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I work with organizations to transform outdated, normalized bullying cultures into brain-informed, evidence-based, healthy, happy, high-performing ones.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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https://www.bulliedbrain.com/ 15-01-2015 21:44:46
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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 #gymnasts 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 #laws
For those who do not know the #research and books of Lisa Feldman Barrett I cannot recommend them highly enough An absolute game-changer for any #sport program, #workplace , arts endeavour, #school , home Brilliant #neuroscientist #Health #mentalhealth #emotions #BrainHealth #research
My opinion piece on #bullying #Health #mentalhealth #abuse #psychologicalsafety #law #legalreform #neuroscience #brainhealth #brainsafety #psychology #recovery #workplace #leader ship #leader #sports was published in The Boston Globe this morning Check it out bostonglobe.com/2024/01/16/opi…
Norman Doidge was the first neuroscientist I read! I still love reading his work #healing #brainscience #neuroscience #psychology #recovery #brainhealth #Health #mentalhealth #Mindfulness
So many suffer in so many countries from #workplacebullying Many are striving for new understanding & legislation on #psychologicalsafety Our society is very out to date when it comes to #brain #science Time to recognize the serious, long-lasting harm to brains from #bullying
True it's b/c their #brains are wired to believe ' #abuse is a necessary evil for greatness' Like brains wired to believe in sexism or racism Hard to change brain wiring BUT b/c of #neuroplasticity very possible - I work these days on #child #safeguarding policies as a deterrent
Need a shift where we use #science 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 #brain psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-bu…
As I discuss in The Bullied Brain also important as I learned from Drs Felitti & Anda to take a childhood adversity history #ACEs b/c it can be a foundation for #chronicillness #mentalhealth struggles #addiction etc #Health #holistic #psychology #neuroscience #abuse #children