Beginning my PhD in Human Development, specializing in Child Development! Seeking advice from fellow researchers. Loving Hello PhD podcasts! Any episode recommendations or tips for an incoming doctoral student? Let's connect! #PhDAdvice #ChildDev #HelloPhD #PhDJourney

🌟 For Mental Health Action Day, let's prioritize self-care! Remember: take breaks, connect with loved ones, and unfollow negativity. Your mental well-being matters. 💙 #MentalHealthActionDay For more info visit: ow.ly/FZFv50RIs24

Traumatic memories differ from normal narratives of our past. Instead of having a clear beginning, middle, and end, they are fragmented recollections that we often recall in bits and pieces, unconsciously avoiding the full story due to its painful nature. #ChildDevelopment

Being hurt by those who were supposed to protect you has to be one of the hardest things to overcome.

Trauma is particularly hard for young children who do not yet have the verbal and cognitive skills to understand what they’ve gone through. But, loving support from trusted adults can help reduce the effects of child trauma. Learn more: bit.ly/4abVrtz

Reading What Happened to You by one of my favorites Dr. Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey, I was struck to find out individuals coming from adverse background experience pain differently. For these individuals, in some cases, the experience of pain can evoke even pleasure, similar to the

"It is remarkable that even though research has shown that the majority of psychiatric inpatients have histories of childhood molestation, abuse or abandonment by caregivers, and despite the fact that the consequences of adverse childhood experiences constitute the single largest

One of my favorite quotes by Bessel van der Kolk: “Economists have calculated that every dollar invested in high-quality home visitation, day care, and preschool programs results in seven dollars of savings on welfare payments, health-care costs, substance-abuse treatment, and

The three Rs are essential in working with traumatized children.

"All we are and all we will become - our hopes, our dreams, our knowledge, our relationships, and our emotional health - depend on the successful development of the brain." - Dr. Bruce Perry I often hear parents say, "Oh, he was too young to remember," but this couldn't be

Trauma is a term that's frequently used, but do we really understand what it means? One of my favorite definitions comes from Gabor Maté, who describes trauma as a wound left by an event. How do you define trauma? #Trauma #MentalHealth #GaborMate #Healing #Wellness #Psychology

Survivors of any and all abuse become very good at anticipating the mood of others, looks, actions, all of it in an effort to survive. Believing that if we can be agreeable, be compliant and loving, do things how they want, that we will be safe. -Darlene Ouimet

Over 2,000 people in the U.S. are serving life sentences for crimes they committed as children. This staggering fact from "Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole" emphasizes the urgent need for our society to shift from late intervention to early prevention in order to address the

Less than half of Americans with a mental illness receive treatment. That's one of the reasons why a growing number of psychologists are bringing their expertise out of clinical settings and onto platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and Twitch. Learn more: at.apa.org/5ux

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Have you heard of the term "fright without solution"? This term is often associated with disorganized attachment and refers to children who experience their primary caregiver as a figure of safety and a source of danger. The child is trapped in an irresolvable dilemma, craving

Investing in our early childhood workforce is investing in our future. The absence of adequate support for the early childhood workforce resonates throughout the child care system, impacting early educators, children & families. Read more from EdSurge: bit.ly/4aA9Sb6

John Bowlby, the father of Attachment Theory, developed his ideas from his clinical work with youthful offenders. While he is renowned for his focus on early parent-child interactions, not many people know his interests originated from working with these young clients, known as