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Jennifer Fraser PhD

@bulliedbrain

I work with organizations to transform outdated, normalized bullying cultures into brain-informed, evidence-based, healthy, happy, high-performing ones. She/her

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Very important that this case of husband/wife co-abuse is put side by side w/ the Thompsons at U Penn who also abused together It's key that victims like Abby Spadafora Melanie Hunt know that they've led a powerful courageous battle & not to stop now despite our lax

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The fact that are not taught the well-established about our kids' brains is so sad and leads to a great deal of preventative suffering Love the fact that EcoHoops is leading the way in saying: Time to get up to speed on youth brain !

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And true Kirsty Duncan science is an exceptional way to *transform* outdated abuse practices in Canadian into evidence-based research that can support our as they teach to be have excellent and high-performance

And true #leader @KirstyDuncanMP #brain science is an exceptional way to *transform* outdated abuse practices in Canadian #sport into evidence-based research that can support our #coaches as they teach #athletes to be #healthy have excellent #mentalhealth and high-performance
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You've made my day St Davids PE & Sport! I believe will be in teaching the hope & empowerment of neuroplasticity (our brain's ability to repair, recover, change, get stronger) So important for performance and critically important for a life THX!!

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THX Cream come true to read this as an My target audiences = All of us can learn so much from that will help us be the best we can be So critically important for & for us to know what does to s

THX Cream come true to read this as an #author My target audiences = #Coaches #Teachers #Parents All of us can learn so much from #brain #science that will help us be the best we can be So critically important for #children & #youth for us to know what #bullying does to #brains
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Another example Imagine Simone Biles says to her coach that she's suffering mental distress, knows she's not safe, can't compete & he tells her she's weak, letting the team & her country down, being lazy, showing lack of grit & effort NOT TRUE Biles taught to speak up

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If we add in knowledge about what *hurts* brains (aka w/ the belief it creates grit and talent which is normalized in our society and FALSE) can tap into brain power & create a talent-hotbed as documented in

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From a brain pov this is key When brains feel trapped, lack power, cannot explore purpose, suffer from approaches it ramps up the stress hormone 'cortisol' which can do serious harm to & body In contrast your program prioritizes

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Wonderful St Davids PE & Sport! are the natural early adopters of understanding neuroplasticity & empowering ourselves & our & to work on optimizing power by eliminating tactics Let the brain focus on skills not threats to safety

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YES EcoHoops Our generation of have often been sold a false bill of goods when it comes to the & so we make serious mistakes in how we treat & The can make a massive difference

YES @eco_hoops Our generation of #coaches #teachers #parents have often been sold a false bill of goods when it comes to the #brain & so we make serious mistakes in how we treat #children & #youth The #science can make a massive #healthy difference
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So many suffer in so many countries from Many are striving for new understanding & legislation on Our society is very out to date when it comes to Time to recognize the serious, long-lasting harm to brains from

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True it's b/c their are wired to believe ' is a necessary evil for greatness' Like brains wired to believe in sexism or racism Hard to change brain wiring BUT b/c of very possible - I work these days on policies as a deterrent

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Thx for shining a spotlight on the EcoHoops! Youth populations are self-destructing They're riddled w/ mental health issues Youth suicide has increased in US 57% 2000-2018 Maybe we adults need to rethink how we

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Need a shift where we use to change minds Like when we thought smoking made us tough Nope just makes us sick & more likely to die early Here's an article for my Bullied Brain series for Psychology Today on what verbal abuse (yelling) does to the psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-bu…

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As I discuss in The Bullied Brain also important as I learned from Drs Felitti & Anda to take a childhood adversity history b/c it can be a foundation for struggles etc

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