The Trauma-Resilient Healthcare Professional Certification is designed for healthcare professionals, social workers, and mental health providers who want to develop an understanding on the impact of trauma, build resilience, and foster trusted relationships with those they serve. Please click here, Trauma-Resilient Healthcare Professionals Certification | Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) to learn more. TREC's Individual Trauma-Resilient Healthcare Professional Certification is...

Brigid McCaw, MD, MS, MPH, FACP and Edward Machtinger, MD, will be joined by Nicole Eberhart, PhD, for the presentation November 18, 2024, at Noon PDT, 1 pm MT, 2 pm CT and 3 pm ET. Continuing our series from the TIHCER Special Section on TIC in The Permanente Journal… Readiness for Trauma-Informed Health Care and uptake of ACEs Screening: Learnings from the California ACEs Learning and Quality Improvement Collaborative (CALQIC) We will present evaluation data from CALQIC, a 48 clinic and...

Michael J. Menard’s fascinating book recounts how fourteen children faced uncommon challenges. Yet most of them found the way to overcome their struggles and thrive.

The rigid pursuit of perfection poses a high risk to health and performance. A kinder, more flexible approach to pursuing high standards leads to better health and performance. Perfectionism, which is motivated by fear and self-doubt, is often rooted in adverse childhood experiences.

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.

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.

Former PACEs Connection employees Dana Brown (L) with Vincent Felitti, MD, co-author of the 1998 Adverse Childhood Experiences study, and Carey Sipp (R) in San Diego in January, 2024. The last few months have been quite challenging, but we pushed, persevered, and didn’t give up hope. The “we” is Carey Sipp and Dana Brown. We were long-time staff members of PACEs Connection determined to reinstate the website and the resources and information we provide to communities after the platform went...

The Mr. Nice Guy Syndrome is a curious mixture of appealing strengths, insecurities, and problematic behaviors rooted in adverse childhood experiences. Mr. Nice Guy compensates for hidden childhood wounds by struggling to do everything right, but the syndrome's limited gains come at a cost. The syndrome suggests strategies for a more satisfying adulthood and better relationships.