The possibility of renewal exists so long as life exists.” I took this quote from the book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté, a doctor who works with drug addicts and alcoholics at the Downtown Eastside Clinic in Vancouver, Canada. He brings humility and compassion to his practice [...]
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“No human being is ever beyond redemption.
Posted in addiction, adult PTSD, child development, depression, healing, infant surgery, infant trauma, neurobiology, stress, trauma, tagged Dr. Gabor Mate, Eating Issues, hungry ghosts, infant trauma, invasive medical procedures, self-esteem, suicidal thoughts, Synanon on March 31, 2012 | 6 Comments »
TV Interviews about Trauma
Posted in addiction, adult PTSD, child PTSD, depression, Eating Issues, emotional health, healing, infant PTSD, infant surgery, infant trauma, pediatric trauma, PTSD, trauma, tagged depression, early trauma, eating disorders, healing, infant PTSD, infant surgery, infant trauma, pediatric psychological trauma, pediatric trauma, psychological therapy, PTSD, self-esteem, self-love on June 15, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I had the good fortune to read a post on Jolene Philo’s Different Dream blog that highlighted the work of Margaret Vasquez, a traumatologist who received some of her training from the Intensive Trauma Therapy, Inc. program. She started her own center in Georgia called Freedom’s Calling. On her website, she posted a series of presentations [...]
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