Tag Archives: trauma

The Harvard Gazette: Parental firearm injury linked to surge in children’s psychiatric diagnoses

Posted on January 29, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Health Parental firearm injury linked to surge in children’s psychiatric diagnoses Trauma/post-traumatic stress disorder accounts for most of the increase, according to study Mass General Brigham Communications January 28, 2026 3 min read Each year, 20,000 children and adolescents across the … Continue reading →

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Journal of Neurotrauma: TBI over survivor’s life time. November 5, 2024

Posted on January 28, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Recognizing traumatic brain injury as a chronic condition fosters better care over the survivor’s lifetime by Regenstrief Institute  Editors’ notes Add as preferred source Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A commentary, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, calls for traumatic brain injury to be recognized … Continue reading →

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TBI: Why we “stare”. I tend to stare, and put it down to resting the brain. AI answer.

Posted on September 15, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

A vacant stare in someone with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can be a sign of a TBI symptom like a seizure, disorientation, or a reduced ability to concentrate and process information. It can also be related to dissociation or flat/blunted affect, which involves a detached … Continue reading →

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Verbal abuse in childhood has devastating impact on adult brain

Posted on August 7, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Mental Health Verbal abuse in childhood has devastating impact on adult brain By Bronwyn Thompson August 06, 2025 Words can cause significant harm, new study shows A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as … Continue reading →

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What Drives Women to Kill? Emotion & Threat, Not Psychopathy

Posted on July 26, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

The current study suggests that neither psychopathy nor instrumental aggression are strong drivers for women who kill, which is consistent with previous research. Credit: Neuroscience News What Drives Women to Kill? Emotion & Threat, Not Psychopathy FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·July 23, 2025 … Continue reading →

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FT suggestions today: Article to read free. Mental illness and Hope. This article is from New Atlas September 23rd 2024 but I suggest you read both. Uppsala University

Posted on December 19, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Mental Health Tetris: The surprise therapy for PTSD flashbacks By Abhimanyu Ghoshal September 23, 2024 This classic video game from the 80s is good for more than just keeping you occupied Tom Tang / Unsplash View 2 Images A study conducted by … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Reflecting on Parents in Therapy Can Shift Childhood Memories

Posted on October 17, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Reflecting on Parents in Therapy Can Shift Childhood Memories Featured Neuroscience Psychology October 12, 2024 Summary: New research suggests that reflecting on a parent in therapy can subtly alter how a person recalls feelings from childhood, even if the question is … Continue reading →

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Wisdom sometimes comes with age. Decades ago I was diagnosed and remain taking medications for bipolar and anxiety complicated by a traumatic brain injury; then breast cancer. I must admit I have found great solace listening, reading, watching YouTube of Dr Gabor Mate. He is a medical doctor who is human and admits to his own “hungry ghosts”; he never ceases to look for the reasons why. This is so important because it takes us back to the philosophers who too stated the importance in finding a purpose in life. Below is the latest culmination of Dr Gabor Mate’s work. If you know of someone badgered, beaten down, stigmatised, dismissed by society, please share this, it means you care.

Posted on July 28, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Conversation opened. 1 read message. Skip to contentUsing Gmail with screen readers 2 of 27,942 Trauma is not what happens to you Inbox The Wisdom of Trauma <support@scienceandnonduality.com> Unsubscribe Fri, Jul 26, 6:46 PM (2 days ago)   Dear Michelle, According … Continue reading →

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Day by day more and more sexual abuse is reported. Private schools are not immune and it is worth watching this interview by Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer … talk about his school with teachers who were sadists, a woman “Please” who basically raped young boys. These schools moulded young people often sent to school at the age of 8. “Abuse is at its worst with people you are supposed to trust”… “Trauma has no sense of time”. Julie Samuel THERAPY WORKS. A Talk with Charles Spencer about Childhood Sexual Abuse. Where there are Predators there is Prey is a saying that captivates my personal attention and this telling of truth by a 59 year old should be told because vulnerabilities are not just about being poor; it is about people who look out for those they can abuse. Fr Shay Cullen talks about abuse of children in the Philippines via the webcam and their parents selling their children often babes in arms. There has to be a way of preventing paedophilia. Smart phones show that young boys are accessing porn and violence (through games) as young as 10.

Posted on June 27, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

91,795 views 13 Mar 2024 Therapy Works In this episode of the Therapy Works podcast, I’m speaking with Charles Spencer, who shares his traumatic experiences at a boarding school where he faced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Charles discusses the … Continue reading →

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Gabor Mate: “Gaza occupies my heart!” | The InnerView.

Posted on June 14, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

TRT World 7.24M subscribers 63,026 views 20 May 2024 Gabor Mate tells Imran Garda that the ongoing war in Gaza has weighed heavily on him. A holocaust survivor and world-renowned expert on trauma, Mate talks about the impact of generational … Continue reading →

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