by HomeOfEighT8 | Jan 27, 2013 | Advice, Parenting, Resources
“How we are introduced to the world is how we are introduced to ourselves. If the world we are living in is highly chaotic or neglectful, unloving, or otherwise harmful or unstable, then we tend to turn that inward.” -Ally Jamieson, MSW Trauma can occur at...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jan 27, 2013 | Advice, Resources
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a major trauma. Children and teens with PTSD can have a number of symptoms after a trauma that fall into three...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Oct 28, 2011 | Advice, Parenting
Try riding the bus to high school while lugging a bag of heavy textbooks, plus a 3-month-old infant, complete with a day’s worth of baby gear. It will make you strong. While my peers were joking around and having fun on the morning commute, I was–at age 17–suffering...
