October 2024

The body often tells the real story of trauma better than the thinking mind. Before one can verbalize and complete the trauma story, one typically must return to physical equilibrium. Trauma expert Levine explains ways to calm physical and emotional responses to trauma and regain a sense of wholeness.

Hello My PACESconnection Colleagues! I published the print, ebook, and Kindle versions of my book It's Not About Food, Drugs or Alcohol: It's About Healing Complex PTSD over a year ago. However, getting the audiobook version done has been much more challenging than I anticipated. The great news is I didn't give up, and I got it done (with my voice narrating it), and it's now available on Audible, Amazon Music, and iTunes! The Audible version includes a 70-page PDF with all of the images from...

By JAY REDDICK | jreddick@orlandosentinel.com | Orlando Sentinel PUBLISHED: October 19, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. How do we manage what is coming the day after voting, with the anticipated conflicted feelings? This is my response. Years ago in couples therapy I learned that when I reacted to another’s poor behavior with my own angry, vengeful response, I received the “counseling.” This felt unfair. “Hey wait! Why am I getting feedback when they behaved badly?” I learned that I needed to manage my...

When I met some of my older friends and when I had intense arguments with my beloved wife about bullying, I was consumed by my sensitivity to advocate victims of domestic violence, simply because I was a survivor of such devastating human tragedy. My side of the argument was clear from the start: violence is wrong. However, lately I started to learn that my sharp distinction between observing and acting on that observation needed to have a much deeper examination. During arguing with them, I...

The Mr. Nice Guy syndrome's dysfunctional thought patterns are common in survivors of adverse childhood experiences. Uprooting these patterns can improve self-esteem and relationships.

The study described below documents the tragic effect caused by the medical establishment's - especially psychiatrists' - continued ignorance and avoidance of the traumatic effects of childhood abuse and neglect. The FDA adopted policies based on an ignorant understanding of adolescent depression, suicidality, suicides and antidepressant prescriptions. The lack of recognition of child abuse and neglect as the underlying cause of distress (and resultant treatment) in many patients led to a...

Diana Fishbein, PhD, founder and co-director of the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives (NPSC) , and John Roman, PhD, co-director. NPSC is the new 501 (c) (3) home of PACEs Connection, . PACEs Connection, with more than 60,900 members, is being revitalized by two former employees who have found a strategic and mission-aligned national nonprofit home. “We are thrilled to play a role in maintaining and growing this vitally important social network — the primary source of...

Project 2025 is a dense and detailed public policy road map over 900 pages long, developed to influence the functions of the US government for the long haul by the influential Heritage Foundation . This is a deep and thorough document which makes detailed policy and program recommendations for key White House staff, cabinet positions, Congress, federal agencies, commissions and boards. The plan goes so far as to outline a vetting process for appointing, hiring and educating the “right...

From THE CENTER ON BUDGET AND PRIORITIES Almost two-thirds of custodial families nationwide receive services from the federal child support program — nearly 8 million custodial parents and 13 million children . Child support can be a significant source of income for families struggling to make ends meet, helping them pay for children’s basic needs and other costs that often can only be met with cash, like housing, food, school supplies, and clothing. But families who are receiving or have...

If anyone owns a business that has a fleet of vehicles, consider putting parenting tips bumper stickers on them. At stoplights drivers will read the messages and form favorable impressions of the business. It's a valuable and appreciated public service that will create goodwill for the company. Visit www.advancingparenting.org to request this free resource.

Registration is open for Bridges to Resilience! The 2024 conference will take a deeper look at inclusion and belonging, pathways to healing, and strategies for disrupting adversity and preventing intergenerational trauma . We’re thrilled to return to an in-person format and will include simultaneous Spanish and Mixteco interpretation for select sessions. Attendees will include community leaders, community organizers, and community care providers from human services, healthcare, education,...