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How Shame Keeps Us Disconnected

How Shame Keeps Us Disconnected

Note – As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This week, I’ve been reading Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make–and Keep–Friends by...

How Shame Keeps Us Disconnected

How Shame Keeps Us Disconnected

Note – As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This week, I’ve been reading Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make–and Keep–Friends by...

How Feeling Unloved as a Child Can Lead to Adult Depression

How Feeling Unloved as a Child Can Lead to Adult Depression

This post discusses new findings on the link between feeling not wanted or loved by one’s parents and the lifetime risk of depression. The research, by Ahuja and collaborators,...

Commentary: Forgiveness as an Important Tool for Healing

Commentary: Forgiveness as an Important Tool for Healing

Years ago, I cared for an older adult who was generally healthy but called me frequently with requests for expensive tests that were not indicated, demanded same-day visits for...

Trauma in Childhood: What You Need to Know

Trauma in Childhood: What You Need to Know

Trauma in Childhood: What You Need to Know How trauma in our childhood affects adult life, and how to heal. Posted Jan 26, 2020 Find a therapist to heal from trauma Joel is 24...

What It's Like to Be A Parent With PTSD

What It's Like to Be A Parent With PTSD

What It's Like to Be a Parent With PTSD My entrance into motherhood was like reentering a battlefield, only my battlefield existed inside my home. I am a survivor of prolonged...

How Do Adverse Childhood Events Impact Us?

How Do Adverse Childhood Events Impact Us?

In the 1980s, Dr. Vincent Felitti, a physician from Kaiser Permanente was running an clinic through the Department of Preventive Medicine. After several years, much to Felitti’s...

Legal process must adapt to the needs of survivors of child sexual abuse

Legal process must adapt to the needs of survivors of child sexual abuse

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published its Investigation Report on Accountability and Reparations. We are delighted that this authoritative body has...

What It's Like to Be A Parent With PTSD

What It's Like to Be A Parent With PTSD

What It's Like to Be a Parent With PTSD My entrance into motherhood was like reentering a battlefield, only my battlefield existed inside my home. I am a survivor of prolonged...

How Do Adverse Childhood Events Impact Us?

How Do Adverse Childhood Events Impact Us?

In the 1980s, Dr. Vincent Felitti, a physician from Kaiser Permanente was running an clinic through the Department of Preventive Medicine. After several years, much to Felitti’s...