If you only have time to read only one article today and/or watch one video, you may wish to make it this one. Thanks, Peter, for bringing this topic to our attention. As you correctly noted, it is “profoundly eye-opening, unsettling, yet so important.” This “elephant” is definitely worth talking about.
Category Archives: TEDMED
Video Worth Watching
“What’s the most important part of health?” This is the question Lissa Rankin asks and explores in this video. The answer she provides may surprise you.
Outgrowing Childhood Trauma?
[Nadine Burke Harris] believes that regarding childhood trauma as a medical issue helps her to treat more effectively the symptoms of patients. Moreover, she believes, this approach, when applied to a large population, might help alleviate the broader dysfunction that plagues poor neighborhoods. — The New Yorker
According to Nadine Burke Harris, childhood trauma is not something a one gets over or grows out of. Instead, its effect can last a lifetime and cause health issues including heart disease and lung cancer. Click here to watch Burke Harris’ TEDMED presentation, “How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime.”
