Important Steps to Optimize Your Brain and Mood after ACEs
After a difficult childhood, many effective strategies can facilitate recovery and elevate mood and brain health.
January 2025
What's new from Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
*Editors note: Below, please find two new articles featured in JAMA. They are open access and fully available to the public. These will be available soon in our ever growing Resource Center. Thank you - Rafael Maravilla Food Insecurity in Pregnancy, Receipt of Food Assistance, and Perinatal Complications By Rana F. Chehab, Lisa A. Croen, Barbara A. Laraia, et al., January 23, 2025 Key Points Question Is food insecurity in pregnancy associated with perinatal complications and do these...
The only tribal medical school in the U.S. graduates its first Native American doctors (statnews.com)
To read more of Usha Lee McFarling's article, please click here, Cherokee Nation medical school graduates its first class | STAT . Image source: OSU Center for Health Sciences/Matt Barnard There are so few Indigenous physicians in the United States — just 0.3% of doctors — that their numbers barely show up in charts and graphs depicting the diversity of the medical workforce. The Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation, s tarted in 2020 , is an effort...
Shame, Relationships, and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Helpful Perspectives, Healing Insights, and Resources.
Shame is common to the human condition but ACEs heighten shame in many harmful ways. Denying shame prevents us from healing it. The solution lies in bringing shame out into the light of day and making it an ally.
Emotional Intelligence After Adverse Childhood Experiences: Self-Awareness and Emotional Management Principles Are Key for Those with Difficult Childhoods.
Although the challenges can be greater for survivors of ACEs, developing emotional intelligence is vital for successful, satisfying living. Emotional intelligence begins with self-awareness and understanding eight key principles.
As He Concludes His Second Tenure, 21st U.S. Surgeon General Issues Parting Prescription for America
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Urges Americans to Recenter Their Lives Around Relationships, Service, and Purpose Washington, D.C. – Today, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released his Parting Prescription for America - PDF , weaving together reflections on his personal and professional experiences having spent six of the last ten years as our nation’s Surgeon General. Throughout his service, the Surgeon General has sought to understand the root causes of pain and unhappiness...
Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Pain of Perfectionism: A Better Way to Achieve Your Goals
If perfectionism is the enemy of good, compassionate, flexible striving for excellence may be the wiser approach.
Negative effects of adverse childhood experiences and absence of positive childhood experiences on healthcare employees: survey findings built on 10 years of trauma-informed development
Healthcare is a complex business, with understanding trauma-informed care and embedding it into the system being even more complex, but this manuscript offers deep insights into what to consider and how to move forward to create healthier futures and outcomes for all. Frontiers | Negative effects of adverse childhood experiences and absence of positive childhood experiences on healthcare employees: survey findings built on 10 years of trauma-informed development
Breaking the Cycle of Adverse Childhood Experiences (Psychology Today)
To read more of Dr. Glenn Schiraldi's article, please click here, Breaking the Cycle of Adverse Childhood Experiences | Psychology Today . Image: Source Key points Effective parenting is a learned skill. Those who didn't see effective parenting modeled at home can nevertheless become very effective parents. The consistent application of effective parenting practices promotes healthy adjustment in children. Congratulations! You’ve worked hard to heal the inner wounds from childhood adversity...