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The Long Shadow: Bruce Perry on the Lingering Effects of Childhood Trauma

The Long Shadow: Bruce Perry on the Lingering Effects of Childhood Trauma

Zach Stroeher2019-07-12T17:33:54-05:00

By Jeanne Supin The “fight or flight” instinct has served the human species well, helping us respond quickly to threats, but according to child and adolescent psychiatrist and neuroscientist Bruce Perry it can also change our brains for the worse. If the threats we encounter are extreme, persistent, or frequent, we become too […]

The Long Shadow: Bruce Perry on the Lingering Effects of Childhood TraumaZach Stroeher2019-07-12T17:33:54-05:00

The Science of How Our Minds and Our Bodies Converge in the Healing of Trauma

The Science of How Our Minds and Our Bodies Converge in the Healing of Trauma

Zach Stroeher2019-07-09T01:32:48-05:00

By Maria Popova “A purely disembodied human emotion is a nonentity,” William James asserted in his revolutionary 1884 theory of how our bodies affect our feelings. Two generations later, Rilke wrote in a beautiful letter of advice to a young woman: “I am not one of those who neglect the body in order […]

The Science of How Our Minds and Our Bodies Converge in the Healing of TraumaZach Stroeher2019-07-09T01:32:48-05:00