In my last blog I talked about how Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are not always happy holidays for people to celebrate because their relationships with one or both of their parents were fraught with pain and disappointment. It is hard to be affirming of a parent when you carry so much hurt, loss, anger or emptiness. Many […]
The Problem with Resilience When Dealing with Complex Trauma
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 […]
