Let me begin this blog by saying I am a big fan of promoting hope. We all need and deserve to be hopeful about so much that is going on in our lives and in the lives of those who are important to us. Right now especially, and with what we all lived through in […]
Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs)
The ACES research has been very prominent in our country as we have grown to understand that the more adverse child experiences that children face, the more they will have negative adult consequences in their physical and emotional health. This has been a significant realization and awareness for parents and caregivers. What about the converse […]
Healing From Unresolved Trauma Requires Readiness
It can be so hard to see someone you care for suffer from symptoms of unresolved trauma: living in fear, unresolved anger issues, hypervigilance, immobilizing flashbacks, tendencies to reenact unhealthy family legacies and the inability to maintain healthy connections in relationships. It can seem obvious from an outsider’s perspective that someone with unresolved trauma has […]
