Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who have experienced elevated levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer.
The Neurosequential Model developed by Dr. Perry is a developmentally sensitive and neuroscience-informed approach to clinical problem-solving approach that continues to provide data about the impact of experience - good and bad - on the developing child. Dr Perry is collaborating with Dr Rush to implement TIC in clinics.
Neural integration – the linkage among differentiated aspects of the brain – allows for flexibility and adaptability, and expresses itself outwardly as harmony, kindness, and compassion.
Dr Pat Rush’s journey to Trauma Informed Care -- the mindset behind what a trauma informed clinic would look like.
This book focuses on understanding how shifting the approach to trauma and allowing understanding of the past allows for an opening of the door to resilience and healing in a proven, powerful way.
Dr. Perry describes how early life stress and violence affects the developing brain. Perry finds that relationships are the agents of change, and the most powerful therapy is human love.
Synthesizes breakthroughs in neuroscience, psychology and body therapies to provide a blueprint for understanding and treating trauma. New York Times Bestseller
Courageous every-person’s guide showing link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult illnesses plus how to heal.
Invaluable support for practitioners to develop patient-centered, efficient visits, caring for physical and emotional issues in the same care plan.
A compelling account of how our mental health and general well-being can be affected through contact with gardening and the natural world.