TraumaTALK: Shining a light on Childhood Trauma
Zach Stroeher2019-08-20T22:17:30+00:00Presentation by Shawn Alex Nemeth to the Center for School Behavior Health’s (Mental Health America of Greater Houston) Collaborative Meeting. TraumaTALKS for the community provide an overview of childhood trauma, helping audiences understand the science behind the feelings and its signs and symptoms. Audiences will also learn why it’s critical to help abused children heal from trauma and how they can play a role in changing a child’s life. TraumaTALKS are provided by Chester Street Foundation.
The Long Shadow: Bruce Perry on the Lingering Effects of Childhood Trauma
Zach Stroeher2019-07-12T17:33:54+00:00By 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 Science of How Our Minds and Our Bodies Converge in the Healing of Trauma
Zach Stroeher2019-07-09T01:32:48+00:00By 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 […]
Emotional and Psychological Trauma: Healing from Trauma and Moving On
Zach Stroeher2019-06-16T23:21:08+00:00By Lawrence Robinson, Melinda Smith, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D.
If you’ve experienced an extremely stressful or disturbing event that’s left you feeling helpless and emotionally out of control, you may have been traumatized. Psychological trauma can leave you struggling with upsetting emotions, memories, and anxiety that won’t go away. It can also […]
TraumaTALK: A Healing Conversation (Private Event)
Zach Stroeher2019-05-06T16:49:15+00:00TraumaTALKS for the community provide an overview of childhood trauma, helping audiences understand the science behind the feelings and its signs and symptoms. Audiences will also learn why it’s critical to help abused children heal from trauma and how they can play a role in changing a child’s life. TraumaTALKS are provided by Chester Street Foundation. This is a private event hosted by Mike Martin and Shawn Alex Nemeth.
The Invisible Wounds of Childhood Trauma: A Personal and Professional Perspective
Zach Stroeher2019-04-01T23:22:42+00:00Join Shawn Alex Nemeth, Founder & CEO, Chester Street Foundation, and DeJuana Jernigan, MSW, LCPAA, Director, Child Welfare & Residential Treatment, DePelchin Children’s Center, for the latest installment of Chester Street Foundation’s TraumaTALK. This education event is free to the public. Seating is limited.
TraumaTALK: A Healing Conversation
Chester Street Foundation2019-04-01T22:43:06+00:00Join Shawn Alex Nemeth, Founder & CEO, Chester Street Foundation, for the latest installment of Chester Street Foundation’s TraumaTALK. Audiences will learn why it’s critical to help abused children heal from trauma and how they can play a role in changing a child’s life. This education event is free to the public. Seating is limited.
Developmental Trauma Disorder: The Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect
Zach Stroeher2018-10-13T14:55:49+00:00By Maureen V. Kilrain, MS, PA-C Child neglect and abuse are perhaps the most significant community health challenge in the United States. Mental health experts in trauma continue to investigate and apply a condition known as developmental trauma disorder (DTD), which is characterized by permanent changes in the neurobiologic system of children and […]