Form of Trauma
Over the years I have helped several people navigate the rocky waters of divorce and have had my own personal experience several decades ago when my children were 12 and 14 years old. In the late 1990s, Dr. Robert Fonda and Dr. Vincent Felitti conducted the ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) surveys. The ACEs research showed […]
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