The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

Is ADHD a Trauma Response? What Your Nervous System Might Be Telling You

2025-07-21T23:22:11-07:00ADHD, Early and Developmental Trauma, Healing Trauma|

Hey everyone!  My team and I have pulled together a short video that dives into the essentials of ADHD, from a nervous system point of view.  Have a watch. When you click below, you’ll hear me (Irene Lyon) reading a quote from Gabor Maté.  [...]

This is the largest public health study you’ve probably never heard of

2024-04-26T19:17:05-07:00Nervous System Health, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

++ Promise me this one thing - that you’ll watch this video in the next 24 hours ++ . What is it? It’s a tribute to Dr. Vincent Felitti. He uncovered one of the most important findings in medical history: the link between early childhood adversity/abuse and chronic illness [...]

Interview with Donna Jackson Nakazawa

2024-04-30T14:37:59-07:00Movement. Awareness., Parenting & Child Development, Practitioners & Professionals|

Late this summer I interviewed science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa. Her newest book Childhood Disrupted – How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology and How You Can Heal, unveils a piece of groundbreaking research that’s finally seeing the light of day. FINALLY! If you struggle in any way [...]