Resilience

There is a buzz about resilience recently. Resilience is the ability to recover from setbacks and adapt to challenging circumstances and is required to thrive and flourish. It is a foundational psychological tool that empowers us to feel effective and capable of handling uncertainty. Despite this definition, there has been discussion about what the essence of resilience really is. Is it a quality, skill, or personality trait? Is it genetically determined or taught? Regardless of the exact...

When the stress in your life just doesn’t let up, and it feels like you have no support to get through the day—let alone do everything you need to do to be the best parent you can be—it can seem like there’s nothing that can make it better. But there are resources that can help, and this kind of stress—known as “toxic stress”—doesn’t have to define your life. In this video, learn more about what toxic stress is, how it can affect you, and what you can do—both by yourself and in connection...

(a) The Neurosequential Network - COVID-19 Resources (b) Child Trauma Academy - History (c) Born to Love (d) Seven Slide Series: (Part 1) - The Human Brain (Part 2): Sensitization & Tolerance (Part 3) Threat Response Patterns (Part 4): State Dependent Functioning (e) Early Child Brain Development (f) Attachment and Developmental Trauma (g) "Your Brain Reflects the World You Grow Up In" (h) Repair of Early Trauma: Bottom Up Approach