The Effects of Childhood Trauma
In a guest post by Dr. Kim Dennis, we learn some of the effects of childhood trauma. The impact of emotion upon the body is called somatization. Emotions that are too intense for a child to process are… Read More
Why Should Trauma Survivors Speak Out-Thoughts from Elie Wiesel
“Even if you remember a spark of the flame, that’s enough. Even if you remember one face, it would be enough,” stated Elie Wiesel, Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camp survivor, peace activist and world-renowned author to his interviewer,… Read More
Five Clinical Ideas to Bring Implicit Encoding to Explicit Integration
Attachment patterns that are developed in childhood have some particular challenges. By their nature, these memories are formed before the “mind” so they are encoded in the body rather than the brain. Here are five ways to approach… Read More
Primer on Attachment Styles
This article outlines the three basic “Insecure Attachment” patterns that adults exhibit. They are based on the different types of parenting to which we were exposed as children. The first is the “Avoidant” pattern which relates to an extreme… Read More
The Impact of Childhood Abuse on Women’s Adult Relationships
Childhood abuse causes a myriad of psychological and physical problems. Among them are the emotional problems of post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression. A study conducted by Alessandra Rellini at the University of Vermont’s Psychology Department looked at the… Read More
The Best Voice of Reason: What Early Trauma Survivors Know
This post on Stop the Storm explores some rather deep waters. The writer, alchemynow, is a developmental trauma survivor who takes a look at the arc of human existence and growth from ancient times to the present and… Read More
Developmental Trauma
Developmental trauma, unlike shock trauma, is not related to a single traumatic event. Developmental trauma happens over time. Years of being subjected to abuse or neglect at the hands of parents or caregivers causes several serious difficulties in… Read More
What I Don’t Name Can’t Exist?
StopTheStorm shares a blog that reveals a glimpse into the harsh difficulty experienced by a childhood abuse survivor, upon flying home to visit family. Years later, at 61 years old, the pains long past seem so close at… Read More
Attachment and the Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma
Attachment disorders are created in early childhood by a number of factors. Recently, posttraumatic stress disorder has been added to the list. Three types of attachment styles are evidenced by adults in the way they relate to those… Read More
Be A Smart Consumer: Understand Shock vs Developmental Trauma
You see it everywhere. Military veterans return home with it. Families break apart and relationships become violent. School teaches see its consequences daily in their classrooms. Perhaps, you, too, have experienced an overwhelming or traumatic event and now… Read More
