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A New Phase in Life–Part I

I have moved into a new phase in life, especially my parenting life. My last child has moved out of the house. Another child visited for the summer, so we didn’t experience a true empty nest immediately. Yet it is still a new phase–the child who moved out last was our child with an alphabet

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Posted by Lorraine Fuller | Posted in Attachment, Our Voices, Parenting Traumatized Children, Therapeutic Parenting, Trauma |

Triggers: Providing Emotional Safety in the Classroom

–by Janyne McConnaughey, PhD Every adult knows that there are triggers in life. We often know each other’s triggers, and in toxic relationships, we talk about how we push each other’s buttons. We know those buttons exist, but we often don’t remember how they got there. It is even harder for children, who are not

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Posted by Christa Nelson | Posted in Education, Our Voices, Trauma, Trauma Sensitive Schools |

Trauma without Healthy Attachment: How a Child Feels

–by Janyne McConnaughey, PhD I sat on the floor next to her. I understood her fear of abandonment, the trauma she had experienced, and how her mother had been unable to provide any form of comfort. I watched her body shake uncontrollably and offered a blanket. I knew she would not want me to hold

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Posted by Christa Nelson | Posted in Attachment, Our Voices, Therapies, Trauma |

Everyone Deserves to Feel Safe

–by Laura Dennis “You’re safe now,” my friend said, stroking my hair as I sipped a glass of water. Some time later, my daughter said nearly the same. Both times, I curled softly into sleep. Not much of a story, is it? Woman gets scared, woman finds safety, woman sleeps. For me, though, this story is remarkable. I’d

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Posted by Christa Nelson | Posted in Parenting Traumatized Children, Therapeutic Parenting, Uncategorized |

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