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Man-made crisis at the Boston Trauma Center fails survivors

Cissy White — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 15:50:42 +0000

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

Cissy White — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:49:32 +0000

Survivor voices are not optional.

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Freakishly Awesome: Day 9

Cissy White — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 02:03:28 +0000

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)

Cissy White — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 01:23:36 +0000

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)

Cissy White — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 13:34:00 +0000

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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