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ADHD, attachment and trauma
While preparing for a seminar on this topic that I will be giving in Kyrgyzstan at the end of the month, I am once again struck by the fact that the symptoms of these three disorders have so many similarities and overlaps. The stress response to trauma is mediated by the HPA axis (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis),…
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„I am tired.“
Today I heard from a young, traumatized woman that she’s always so tired and forgetful that she just can’t seem to get anything done, and that this worries her. The brain stores all experiences—even the traumatic ones that you think you’ve forgotten. They remain in the brain, but are inaccessible to conscious awareness. Nevertheless, the…
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Play therapy for women
This week, I volunteered at a camp for single Afghan mothers and their children. Two things in particular caught my attention. First, there were two children with early-onset autism in the camp. When I asked their mothers about their pregnancies and the children’s first year of life, both confirmed that their pregnancies were marked by…
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Idea behind the blog
I’m constantly learning more about trauma and enjoy reading about the topic. The idea is to share this knowledge here on the blog in a simple and practical way and to offer reading recommendations. We’ll see how much I’ll be able to get to it.
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