Trauma-Informed Care: Reparing the Rupture | Dr. David Adams
Dr. Adams highlights how he is more concerned with the repair over the rupture. If ruptures occur without repairs, you will get the repeat repeat cycle....
Trauma-Informed care: The Neurosequential Model and the 3 R's | Dr. David Adams
Dr. Adams provides a brief summary of Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model by outlining the 3 R’s.
Trauma-Informed Care: Compassion Fatigue | Dr. David Adams
Dr. Adams outlines why it is so important to be empathetic in parenting children with trauma histories. It can be easy to lose our patience as parents...
An Alternative to Aversive Consequences: Perfecting the Redo | Dr. David Adams
Dr. Adams shares how to avoid aversive consequences by using the “re-do”. The “Re-do” is a positive approach for learning and it helps to model you want...
The Problem of Excessive Gaming | Dr. David Adams
Gaming addition is coming an increasing problem. Dr. Adams outlines some specific strategies to help overcome gaming addiction.
Feeling Overwhelmed: Stay the Course | Dr. David Adams
Dr. Adams encourages his readers to focus on long term-goals when overwhelmed in the moment. It is easy to give up, but learning to live day by day in...
Breaking Free the Self-Absorbed Lifestyle | Dr. David Adams
The self-absorbed lifestyle may be fun in the moment, but it can also bring a lack of fulfillment. Dr. Adams outlines some strategies on how to break...
Getting out of the Bleachers and into the Game | Dr. David Adams
Dr. Adams challenges his readers to work toward values-based behavioral activation. Even when you are not motivated to make a change, take one step at...
No More Hiding: Let's Get Real | Dr. David Adams
Dr. Adams outlines the dangers of living under a wall of surface level interactions. True intimacy can only come as you take risk and learn to share...
The Battlefield of the Mind | Dr. David Adams
Dealing with intrusive thoughts can be difficult to overcome. Dr. Adams highlights some principles of Acceptance and Commitment therapy including diffusion....
