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Dr. Vincent Felitti: “The Origins of Addiction”
After I heard Russell Brand say that what compels addicts is the “hole in me,” I wrote Feb. 14 that this means: “parts of my brain are dark.” And it’s so painful, we just medicate. Ten percent of us...
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The Hole in Half of Us
The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) studies since 1994 show that 50% of Americans have some degree of failed attachment in childhood. These are rigorous psychiatric studies of the general public...
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Pediatricians Screen for Child Trauma
“To prevent childhood trauma, pediatricians screen children and their parents…and sometimes, just parents…for childhood trauma” – guest blog by Jane Ellen Stevens, Editor, ACEsTooHigh.com and...
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A Pastor’s Battle with Childhood Trauma
[This week we have “Overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences” (ACEs), a guest blog by Pastor Dave Lockridge of northern California (left). What a story, and what a persistent heart! – Kathy] From the...
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What is EMDR – and Why is it So Effective?
“During REM sleep, the brain is attempting to process survival information until it’s resolved.” Eye Motion Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a potent trauma treatment developed by Dr....
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Tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique)
I’ve used Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), popularly called “tapping,” for four years, and gotten major relief from severe fight-flight emotions like fear and anger (emotions I could feel). I’ve...
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How to Tap for Emotional Relief
Click image to enlarge I’ve used Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), aka tapping, for years, as I wrote in Part 1 on “what is tapping.” Now for how to tap. “The basic technique requires you to focus on...
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‘Paper Tigers’ Film: ACE Trauma Can Be Healed
“Resilience practices overcome students’ ACEs in trauma-informed high school, say the data” — A Guest Blog by Jane Stevens, Founder of ACEsConnection.com Cast and crew of Paper Tigers after Seattle...
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Can School Heal Kids?
Can School Heal Children in Pain? – Guest Blog by “Paper Tigers” Director James Redford, original date June 3 (photo courtesy of Mr. Redford). After learning about the overwhelming effects of childhood...
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New EMDR Therapy for Developmental Trauma
Guest blog by Dr. Sandra Paulsen (left) & D. Michael Coy, MA, LCSW [First I discovered it deep within myself and called it “trauma since the sperm hit the egg.” Then I read that Bessel van der...
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How EMDR Helped My Early Trauma
Guest Blog by Amelia [Amelia is the pen name of an EMDR therapy client of Dr. Sandra Paulsen, pioneer of new EMDR protocols for developmental trauma/early trauma (ET).1 Amelia is now with Paulsen...
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Psychotherapy and Love
Photo credit: PlumVillage.org I went through three bad therapists before I found my current one, and for the first two years, I kept asking him the same question: “You’re just a hired gun, right?...
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Grief Recovery Handbook, Part 1
The “Grief Recovery Handbook” by John James and Russell Friedman is an invaluable tool for healing emotional pain and loss. It saved me after the death of my parents and my divorce, which all happened...
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Grief Recovery Handbook, Part 2
In Part 1, I summarized the Grief Recovery Handbook (GRH) instructions for making a lifetime Loss History Graph; then figuring out which personal relationships dealt us the most of these...
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A Pastor’s Battle with Childhood Trauma
[This week we have “Overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences” (ACEs), a guest blog by Pastor Dave Lockridge of northern California (left). What a story, and what a persistent heart! – Kathy] From the...
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