It is possible to be healed from toxic shame and emotional trauma, but the process is never easy. For certain, covering up the trauma with symptom relievers won't heal the underlying trauma.
It is possible to be healed from toxic shame and emotional trauma, but the process is never easy. For certain, covering up the trauma with symptom relievers won't heal the underlying trauma. |
Peer-to-peer support is more effective as a health care intervention than simply increasing the individual visits with health care professionals, according to an American study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. |
Feeling gratitude magnifies what is good, beneficial, and enjoyable. Here are 6 games to play with your child to practice noticing the good things in life.
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#1) "The truth is, most children are aware of many 'private' exchanges their parents assume are beyond their comprehension -- a small gesture of comfort, a hostile glance. |
However you feel about making new year resolutions, this very early part of the year at least serves as an annual reminder that we need to -- at some point -- take time to reflect on our lives, check where we are on our goals, and continue making... read more |
Samantha Gray, executive director of the group Attachment Parenting International, said it's important to remind ourselves about how much the holiday break means to children. |
The holidays are an exciting time for children. The gifts, the lights, the decorations, the food, the family gathering -- the list goes on and on. |
"When parents are significantly stressed during their child’s first few years of life, some of the child’s genes can be altered. |
"These results, while quite preliminary, suggest that simply completing this brief course with their kids changed the parents’ brains and possibly made them more empathetic and able to recognize and regulate their own emotions." |
"When taking time off after giving birth means risking a paycheck, everything becomes arduous — healing, bonding with the baby, breastfeeding. |