An article by Dr. Bruce D. Perry et al is a must-read for all those trying to understand the impact of infant trauma on a person’s life: “Childhood Trauma, The Neurobiology of Adaptation, and ‘Use-dependent’ Development of the Brain: How ‘States’ Become ‘Traits.’” I became interested in this article because I believe that there are… Continue Reading
Addiction – A Way to Cope with PTS
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts – Close Encounters with Addiction, a book by Dr. Gabor Maté, provides new information about addiction. “He locates the source of addictions in the trauma of an emotionally empty childhood, making it a relational rather than a medical problem,” according to Dr. Harville Hendrix. Maté contends that our brain… Continue Reading
Pyloric Stenosis: The Real Cause
I don’t know where to begin. I just found out that I may not have needed the surgery I underwent at three weeks old–a surgery that not only stressed our family to the max, but also caused me much suffering at the time of the operation, in recovery, and over the course of my life.… Continue Reading
Pyloric Stenosis: The Real Cause
I don’t know where to begin. I just found out that I may not have needed the surgery I underwent at three weeks old–a surgery that not only stressed our family to the max, but also caused me much suffering at the time of the operation, in recovery, and over the course of my life.… Continue Reading
In the Land of Hypervigilance
I have lived a life that is very different from what most people must experience. I have lived in the Land of Hypervigilance. Each morning shortly after waking, I do stretches that an osteopath taught me. These movements manage a painful hip that cries out when under stress. Yesterday lying on my back, having finished… Continue Reading
Blog, Heal, Teach–Feedback and Photos
Just want to share some feedback from two of the participants in my workshop Blog, Heal, Teach at the Carver College of Medicine in Iowa and some photos. This response is from Dr. David G. Thoele: I really enjoyed this presentation and am now filled with ideas for starting my own blog in the future. Wendy… Continue Reading
Normal!
Yesterday, I had a mud bath at a spa in Calistoga, California. I lay in the clay, peat moss, and 104 degree mineral water for ten minutes, rinsed, and lay wrapped in a warm blanket in a dark room–a cocoon of sorts–for a half hour. As I relaxed, I realized it was a good time… Continue Reading
Pinched, Twisted, Stitched
After meditation today, these questions came to me: Who were those nurses who took care of me during my health crisis as an infant? What were their thoughts and prayers as they cared for me? What could they tell me now about my infant self that would help me understand my challenges? Had they seen me… Continue Reading
On the Right Track for Meditation
Each morning before meditation, I read inspirational material to set my mind on the right track. Lately, I’ve been re-reading Marianne Williamson’s book A Return to Love. Because of old somatic patterns linked to my infant surgery and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), I have a lot of resistance to sitting still in peace, allowing my soul to… Continue Reading
Thank you, Surviving Infant Surgery blog (SIS)
I am extremely grateful to Fred Vanderbom, blogger at http://survivinginfantsurgery.wordpress.com. He continues to offer top notch information to those of us whose lives have been impacted by infant surgery. By researching medical articles on this topic in the US, Europe, Canada and around the world and interpreting this material for the lay person, he offers… Continue Reading