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This week, I address one of the biggest problems in ADHD relationships that no one seems to talk about.
Research conducted by child development experts and scientists suggests that frequently moving foster care kids can have consequences for their brains and behavior.
The polyvagal theory is the brain child of Stephen Porges, PhD. What Dr.
Stephen Porges, PhD shares a Polyvagal-informed approach that can help clients better understand their triggers and begin to feel more at home in their own bodies. In the aftermath of trauma, some clients struggle to feel a sense of connection to their bodies.
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There’s no way a fidgety and skeptical news anchor would ever have started meditating were it not for the science. The science is really compelling.
A general introduction to what happens in the brain after children face traumatic experiences in childhood, like abuse and neglect. This video is a part of the Childhood Trauma and the Brain resource
How does mindfulness and meditation improve health? Helen Weng, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, explains that training our internal mental lives can have positive effects on our minds, health, and relationships.
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The Adverse Childhood Study found that survivors of childhood trauma are up to 5,000 percent more likely to attempt suicide, have eating disorders, or become IV drug users. Dr. Vincent Felitti, the study's founder, details this remarkable and powerful connection.
Neuroscientist Dr. Alarik Arenander explains how the vibration of sound can create order in a disorganized cell and healing in the body. "Everything in life is vibration" - Albert Einstein.
In his work with trauma patients, Dr. Rigg has observed how the brain is constantly reacting to sensory information, generating non-thinking reactions before our intelligent individual human brains are able to process the event and formulate a self-driven response.