by Thrive Training and Consulting | Oct 13, 2022 | Childhood Trauma, Health & Wellbeing
In the mid-1990s researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Kaiser Permanente were looking at the impact of trauma in childhood on adult health. As part of the study, more than 17,000 adults were asked about maltreatment and family dysfunction during their...
by Thrive Training and Consulting | Sep 27, 2022 | Mental Health, Teen
Hearing a young person express a desire to end their life is extremely frightening. Often, parents are at a loss about how to respond. How can they protect their child? Will questioning them about their thoughts of suicide put ideas in their head? Is their child...
by Thrive Training and Consulting | Sep 14, 2022 | Recovery, Substance Abuse, Teen
For parents of adolescents or teens with an alcohol or drug problem, accepting that their child has a substance use disorder and getting them help can be major hurdles to overcome. So, it’s hardly surprising that parents often breathe a huge sigh of relief when their...
by Thrive Training and Consulting | Aug 30, 2022 | Teen Brain
When I work with adolescents and their families, a question I frequently hear from parents is: “What were they thinking?” It generally comes as a response to something their child did or said, poor judgment they have shown, a risk they took or a seemingly...
by Thrive Training and Consulting | Aug 11, 2022 | Health & Wellbeing, Therapy
Attachment is having an emotional bond with another person. The central theme of attachment theory, which was developed by British psychologist John Bowlby in the 1930s, is that during the first years of life, children need a loving and nurturing relationship with a...
