Positive feelings and mental well being go hand in hand with being happy and feeling joy. This does not mean being happy every single minute of the day or never experiencing any pain or problems. What I am referring to is your overall state of mind, your outlook. Happiness does not come from other […]
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Hello again, lets dive into talking about the most common and most treatable issue, Anxiety. Anxiety is a combination of worry and stress, a feeling of dome and dread. But let’s remember that worry can be healthy and helpful, and stress can also be healthy and helpful. For example, if we worry about doing well
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Welcome back to my blog! I have spent the past few blogs explaining, defining and talking about childhood trauma. Once we fully understand what it is and the effect it has on a child, then we can begin to help them and understand them. In this blog, I want to discuss “glimmers and triggers.” Most
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We have all been there… something triggers us and causes anxiety, fear, worry, anger, or excitement. We start breathing faster, our heart rate increases, blood pressure rises, we may become tense/rigid, or feel paralyzed. These are all reactions to a variety of stimuli. What we must learn and teach children is how to self-regulate, self-sooth,
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As I have discussed in previous blogs, trauma is the largest public health issue facing our children (CDC 2019). When we think about a student’s backpack, we imagine them having paper, pencils, notebooks, crayons, snacks, or even some trinkets in there. But let’s imagine what else they are carrying into school with them… Some students
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Welcome back to part 2 of our Talk About Trauma blog series. The CDC-Kaiser Permanente adverse childhood experiences (ACE) study is one of the largest investigations of childhood trauma and how it effects one’s physical health, mental health and over all well being. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) happen to more than 46% of U.S. youth
