In the winter of 2008, Barack Obama was in no way guaranteed the African-American vote in the Democratic primaries. He had split the opening contests, Iowa and New Hampshire, with Hillary Clinton, and had narrowly won more delegates in...
Recovering from an abusive relationship may take both time and attention. From my perspective, the old adage “time heals all wounds” needs to be altered. Time and attention heals wounds. An ignored wound may just get worse and grow...
It was one of those “no-duh” moments. Even though Dr. Vincent Felitti has always regarded a person’s adverse childhood experiences as a vital part of her or his history, not as a screening tool, for some reason the words...
++ I just turned 64. It becomes increasingly clear to me that never in my lifetime SHOULD I ever again attempt an intimate mate kind of relationship. I hope I honor the knowledge I have gained about myself that tells me basically that I would...
If you are elected to the Juneau Board of Education, what major issue do you hope to address with the school district, students, parents, teachers and administration during your term? I will continue to work on building trust through my...
Mindfulness is a committed, concerted, targeted practice -- a life skill. While pausing for a few deep breaths may make you feel better in the moment, practicing and training regularly will allow you to achieve long lasting results, brain health, and...
A new blog post in Phi Delta Kappan's "Learning on the Edge" blog http://pdkintl.org/blogs/uncategorized/should-complex-trauma-qualify-as-a-disability/
Gabor Mate is a native Hungarian, survivor of the Nazi death camps and author of the book “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.” A self-described addict, Mate is a Canadian physician who works with some of the most hardcore drug addicts...
It’s nearly two years ago now. My son had a particularly bad day at school, and his rage had hit the point at home that evening where I needed to wrap my arms around him until he calmed down. When he finally settled into my embrace, he...
America’s poor don’t have much of a chance. Housing policies segregate them into neighborhoods with bad schools and high crime , college is out of reach , and wages aren’t rising with the cost of...
Rikers Island, like many New York state prisons, is crowded with people arrested for relatively minor infractions. In 2013, the NYPD arrested over 350,000 people, most for nonviolent crimes, including nearly 8,000 for criminal mischief...
Teens with bulimia recover faster when their parents are involved in their treatment, new research reports. Traditionally, parents have been excluded from the treatment and counseling of teens with bulimia, the researchers said. But, the...
On a summer evening, after shucking shellfish in a factory all day, Yakelin Soto Ortiz rides the bus to Olneyville, walks into Clinica Esperanza and takes a seat in an exam room. When two doctors enter, she explains in Spanish that she has...
We’re taught that giving is superior to receiving. Valuing giving is a helpful corrective to human narcissism . Seeing what others need to be happy is a beautiful act of kindness, which also fulfills us as nothing else can. ...
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, one of the largest investigations ever conducted to assess the effects of trauma on children, found that almost two-thirds of children are at risk for at least one adverse childhood experience, which could...