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Baby Attachment and Trauma

Mother Helps Baby Develop a Healthy Nervous System The following video talks about the importance of the mother and child bond in developing social and emotional intelligence. Disruption in this bond at this fragile time can cause  emotional disturbances, anxiety, … Continue reading

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Oxygen Therapy for trauma, PTSD, and TBI

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy improves lives of vets with Trauma and PTSD. The Journal of Neurotrauma reports that treatment with hyperbaric oxygen significantly improved the quality of life for veterans with trauma, PTSD, and TBI. This treatment was given to vets … Continue reading

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Family Support in Healing from Trauma and PTSD

How Family Support can help heal trauma and PTSD. In this video, Lisa Freeman supported her children, who had been horribly bullied at school, and rallied them together to create a national program to stop bullying. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOEB4_f6CyM&feature=player_embedded When it comes … Continue reading

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Consequences of Living with Trauma or PTSD

Quick List of Consequences of Having Trauma or PTSD. Loss of Safety. Stuck Fear. Sense of “nothing is normal anymore.” Cut off from resources and good feelings. Loss of boundaries. Erratic, almost uncontrollable, reactions and feelings. Inability to bond with … Continue reading

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Shooter in Seal Beach had Untreated Trauma and PTSD

The consequences of untreated trauma and PTSD can be horrific. On Feb. 20, 2007, Scott Dekraai saw his shipmate Piper Cameron killed. She was pulling in a 2-inch thick tow line to another tugboat, when it suddenly snapped taut and … Continue reading

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School Shootings: The Traumas of Bullying

The traumas of the bully and their victims both need to be addressed. In an article in the Sun Sentinel, Tony Plakas notes a 2003 study published in the American Behavioral Scientist, in which researchers  observed a common theme among … Continue reading

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Brilliant Info on Anxiety, Trauma, and PTSD

Blogs and Books on Anxiety, Trauma, and PTSD from Patience Mason I came across this very impressive site by Patience Mason on Trauma and PTSD. She writes interesting blogs, coming from her experiences as the wife of a Vietnam Vet … Continue reading

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Self-Soothing Touch for Anxiety, Trauma, and PTSD

Self-soothing touch is a way we can relieve anxiety and lessen the effects of Trauma and PTSD. Just as a mother’s touch calms an upset baby, so self-touch can sooth minor emotional upsets and anxious feelings that arise from the … Continue reading

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Soul Loss: Beyond Trauma and PTSD

Interesting article on soul loss as it relates to trauma and PTSD. “What sometimes happens in war may more accurately be called a moral injury — a deep soul wound that pierces a person’s identity, sense of morality and relationship … Continue reading

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Brainspotting for Trauma and PTSD

I interview Lisa Schwarz about Brainspotting, Trauma, and PTSD treatment. During a training in Brainspotting, I had a chance to interview the instructor Lisa Schwarz about what Brainspotting is, why it is important, and how to get more information about … Continue reading

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