by Valerie | Jan 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Plus How to Treat Trauma Triggered Eating Disorders Millions of Americans suffer from eating disorders like Anorexia, Binge Eating and Bulimia. Many factors can contribute to the onset of an eating disorder, such as family history or body dysmorphia, but one of the...
by Valerie | Jan 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
And What it Does Not Mean; Plus Treating Childhood Trauma Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic experiences during childhood. These adverse experiences can include neglect, abandonment, emotional abuse and physical abuse. The more trauma a child...
by Valerie | Dec 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
And the Types of Dysfunctional Attachments Children with Trauma May Form At its core, childhood trauma is about relationships. More specifically, it is about broken trust in authority figures. Types of childhood trauma include abuse (physical and emotional), neglect,...
by Valerie | Dec 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Link Between Childhood Trauma and Substance Abuse Plus Treatment for Both Early childhood trauma can have wide-ranging effects on a person’s life, from physical health to mental and behavioral health. When not properly treated, a person who suffers from childhood...
by Valerie | Nov 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
How Adverse Childhood Experiences Lead to Memory Loss and How You can Begin to Heal Memory loss and childhood trauma often go hand in hand. Blocking out traumatic memories is often used as a coping mechanism. In some cases, a person may even come to believe they...
by Valerie | Nov 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Left Unaddressed, ACEs can Lead to Lifelong Issues, but there is Hope in Healing If you are parenting an adopted child, you know that things happened in your child’s past that have left a lasting mark. These traumatic experiences can be hard for children to process...
by Valerie | Oct 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Different Types of Therapies for Healing from Childhood Trauma Being repeatedly exposed to adverse childhood events, or ACEs, can affect our physical and emotional health as well as change our behaviors. It is often a poorly diagnosed condition despite it being...
by Valerie | Oct 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
And How You Can Help Your Child with Trauma Live a Happier, More Fulfilling Life Trauma from physical and emotional abuse during childhood can have lasting effects on mental health and how you cope with future stress. The resulting negative effects alter a person’s...
by Valerie | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Plus How You can Help Your Adopted Child with Trauma Heal Childhood trauma is complex and emotionally turbulent for all involved. Unfortunately, many adopted children have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that lead to childhood trauma. This exposure or...
by Valerie | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Helping Your Adopted Teen Heal from Adverse Childhood Experiences Childhood trauma can be difficult to work through and heal from. Even though it is an actual brain injury, the brain is really quite resilient and can heal up through the age of 25. If your adopted...
