Facing Trauma
Trauma is everywhere. Trauma happens to our friends, our families, and ourselves. Research by the [...]
When we cannot protect our children…
News of mass violence leaves most of us feeling grieved, angry, and baffled. But the [...]
HOW TO TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT TRAGIC EVENTS
This week's tragic elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, has most parents feeling a variety [...]
Parenting and Treatment: Dealing with Sexual Trauma and Promiscuity
With parental understanding and support, says Prior, our daughters can turn a situation of pain and shame into one of healing and empowerment. Parents can have tremendous therapeutic influence in these difficult situations.
Using Trauma Research to Improve PTSD Treatment
“We teach families about how the brain works at the very beginning of treatment,†says trauma specialist, Brad Rentfro, LPC. “Knowing that they can actually change and heal at the neurobiological level really gives them a sense of tangible hope and helps accelerate progress.â€
Parenting and PTSD
Working through the parents’ PTSD symptoms can, in turn, help them cope with their daughter’s trauma. Once they understand that their daughter will be okay, the denial often breaks and real progress in family system can occur.
Signs of PTSD in Teens
PTSD is marked by chronic, persistent, and sometimes debilitating emotional distress related to a traumatic event. Once almost exclusively associated with soldiers returning from battle, PTSD is a diagnosis assigned to people in all walks of life, including children and teens.
Sexualization of Girls
The sexualization of girls is pervasive and over so increasing problem and comes with a [...]
Neurological Reconditioning for Trauma
Neurologically re-conditioning memories can be a powerful therapy when administered in a safe and loving therapeutic milieu.
Unacknowledged Rape: Combating Rape Myths to Help Teen Girls
By letting young women know the facts about rape, we can lower the emotional boundaries that keep them suffering in silence.