This is a research based article examining the relationship between childhood trauma and parenting in adulthood. Parental emotion regulation and coping skills in dealing with stressful events in life have a significant impact on the child’s emotional and social development, especially during infancy ... READ the POST
The Impact of Childhood Trauma History on Parenting Abilities in Adulthood
A Mini Insight into a Traumatized Brain
All healing starts with self-awareness. The brain can undergo many changes when a person experiences trauma. According to the leading trauma expert and a neuroscientist, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, there are three parts of the brain that are most affected by trauma and that can explain the changes in ... READ the POST
Understanding Stress Responses of Trauma Survivors
Under stress we can all lose our ability to stay calm, rational and in control of our responses. Adults and children with a history of adverse childhood experiences (neglect, abuse, abandonment, domestic violence, etc.) are often extra sensitive to stress. Their stress response is a survival ... READ the POST
Parenting in the Face of an Abusive Home Situation
There is no doubt that exposure to domestic violence is detrimental to children’s emotional well-being, causing or significantly contributing to development of symptoms of anxiety, PTSD, behavioral problems, anger/aggression, and many other emotional issues. If you would like to learn more about ... READ the POST
Improving Your Sleep and Reducing PTSD Related Sleep Disturbances
Sleep disturbances, such difficulty falling asleep, nightmares, or waking up throughout the night are some of the most common, persistent, and disturbing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Modern research (Philbert, Pichat, Beeské, Decobert, Belzung, Griebel (2011), clearly shows that ... READ the POST
Coping With Overwhelming Anger
Anger is a common, signal emotion that includes everything from just being mildly irritated to being resentful, furious, and enraged. Anger is natural, normal part of you. It is a signal letting you know that there is danger and that your standards, values, or even your life have been violated by ... READ the POST
