The impact on the body of unresolved, significant trauma. Most of us can think about a time when we were startled, frightened, felt threatened or put in a place of high stress. In these moments, our bodies take over and our heart rate usually surges. We feel this wave of energy streaming through our bodies […]
Trauma is Worse for Younger Children
This YouTube video emphasizes how the younger the child who experiences trauma, the more damaging the traumatic experience. Recently I attended an event at United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey introducing Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics [NMT] to a group of clinicians interested in attending the Child Trauma Academy’s training to […]
The Holidays and Trauma
The holidays can be a time of great stress, sadness, loneliness, and even fear. While media ads present the holidays as a time of love and family and togetherness, for many people the holidays are anything but these things. There can be a greater chance for trauma to occur as stress builds, expectations mount, and […]
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