This was a moving podcast for me. One of host Sucandra’s questions took me to a vulnerable place I haven’t shared in public before and I cried as I felt the grief of a caregiving experience I’m having this year (starts at 29:06 minutes). You can download the transcript for this podcast at the bottom of this summary. Sucandra asks whether there are trauma links to leading causes of death such as heart disease and cancer. Continue reading An Unexpected Approach for Triggers and Anger in C...| Chronic Illness Trauma Studies
March is Autoimmune Awareness Month and I invite mothers of children with type 1 diabetes or in good health to take the new Type 1 Diabetes Bonding Survey. This survey is a new inquiry I'm collaborating on with Psychologist Dr. Tony Madrid. We want to learn whether bonding disruptions, which I recently introduced on the blog, are more common in children who develop diabetes-related antibodies or who progress to type 1 diabetes (T1D). If they are, we will study whether brief treatment to heal...| Chronic Illness Trauma Studies
The Adverse Babyhood Experiences (ABE) Survey Results Part 1 looked at symptoms and indicators of bonding disruptions in parents, which may influence risk for chronic illness in their children. Part 2 introduces Babyhood Emotional Neglect, or "BEN," a new concept assessing indications of bonding disruptions for babies. Today's post shares more survey results and the surprisingly high scores on the BEN Score Graph. The power of understanding and recognizing bonding disruptions, and BENs, is th...| Chronic Illness Trauma Studies
**First*** A reader told me this week that they were told "they were spam" when writing a comment to provide context in one of the surveys. Has anyone else had this experience? If you have I am so sorry. Please reply to this email with any of the details such as when it occurred and in which survey or if you've had any other problems. I'd like to learn how widespread this might be and look into what I can do about it. ***In today's post*** I was invited to Dr. Stephanie Dueger's Podcast to ta...| Chronic Illness Trauma Studies
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