PTSD, Jesus and You: Recognizing Childhood Trauma--Special Guest Jeremy Fox, LPC, EMDRI

Send us Fan MailCheck out Amy's Lost Childhood Instagram Challenge all month of April to raise awareness!Recognizing childhood trauma is as important for us as are the solutions. The solution could be you, and your ability to recognize childhood trauma. In this second installment on this subject, special guest Jeremy Fox, LPC and EMDRI Approved Consultant joins the podcast. We continue to highlight child abuse awareness this week focusing on abandonment and neglect, and how it affects developing brains of children. We know caregivers are essential to our attachment styles (covered in this episode, Erica Nuni, LMFT explains attachment styles), and it is understood that abandonment and neglect (in all forms) can severely impact a child for the duration of their lives--but there is HOPE!  Jeremy also brings understanding to a well established trauma informed therapy,  EMDR and how it is effective in reconsolidating painful memories and helping the survivor achieve closure. He covers the eight stages of successful integration of EMDR therapy.  1. History & Treatment Planning2. Preparation3. Assessment4. Desensitization5. Installation6. Body Scan7.  Closure8. RevaluationIn evaluating childhood trauma, children are often diagnosed with ADHD where trauma is present. Jeremy explains this phenomena and how trauma at early ages affects academic measurements such as IQ and academic performance overall. Of particular interest and the topic of conversation is childhood abandonment and neglect (in all forms). The effects of abandonment on the young brain: The psychobiology of neglect. Child Maltreatment,  Childhood experience and the expression of genetic potential: What childhood neglect tells us about nature and nurture.Finally, we discuss with our guest the importance of faith in healing trauma, at any age, and Jeremy offers his perspective of the importance of faith in general, but especially in trauma healing.Why is faith important to healing from trauma?  "Purpose in Life Predicts Better Emotional Recovery from Negative Stimuli."  Read Jeremy's  article.Find Jeremy on Twitter: http://www.foxtherapyllcPodcast Host: Amy WatsonPodcast Guest: Jeremy Fox, LPC EMDRIPodcast Producer: Amy HighlandPodcast Cover Art: Brittney KnightGraphic Promos: Rebekah MilletFollow Amy on Socials:FacebookInstagram: Twitter You ARE:SEEN KNOWN HEARD LOVED VALUED