Parent Psychotherapy doesn’t just heal emotional wounds — it repairs a biological process that could benefit kids for life.
Trauma can leave lasting scars. Research shows that people who experience childhood trauma have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, heart disease, diabetes and even some forms of cancer. More ...
The heart remembers, at least when it comes to Black women who experience trauma or abuse as children, according to newly released research by Emory University. Childhood exposure to trauma, emotional ...
Childhood adversity is a widespread reality in the U.S., impacting at least half of our children. But what constitutes “adversity” varies greatly. What one child finds overwhelming may not faze ...
Winchell struggled after an abusive childhood and living with bipolar disorder, which he wasn't diagnosed with until his 60s ...
Somhairlín Ó Cearbhaill, 33, was born into trauma, quite literally. The daughter of Irish immigrants who struggled with addiction, she came into the world with hearing, learning, and physical ...
When a parent suffered trauma as a child, their kids are affected. Trauma in childhood echoes through generations, according to new research that could have implications for thousands of migrant ...
This post is part of a series on adverse childhood experiences. Read the other parts here. “There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside you.” —Zora Neale Hurston The psychologist James ...
On the west coast of Mexico, Michael Giardina, a Navy veteran, sat cross-legged on a cushion, and drank tea made with ground up psychedelic mushrooms. Later, blindfolded and lying down, his body ...