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I absolutely love watching the Olympics, especially track and field. Watching this year’s Games got me thinking…The thing about sports is that when top athletes perform, they make it look easy, as if anyone could walk in off the street and do it. We do not have the context or back story to see all the hours of training and preparation invested by both the athlete and their coaches. The development of a foundation, strength training, practice, visualization, and relentless dedication are all...

The Far Reaching Impact of Dr. Felitti, ACEs, Simone Biles, Heart Of Gold, Olympic Success, Mental Health on NBC-TV And The Course That Has The Same Solutions Available To Everyone Now. Here is the NBC TV segment and the 2021 course for sports psychology, ACEs, mental and emotional wellness, mental health and stress management: NBC TV: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/sports/tokyo-summer-olympics/looking-at-simone-biles-legacy-after-her-comeback-medal/2455643/ ACE Solutions 2021 Course: ...

In this FREE webinar, mental health professionals will learn lessons to unstick traumatized families and couples. Ready to have the tools, the timing, and the confidence to effectively work with traumatized children and their families? Click HERE to register for this LIVE-only webinar on the date/time that works best for you - 8/25, 8/31 or 9/1. When you attend the TRAUMA TECHNIQUES WE LEARN TOO LATE, Dr. Sells will share: Why the extended family is so essential in trauma treatment How...

How can brain science help a Pop Warner football team of 10-year-olds win the big game, and avoid depression when they're adults? Join us for the August edition of the Up2Us Sports Lunch and Learn Series and find out. The monthly lunch and learn session, usually exclusively for UP2US member coaches, is now open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Register now using the link at the end of the story! The session is Wednesday, August 11 at noon CST, and features the Rev. Dr.

By Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, August 2, 2021 I t was tempting to dismiss the show unfolding inside the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, as an unintended comedy. One night in June, a few hundred people gathered for the première of “The Deep Rig,” a film financed by the multimillionaire founder of Overstock.com, Patrick Byrne , who is a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump . Styled as a documentary, the movie asserts that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen by...

By Damian Carrington, The Guardian, August 5, 2021 Climate scientists have detected warning signs of the collapse of the Gulf Stream, one of the planet’s main potential tipping points. The research found “an almost complete loss of stability over the last century” of the currents that researchers call the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC). The currents are already at their slowest point in at least 1,600 years , but the new analysis shows they may be nearing a shutdown. Such...

By Sarah Ladd, Courier Journal, August 4, 2021 A massive and historical partnership between a slew of Kentucky foundations will tackle child trauma, or "ACEs," in the commonwealth in the coming years through education, policy work and maybe the state budget. The "Bloom Kentucky" partnership, more than two years in the making, doesn't have an end date right now, Kentucky Youth Advocates executive director Dr. Terry Brooks said Monday: "It's not a microwave proposition; it's going to be much...

By Sarah Stoller, The Washington Post, August 4, 2021 The recent debate over whether breastfeeding athletes would be allowed to bring their nursing children to the Tokyo Olympics has dramatized the choices that confront working mothers of young children. After petitions from athletes including U.S. marathon runner Aliphine Tuliamuk and soccer player Alex Morgan , the Tokyo Olympic committee eased a ban on family members attending the Games to allow nursing children to come with their...

By Associated Press, MarketWatch, August 5, 2021 When homeless outreach workers first visited her encampment under a Los Angeles highway overpass last fall, Veronica Perez was skeptical of their offer of not just a bed, but a furnished apartment complete with meals, counseling and the promise of some stability in her life. “They said they had housing for me, but it just didn’t seem real,” Perez said. “When you’re homeless, you become leery and you don’t trust people.” Perez, 57, had been...

PC Reacts is a new series by PACEs Connection in which we look at current events through a trauma-informed and PACEs science lens. In the next episode in this series, we will respectfully and mindfully discuss issues that are adjacent to Britney Spears' public struggle with mental health, human rights, as she fights to end her conservatorship with her father. The emphasis of our conversation will be on positive and adverse childhood experiences and potential trauma experienced for children...

By ACEs Aware, July 27, 2021 ACEs Aware grantees throughout California have advanced the ACEs Aware initiative by educating clinicians and communities, and building partnerships to address ACEs and toxic stress. The ACEs Aware initiative funds community-based approaches to identify, treat, and heal the effects of ACEs and stress. Last month, we asked grantees Tri-City Mental Health Authority, Kings County Department of Public Health, and the Hanna Institute to share their strategies for...

By Sydney Johnson, EdSource, August 4, 2021 Bicycles typically aren’t allowed on the blacktop at Verde Elementary School in Richmond. But this year, scooters and bikes are a key feature of the school’s summer program aimed at getting students reacquainted with both in-person play and learning. As schools pivoted to distance learning during the pandemic, school enrollment in California plunged. But even the students who had steady access to the internet and managed to keep up in an all-new...