The developmental origins of disease and disorder

The developmental origins of disease and disorder

There are signs that various aspects of the human condition are under severe stress and this is being expressed in an increase in emotional disorders in childhood and adulthood (Schore, 2012).  The roots of psychopathology lie in traumatic attachment experiences....
‘Hidden’ relational trauma in infancy and psychopathology

‘Hidden’ relational trauma in infancy and psychopathology

In relational trauma the caregiver is hyper-intrusive or inaccessible emotionally – disengaged with a tendency towards rejecting or inappropriate responses to the infant’s stress, providing minimal and unpredictable regulation (Schore, 2019a). This ‘caregiver induced...
Healing trauma through the ancestral arts

Healing trauma through the ancestral arts

Trauma-informed practice or trauma-informed care is based on the fact that people who seek care have experienced trauma at least once (Machiodi, 2020). Providing trauma-informed care means linking past experience to present health and reframing behaviours and...