Childhood Trauma – Love Myself

28 Jun

A trauma-focused therapy is helping Ukrainian children besieged by war – a clinical psychologist explains how it could bring resilience to kids around the world

June 28, 2023
By mir@lovemyself.com

In Lviv, Ukraine, a 15-year-old girl recovers from injuries sustained in the war. Scott Peterson via Getty ImagesChildhood trauma is a...

08 Oct

Childhood Trauma

For the traumatised Australian children escaping Syrian detention camps, help here will be life-changing

October 8, 2022
By mir@lovemyself.com

Around 60 Australian women and children are reported to be living in Syrian detention camps, most of them children under six years of a...

23 Aug

Childhood Trauma

There is an urgent need to prevent the lifelong damage caused by adverse childhood experiences

August 23, 2022
By mir@lovemyself.com

Recent advances in research on human development, and brain science in particular, have revealed that traumatic childhood literally cha...

26 Apr

Childhood Trauma

When parents turn children into weapons, everybody loses

April 26, 2022
By mir@lovemyself.com

One form of domestic abuse involves a parent breaking their child's connection with the other parent. Mikhail Seleznev/iStock/Getty Ima...

07 Mar

Childhood Trauma

Teachers can offer a safe space for students to talk about the war in Ukraine and help them take action

March 7, 2022
By mir@lovemyself.com

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is dominating our screens and conversations. Children and young people are constantly being exposed to ima...

11 Feb

Childhood Trauma

Childhood adversity is a ’cause of causes’ of adult illnesses and mental health problems

February 11, 2022
By mir@lovemyself.com

One child in three is physically or sexually abused or witnesses violence between adults in their home. Other adversities including emo...

07 Aug

Childhood Trauma

Good storytellers get better health care — but childhood trauma confuses the narrative

August 7, 2021
By mir@lovemyself.com

Survivors of childhood trauma often struggle to clearly describe current health issues to health-care providers, and may not get the he...

07 Aug

Childhood Trauma

A child psychiatrist who knew those killed in the London terror attack offers advice on helping kids deal with trauma

August 7, 2021
By mir@lovemyself.com

Mourners gather at the site of the attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario. After tragedy, there is no one way to recover from tra...

07 Aug

Childhood Trauma

How a difficult childhood makes it more likely you’ll have mental and physical health problems as an adult

August 7, 2021
By mir@lovemyself.com

pexels/pixabayDecades of research shows how negative childhood events – such as abuse or neglect – can hav...

07 Aug

Childhood Trauma

Criminal justice needs a better understanding of childhood trauma

August 7, 2021
By mir@lovemyself.com

Courts have failed to understand the role childhood trauma can play in adult criminal behaviour. (Shutterstock)The execution of Lisa Mo...

07 Aug

Childhood Trauma

Stressful times are an opportunity to teach children resilience

August 7, 2021
By mir@lovemyself.com

To protect students and communities across the U.S. from COVID-19, many districts have switched to digital learning or a hybrid of in-c...