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CDC: Childhood trauma linked to physical illness and addiction
It was already known from the classic ACE study (Adverse Childhood Experiences) that those with childhood trauma are at a vastly...


A "well-resourced" childhood (or not)
What is a well-resourced childhood? It's not only a childhood free from adverse childhood events (ACEs) like drugs in the home, sex...


Childhood trauma, suicide, and FREEDOM!
I recently read something very encouraging by a professor who was the world's top expert in suicide. He wondered, as I often have, why...


The shadow of shame
Most of my clients struggle with an increased sense of shame that shadows the primary reason they are seeking treatment. Perhaps the...


A profound thought from a 14-year-old with complex PTSD
I have a 14-year-old boy in therapy who has had six serious traumatic experiences in his life, including sexual abuse and seeing a friend...


The link between childhood trauma and mental illness: What parents and pediatricians should know
When I saw this in a respected journal of pediatric medicine, I was surprised, not because of what it says, but because of what it does...


New research: Childhood trauma is linked to ADHD
This article illustrates the essential point that trauma in childhood causes real, permanent, physical changes in the way the brain...
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