The history of Scotlands ACES’s movement | grounded in a focus on relationships
Abstract: As 2021 commences, Scotland finds itself in the midst of a dynamic movement driven by awareness of the science of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).…
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An Introduction to Reconnection and Floatation Therapy – R.A.F.T
I was born in Scotland in 1971 and then moved to Northern Ireland in 2010, where I still live today.Growing up with a parent struggling…
Hydro-ease Trauma Blog
When trauma hangs around When are you your real age? And when are you your emotional age? It can be sometimes hard to hear ..…
The repair of early trauma
Did you know that when we say a child has an attachment disorde, it is often not the whole picture?It is only one part of…
Developmental Trauma Close Up
Our previous article “The Repair of Early Trauma: A Bottom Up Approach” described Bruce Perry’s ‘neurosequential’ approach to working with early trauma. The article also…
Finding a flexible response to our future
Gabor Maté (pronounced GAH-bor MAH-tay) is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade…
Aces and Epigenetic’s | The story told through our genes
What is Epigenetics? Each cell in our body contains 24,000 or so genes that make us who we are 1. The genes in our cells…
Putting Care Into Education
This resource booklet has been compiled by a working group of professionals focused on the needs of care-experienced children and young people in Northern Ireland’s…
Childhood Maltreatment Influences Autonomic Regulation and Mental Health in College Students
Childhood maltreatment history may influence autonomic reactivity and recovery to stressors. Hypothetically, the maltreatment history may contribute to a retuned autonomic nervous system that is…
