
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

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

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

Are Disordered Eating And Eating Disorders The Same?: The Difference Between And Why It’s Important To Know
In society today, the focus on food, exercise, health, and wellness is ever present. It’s common to find folks during lunch breaks talking about the

How Do Eating Disorders Impact Relationships
In working at inpatient, residential, and partial hospitalization programs for the last 6+ years, I have seen a strong relationship between the eating disorder and

Are Eating Disorders ‘Good’ or ‘Bad’?
The dilemma of black and white thinking Confession: I’ve always hated dichotomies. As human beings, it is so normal for us to want to fit