Originally published on ACEs Connection on April 6, 2017 By CHRISTINE CISSY WHITE. When my daughter was younger I was anxious. I didn’t have full-blown anxiety attacks, as some do. I had an almost constant anxiety motoring within me. It was mixed with dread. Sometimes, it lasted days. Other times…
Originally published on AcesTooHigh.com on February 5, 2017 By Christine Cissy White. “Resilience is a message of hope,” says Debbie Alleyne, a child welfare specialist at the Center for Resilient Children at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, located in Villanova, PA.“It is important for everyone to know that no matter their…
Originally published on Trigger Points Anthology on November 2, 2016 By Dawn Daum. Even though I’m a socially awkward introvert with post-traumatic stress, I gave a talk on parenting after trauma last month. Why? Because I was asked. Someone read the Trigger Points Anthology and wanted a keynote speaker who…
Originally published on ACES Connection on May 4, 2016 By Christine Cissy White. I learned about the CDC-Kaiser Permanente ACE Study and 10- questionnaire survey only two years ago, and it’s fair to say I’ve been obsessed with it ever since. I’m a mother, a trauma survivor, an activist and…
