Trauma Informed Archives - Heal Write Now for Trauma Survivors & Adults Abused as Children https://healwritenow.com Writing & Inspiration to Heal Trauma Sun, 19 May 2019 17:50:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.5 Man-made crisis at the Boston Trauma Center fails survivors https://healwritenow.com/boston-wronged-man-made-crisis-at-the-trauma-center-fails-survivors/ https://healwritenow.com/boston-wronged-man-made-crisis-at-the-trauma-center-fails-survivors/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2019 15:50:42 +0000 https://healwritenow.com/?p=4922 Boston, once known as the place to go for innovative, world-class treatment options for traumatic stress, has two trauma centers that lack the skill, will, or ability to prioritize survivors - for more than a year.

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Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit (www.nytimes.com) & Commentary https://healwritenow.com/many-people-taking-antidepressants-discover-they-cannot-quit-www-nytimes-com-commentary/ https://healwritenow.com/many-people-taking-antidepressants-discover-they-cannot-quit-www-nytimes-com-commentary/#respond Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:49:32 +0000 http://healwritenow.com/?p=4785 Survivor voices are not optional.

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Freakishly Awesome: Day 9 https://healwritenow.com/freakishly-awesome-day-9/ https://healwritenow.com/freakishly-awesome-day-9/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2018 02:03:28 +0000 http://healwritenow.com/?p=4717 Day 8, Day 7/6, Days 5, Day 4,  Day 3, Day 2, Day 1/Intro Note: Please forgive grammar errors/typos which are all mine. Day 9 / Aha “Sometimes the first system we have to change is our own.” I heard that from Emily Read Daniels at a workshop I attended last fall. The topic was trauma-informed change but instead of […]

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Survivors OWN ACEs: 30 Days of After Oprah (Day 1) https://healwritenow.com/survivors-aces-30-days-oprah-day-1/ https://healwritenow.com/survivors-aces-30-days-oprah-day-1/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2018 01:23:36 +0000 http://healwritenow.com/?p=4671 Day 1 It was #Time’sUp at the Oscars and #MeToo at the Golden Globes but for the rest of us non-Hollywood people it’ was game day last night on  on 60 Minutes. If you’re buried by snow, parenting or symptoms of traumatic stress, maybe you don’t know Oprah tackled childhood trauma, toxic stress, ACEs, PTSD […]

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When Your Kid is Too Good for Brené Brown (Cross Posted on ACEs Connection) https://healwritenow.com/kid-good-brene-brown-cross-posted-aces-connection/ https://healwritenow.com/kid-good-brene-brown-cross-posted-aces-connection/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2017 13:34:00 +0000 http://healwritenow.com/?p=4541 Childhood, like literature, lasts.” Lance Woolaver, paraphrased from his book, Maud Lewis: The Heart at the Door. Even in the midst of conflict, I have known moments of maternal bliss. I had one just recently when my daughter and I hit a snag. It wasn’t one of the ugly, awful or prolonged versions. That’s not due to me […]

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