For those providing nurture and support to trauma-impacted individuals, it’s important to appreciate that you’re approaching them in a loving, nurturing and supportive way can be filled with doubt, fear, avoidance, confusion and hesitation. Most trauma-impacted individuals deeply believe the message, “I was born bad and I have no worth. I do not deserve to […]
Are We Missing the Real Issue?
As we struggle with so many social ills, we have launched program after program that attempted to deal with individuals who have committed crimes, are addicted, have mental health challenges or even who have attempted suicide. Some of these therapeutic interventions are extremely valuable but often they are less than effective. Listed below are some […]
Learned Helplessness as a Side Effect of Trauma
In 1967 a researcher, Martin Seligman from the University of Pennsylvania, did some fascinating experiments to demonstrate a concept called “learned helplessness.” While we would never conduct these experiments today because they are considered inhumane, the results are noteworthy for anyone who is a student of trauma. Basically, in the experiments, dogs who were in […]
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