Navigating the intricate world of raising an anxious child can be a challenging journey, especially when it comes to ensuring that teachers, babysitters, and other caregivers understand the unique needs of your little one. A powerful tool in fostering understanding...
Let’s start with a few sobering facts about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: -- As I type these words, there are currently 5.1 million Americans living with dementia and 60-70% of those individuals have Alzheimer’s (the most common cause of dementia). -- Every 67...
Now that we have explored the various experiences of dissociation and dissociative disorders, how do dissociative disorders develop? The short answer is trauma. There is about a zero percent likelihood that dissociative tendencies are genetic. Dissociative disorders...
I believe when helping individuals recover from traumatic events they have experienced the first step is to help them understand just how trauma affects the body. And it does indeed affect your whole body, specifically your brain. Today I’m going to talk about trauma...
