Thank you for sharing this wonderfully, insightful information! It was a big help to me and I will be sure to share it with others.

Hi Janie, It sounds like you have used your personal tragic experience in a creative and generous way. I love the idea of putting resources out there for kids who may be in the midst of their own ACEs. I have only begun my journey, as I am still absorbing all the information in "Childhood Disrupted". I knew about the psychological consequences of my own ACEs, but it never occurred to me that my sudden onset of health problems as I turned fifty this year could have any relationship to my...

Thank you Cheryl for your interest in my work. I do have a book that can help niece. It is available in paperback and an an ebooks for iPad, Kindle and B&N. I will be happy to send you a personalized copy if you email me at: Janielbl@gmail.com A local Librarian gave it to a troubled teen and she said it turned her life around. Discussion Guidelines Included Emily, a desperate young girl who unlocks dark secrets and comes of age in the midst of physical and emotional abandonment. (Age 11...

The work is wonderful and important and I wonder if the writing alone is one part of your great success as I know it can be one powerful and healthful tool. I also wonder if your book, though geared towards kids, wouldn't be good for adults. There's a book being put together (out in one month) called Trigger Points for survivors of abuse and it's about how we parent. A lot of the pieces are about learning to parent ourselves and raise our emotional selves. I know I've learned so much about...

Thank you Cissy for your encouragement. The Emily book is good for both young teens and adults. One woman in her 50's wrote a review on Amazon for the Emily book and said that it was the hardest book she ever loved. The emotional journey of Emily brings one in touch with their inner child and can help to understand an heal that child. One man in his 70's said that if he would have read my book as a boy he would have treated girls much nicer. I would love to have my book posted on your face...

Yes I would like to join your face book. See comment below.Originally Posted by Christine Cissy White: The work is wonderful and important and I wonder if the writing alone is one part of your great success as I know it can be one powerful and healthful tool. I also wonder if your book, though geared towards kids, wouldn't be good for adults. There's a book being put together (out in one month) called Trigger Points for survivors of abuse and it's about how we parent. A lot of the pieces are...

Janie, I don't seem to be able to find my place around here either, no fault of yours certainly, but it's more than that the site isn't well organized. I'm a "retired" (not exactly voluntarily) male in Ventura County on fixed income trying to get therapy for C-PTSD with alexithymia and I can't find either term here with the site search. My late mother was neck-deep in cluster B personality disorders, I counted 5 and yes I know by "orthodox" accounting there aren't supposed to be that many,...

Hello My name is Janie Lancaster and I live in Riverside County. I am trying to find my place in the ACEs community. I am a survivor or cumulative childhood traumas who has spent twelve years doing research on Complex Post Traumatic Stress. On the...

The Yolo County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) and Yolo County Children’s Alliance (YCCA) are excited to share Nurturing Children During Times of Stress: A Guide to Help Children Bloom. This guide for parents and caregivers, which we are launching during Child Abuse Prevention Month, contains tips and resources that parents and caregivers can use to promote resilience in their children and themselves. Nurturing Children During Times of Stress explains the effects of intense stress or...

Hope you'll enjoy Part 1 of my 2 Part Series in Psychology Today, 7 Ways Adversity Changes the Brain - and What we Can Do About It . I gathered together the most current research, in hopes it will help those on their healing journey....

Dysregulated stress is central to the ACEs/health outcomes link. The healing journey starts with regulating stress arousal that is stuck on too high or too low.