Have you ever stopped to think about how humans learn to form close relationships? Or why we need close relationships, and what we gain from them? It can be easy to take our relationships for granted. After all, they seem to happen naturally. Everywhere we look, we see parents and children, friends, or romantic partners […]
What Is Attunement? And Why Is It Important in Healing from Early Childhood Trauma?
Much in the same way as musical groups and orchestras ensure their instruments are in tune before beginning their performance, infants, toddlers, and preschoolers rely upon a process called emotional attunement with their parents. Emotional attunement is how parents and caregivers show that they are paying attention to their baby’s needs. And this helps the […]
Overcoming Childhood Traumatic Relationship Experiences: The Power of Co-Regulating Touch
All babies and young children thrive on snuggling, being cradled and rocked, and tickled and kissed. It’s an almost irresistible draw to adults to want to stroke a baby’s head, watch their little fingers curl around their own, and gaze in adoration as they hold this tiny, amazing human. Babies and children NEED emotional attunement […]
Do You Have Developmental Trauma? – Here’s How You Know
When we hear the word “trauma,” we typically think of events that have been physically dangerous, very scary, and readily identifiable as something that would cause trauma. These can include rape, assault, combat, car accidents, and similar events. But there’s another type of trauma that is less well known. Its effects are just as harmful, […]
Anxiety and the Importance of Self-Regulation Skills
Anxiety is running rampant in our world right now, perhaps more so than at any other time in recent history. As such, it is vitally important that you learn about self-regulation skills as well as gain education on how your nervous system works. Knowledge and practices shared here have the potential to help you feel […]