Assessing for Trauma and ACEs in Behavioral Pediatric Healthcare The health and well-being of Americans are facing a dangerous decline. This decline includes the emotional, economic and developmental safety of our youth and the future of America. In order to secure health outcomes for the American public, creating well-educated and healthy adult populations who can be active health participants in the globa[...]
There are so many times when we feel like we can't trust in God's plan. But the truth of the matter is when we aren't trusting in God's plan and controlling situations for ourselves - things start to go terribly awry. This is because humans without the presence of the Holy Spirit given to us by God can be driven by ego. And an ego without the holy spirit or super ego is addicted to the sensation of control[...]
"To accept life in its disjointed pieces is an adult experience of freedom, but still these pieces must lodge and embed themselves somewhere, hopefully in a place that allows them to grow and endure." - Richard Sennett, sociologist Nothing will test you more than learning how to live life on your own. To battle fear, escape pain, and defeat doubt while learning how to fully love ourselves is a measurement of[...]
The principles of wholehearted living for entrepreneurs is a success psychology mindset that helps individuals accomplish their goals and thrive.
How Does the Body Manifest Trauma? Understanding the different ways that the body manifests trauma involves looking at different systems within the body that are associated with our autonomic nervous system. In the DSM-V, there are two different disorders that are now being categorized as actual stress disorders versus anxiety disorders: PTSD and complex-PTSD. Researchers at Columbia have conducted studies that[...]
Do you have a popularity complex? If you have an underdeveloped sense of identity and a need for power the answer could be yes.
[vc_row] Is Sharp Objects This Years Feminist Manifesto? [vc_column][vc_column_text] Never in a short film or television series has a director so poignantly illustrated the power dynamics that impact females well-being, psychological sense of safety and fundamental identity than what was done by director Jean-Marc Vallée in Sharp Objects. Amma from Sharp Objects Originally adapted from Gilli[...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] My best friend was once a child who loved one thing. Its name: “Blankie.” My Blankie went everywhere with me from meal time to play time. I would use it as a soft place to sit while at the beach and as a pillow to rest my head on during nap time. And no, you could not wash it because washing it would mean it would have to leave me. It got so bad that when there was a giant hole[...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Psychodynamic theory asserts that the symptomatology of substance misuse issues are indications of deep-rooted problems that developed within the individual’s childhood. Individuals coping with stressors and trauma by abusing alcohol, drugs, relationships and practicing addictive behavioral patterns may be suffering from repressed associations concerning their fundamental sense of[...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." –Thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution The political documentary “the 13th,” is a well-researched and informed look into the American incarcerat[...]