Social Trauma

One day after school, on the couch in the basement, Tori's uncle did something bad. Afterward, Tori tells her mom. Even though telling was a brave thing to do, her mom still doesn't believe her at first. Her grandma still takes his side. And Tori doesn't want anyone else - even her best friend - to know what happened. Now Tori finds herself battling mixed emotions - anger, shame, and sadness - as she deals with the trauma. But with the help of her mom, her little sister, her best friend, and others, can Tori find a way to have the last word?

In this unforgettable work, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges provides an intimate and moving look at the lives of the students he teaches in a maximum-security prison. He and 28 students (who together are serving a combined sentence of 515 years) read and discussed plays by Amiri Baraka, John Herbert, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Miguel Piñero, and August Wilson, among others. Together they set out to write an original play drawing on their experiences of poverty, institutionalized racism, police brutality, and mass incarceration.

Should this book have been written? Should it be read? Why is there still so much stigma, shame and taboo associated with mental health? Why do men struggle so much to talk about their problems? Are we adequately equipped? In the workplace, in your home, in the church, in society? The introduction in this book briefly explains how our brains work, it is a powerful organ. Are you trapped in a negative mindset? This book will change the way that you think.

Within you is a highway-like network of nerves that run from your head to the tips of your toes. This network passes through the organs and organ systems in between your head and the toes, supplying all manner of information. This information flows back and forth efficiently. As with any other closely linked network, failure of one part manifests as all manner of problems in the nodes within the network.

Contrary to long-held belief, trauma is not only caused by exposure to a single, extreme event. The cumulative effect of common stressors that we encounter in our day-to-day lives can have an equally significant impact on our mental and physical well-being. From difficult childhoods, to bereavements, pregnancy and childbirth, and even stressful jobs, traumas - both large and small - are a part of life we can't control, but we can change the way we respond to them.

"Vielleicht hat es doch geschadet ..." Die Psychologin Sophie Lauenroth (@psychologin_sophie) klärt auf, wie viele Sprüche, die wir von klein auf gehört haben, uns geprägt haben. Wir alle werden von dem beeinflusst, was wir in der Kindheit erlebt haben. Kleine und große Traumata machen sich oft erst im Erwachsenenalter bemerkbar. Den meisten Menschen ist nicht bewusst, dass innere Wunden, verzerrte oder unterdrückte Erinnerungen uns in vielen Alltagssituationen lenken.

Amidst the 12 cranial nerves that are responsible for connecting the brain with the head, torso and the neck (and obviously also all the other organs that come along the way), there is a nerve which is the main component of the parasympathetic nervous system, the 10th cranial nerve, called the vagus nerve also known as the X cranial nerve, which is the longest nerve in the human body that plays a major role in keeping your body healthy and fit.

Imagine the water system that supplies water to the entire New York City. It is complex and highly interconnected, going through every zip code to supply this essential resource. So, you can expect that if something is wrong within this water supply system, every address will somewhat be affected to different degrees and the effects to each affected area will vary a lot depending on many factors. That’s what the vagus nerve is to the body.

All the secrets to benefit from the power of the vagus nerve to overcome anxiety, depression, ptsd, trauma, and strengthen your immune system.

You are about to learn everything about the secret healing powers of the vagus nerve to help you deal with anxiety, chronic illness, trauma, depression, autism, inflammation, and so much more!