Trauma doesn't just affect the person who originally experienced it. It can also be passed down to their children and grandchildren.
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“Race-Based Trauma: The Challenge and Promise of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy” Monnica Williams, Ph.D.
My guest on the show today is Dr. Monnica T. Williams, certified licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor at the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa. Monnica is researching how PTSD symptoms can result from racism and what racial trauma and race-based trauma look like.
Recently, there has been much excitement in the potential of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy to address a multitude of mental health conditions, including depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, addiction, end-of-life anxiety, and others. However, not everyone has been included.
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New research on survivors of the Holocaust shows how catastrophic events can alter our body chemistry, and how these changes can transmit to the next generation. The result? Our children may suffer the effects of a traumatic event they never witnessed. NewsHour’s Stephen Fee has the story.
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Leah’s idea is based around her unique family history during WWII and her most recent film called BIG SONIA, about her 91 year-old grandmother Sonia.
The impact of systemic racism in the U.S. legal system on affected communities.
The trauma of all kinds has a far-reaching impact on individuals and communities around the world.
Dr. Howard Pinderhughes describes new and innovative thinking about trauma, which manifests not only among individuals, but also at the community level, due in part to the impacts of structural violence and historical trauma.
From Wisdom 2.0 2019 in San Francisco.
The stress of ongoing, systemic racism is mentally and physically traumatizing Black individuals and their communities.