Tagged With "Body Keeps the Score"

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk is offering a FREE 2-day virtual conference on his signature presentation, The Body Keeps the Score, on December 13th and 14th, 2021 (8:30am-4:00pm CST). "I’m presenting this training to serve as both a guide and an invitation—an invitation to dedicate ourselves to facing the reality of trauma, to explore how best to treat it, and to commit ourselves, as a society, to using every means we have to prevent it." - Dr. Bessel van der Kolk You won't want to miss this...

Helping Preschoolers Cope with Scary Events We can’t prevent scary events from happening, but we can do our best to know what and how much information our children are being exposed to about the events. The following tips help children cope during scary times: Limit radio, TV or electronic devices to prevent children from being overwhelmed by images and discussion about the situation or event. If you do watch or listen with your children, be prepared to discuss it with them and answer their...

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...