Inner Child Healing | Wu Wei Wisdom

Inner Child Healing | Wu Wei Wisdom

Childhood trauma is often described as serious adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).[1] Children may go through a range of experiences that classify as psychological trauma, these might include neglect,[2]abandonment,[2]sexual abuse, and physical abuse,[2] witnessing abuse of a sibling or parent, or having a mentally ill parent. These events have profound psychological, physiological, and sociological impacts and can have negative, lasting effects on health and well-being. Kaiser…

Recovery is possible

http://bit.ly/32x55UMhttp://bit.ly/32x55UMhttp://bit.ly/32x55UM A photo from 2017 shows Valet with pockmarked, scabbed skin and deep, black circles beneath her eyes. The other shows the 25-year-old at her July graduation ceremony for her GED [general education development] diploma, her skin clear and glowing. In a candid interview with the Daily Mail, Valet said her years of drug abuse…

Excluding people because of mental distress can mean a much longer recovery time

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/69794236/mental-illness-discrimination-common-in-new-zealand The Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) looks at New Zealanders’ attitudes to a range of health topics, including mental illness. In 2014, it asked respondents about their attitudes to people experiencing mental illness, using the scenario of the opening of a community mental health centre in their neighbourhood. They were asked if they would…

Sexual Trauma Doesn’t Always Leave Lasting Scars

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/us/emotional-recovery-seen-possible-in-cleveland-case.html “We know that resilience exists and that recovery is possible,” said Dr. Judith A. Cohen, medical director of the Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. “For people who believe that it’s inevitable that a horrific experience like this would leave lasting scars, the evidence does not…