Childhood Pain, Lingering Effects: ACE Study – Part 1
Childhood pain, or adverse childhood experiences, has a serious effect on the rest of our lives. You might assume the effect is only on our feelings or thoughts. New research, funded by the Center for...
View ArticleChildhood Pain, Lingering Effects: the ACE Study – Part II
Part II of II – See Childhood Pain, Lingering Effects: the ACE Study Part I My last post shared the basic research results from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. Research in the past...
View ArticleThe Pathway to Violence
In response to the tragic school shooting that occurred in Newtown, Connecticut, people far and wide are questioning why the shooter, Adam Lanza, resorted to such extreme violence. To answer that...
View Article“Getting By” Means Survival Only
A child growing up in chaos becomes a survivor. The reason for the chaos doesn’t really matter. There are many possibilities: an addicted or alcoholic parent, sexual abuse, unexpected or early death of...
View ArticleInternal Barriers to Dreams
If money, time or other commitments were no obstacle in 2014, what would you do? Describe your vision! A seemingly innocent question. If the obvious barriers were removed – money, time, obligations –...
View ArticleTroubled by Christian Action
The more I learn about Christianity, the less I like it. Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve been a Christian most of my life so it’s not like I’m just now learning about it. I’m in love with Jesus – more...
View ArticleThis Exposure Shortens Your Lifespan
Tears came to my eyes as I watched Dr. Nadine Burke Harris’s talk – How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime. It wasn’t what she was saying was new to me. I have studied the effects of the...
View ArticleMy Experience with the Police in my Urban Neighborhood
Twenty years ago this May, I graduated with my Masters in Social Work. I was bright eyed, passionate, and full of dreams. As a young twenty something, I bought a house in an urban community where I...
View ArticleJoin Us In A Celebration To Lead With Kindness
That’s right! … Kindness. Gydo is on a mission to lead with kindness to end bullying. How are we going to do that you ask? For starters, this weekend, June 27th, we are enthusiastically sponsoring...
View ArticleHow Does Your Attachment Style Affect Your Success in Relationships?
Believe it or not, the manner in which you were cared for during childhood can significantly affect your success in adult relationships with others. Research shows that when children grow up in a...
View ArticleBrain Healing for Teenagers Who Grew Up Too Fast
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network defines trauma as something that may occur when a child feels intensely threatened by an event in which he or she is involved or witnesses, and it is often...
View Article2012 Elections: Public Policy and Mental Health
As we approach the 2012 elections next month, presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama offer different ideological approaches to handling America’s challenges and improving our...
View ArticleIndiana Mom Caused Son’s Suicide? A Therapist’s Questions
On Monday, September 10, Sabrina A. Howard of Muncie, Indiana, was arrested for causing her 16-year-old son to commit suicide. Her son died on July 11, 2012, due to a fatal drug overdose. As a mental...
View Article7 Differences between Shame and Guilt
Shame. How many of you want to hide under your desk just from the mention of that word? Shame is a powerfully negative, full-body, high emotion experience. Shame can be easily confused with it’s close...
View ArticleLegitimate Rape: Language, Legal Issues and Emotional Pain
Late in August, GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin asserted that in cases of “legitimate rape” the body has “ways of shutting things down” to prevent pregnancy, triggering a flood of outrage. Yet Akin’s...
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