Lifelong Learning
I thought this week I would update you on training that Blanca and I are taking June 25th-29th 2018 in Phoenix, AZ. It is training given by Anna Gomez about EMDR and is titled: “EMDR Child: Complex Trauma and Dissociation Specialist Intensive Program Level II”. Each day it will be from 8:30 AM to 6:00…
Read MoreBrain Plasticity – change is possible
I just listened to a TED talk by Dr. Lara Boyd (a brain researcher from the University of British Columbia) about brain research and wanted to summarize a few of the main points. I hope it is an encouragement, change is possible even after trauma. She started her talk by describing some of the misconceptions…
Read MoreChildren’s Trauma and Mister Rogers
Mr. Rodgers; a role model for being quietly present in the life of a child. I admit it, I am a big fan of Mister Rogers. I was reading a few quotes of his and came across this story. But first let me share one of my favorite quotes. “We live in a world in…
Read MoreDealing with Depression
The experience of depression has been referred to as a heavy darkness. Others have described it as falling overboard in a rough ocean and struggling to keep your head above water while treading without a lifejacket. In Jeff Olson’s “When Hope Is Lost”, he quotes Charles Spurgeon as likening depression to “the horror of a soul…
Read MoreHealthy Play for Children
Every child expert I read believes that healthy play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of young people. The only problem with this is that in todays world time for free play has been markedly reduced for some children. There are many reasons for this including…
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