For the last few weeks I have been putting together a presentation I will be making at a local university to some students and professionals who work with children and youth. My goal is to impress on them that trauma needs to be viewed as a major public health issue. The question is, how do […]
The Importance of Releasing Traumatic Energy
Most of us can vividly remember the images of people racing away from the burning NY Twin Towers on that horrible September day in 2001, creating thetrau catastrophe that killed so many people in a matter of minutes. At the Bessel van der Kolk conference I recently attended, Dr. van der Kolk posted a now-famous […]
Resolving to Preserve Safety in Relationships
As I referred to Bessel van der Kolk previously, I struck once again at his recent conference by his emphasis on creating and maintaining safety in any relationship with someone who has been trauma impacted. This is one of those themes that cannot be overstated and is more complicated than it may appear at first […]
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