Abuse has many faces…
I hated tickling. As a kid both my sister and I were tickled by my father whenever he wanted to do it. And as small children, we realized we HAD NO CONTROL. At first, for maybe 10 seconds, it was funny, then it became either...
Wisconsin aims to be first trauma-informed state; seven state agencies lead the way
Some of you know that I live in Wisconsin, and I don’t always agree with my governor, but here is a story that shows what can be done when people work together setting partisan politics aside and focusing on wellness and health for children who...
Illness and Childhood Trauma
Make sure you tell your physician if you’ve had childhood trauma. Ongoing adversity in childhood leads to a chronic state of “fight, flight or freeze.” Researchers at Yale recently demonstrated that when inflammatory stress hormones flood a child’s body and brain, they alter the genes...
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