The Stress Spectrum is described as positive, tolerable, and toxic. It refers to the stress response system's effects on the body, not the actual stressful experiences or events. Understanding the ...

My journey in trauma therapy has taken unexpected turns, leading to profound insights that have revolutionized my approach to trauma integration. In 2012, after our move to Africa, my children ...

One of the most common misunderstandings I see is the assumption that behavioral recovery and relational repair are the same ...

TUCSON, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES, September 25, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Nervous system dysregulation is often minimized as moodiness, anger, lack of control ...

Jen Soriano’s father, a well-regarded trauma neurosurgeon in Chicago, couldn’t understand the seemingly invisible forces that assailed his only daughter. He was accustomed to sewing up gaping wounds ...

A major international survey of people receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has found that most patients are not asked about the childhood adversities or recent life stressors that they believe ...

Relationships can sometimes be tricky, even in the best of times. But if you've been hurt in past relationships, stepping ...

Levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a neural biomarker involved in neurogenesis and long-term memory formation, do not appear to be altered by exposure to an adverse childhood ...

“This can be worsened by sensory overload, demand avoidance, chronic masking, or cumulative nervous system stress. Unlike ...