The Bear Comes Home From the Bar

09/05/2021

What does healing from ACEs look like? What are some of the biggest obstacles for people to begin healing from ACEs?

Elissa answers these questions and more in episode 24!

🎧👉 https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/What-Does-Healing-From-ACEs-Look-Like--With-Elissa-e10ajbr

05/05/2021

💥 New episode 💥

In episode 23 I talk to Susan Wendelborg of Oregon EMDR about eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR.

In part 1 (of 2) Susan talks about what EMDR is, it’s origins, and how it can help people from childhood adversity.

She also helps us understand what happens to the 🧠 and nervous system when someone experiences trauma.

🎧👉 https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/EMDR-with-Susan-of-Oregon-EMDR---Part-1-evprhg

29/04/2021

💥 New episode 💥

Tyler is Kelsey’s brother — I got to interview Kelsey in episode 15! — who shares his experience of, and recovery from, growing up in a home with a mother addicted to alcohol in episode 22.

I also talk about how one safe and stable parent can buffer a child from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), toxic stress and their tragic consequences.

🎧 👉 https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/How-Many-Positive-Adults-Does-It-Take-To-Protect-A-Child-from-ACEs---Tylers-story-eunh48

25/04/2021

Our 🧠 is amazing.

It’s plastic and adaptive abilities allowed us to survive in the face of prolonged and persistent adversity. 🙏

But these childhood defenses can make adulthood difficult.

Our hypervigelence and hyper-awareness makes us feel anxious and stressed; our inability to concentrate can limit our lives and dissociating no longer serves us.

Fortunately the 🧠 is amazing and nueroplasticity is still possible! 🙌

Can you think of another survival mechanism?

🎧 learn more in episode 17 👉 https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/Nueroplasticity--Amys-story-esf5lu

23/04/2021

Tyler talking about how school and friend’s houses were his childhood protective factors. 💪

Friends were never invited to his house and they didn’t understand why. 😔

I know that shame and discomfort all too well.

But now Tyler is a teacher and is a protective factor for some of his students! 🙏

Stay tuned for Tyler’s full story in episode 22 which will be released next Tuesday, April 27th! 🙌

In the meantime, learn about protective factors and childhood adversity in these episodes:

https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/Building-Resiliency-to-Childhood-Adversity--Kates-story-eqpik7

https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/The-Positives-and-Protective-Factors-with-Sofya-Vasilyeva-esba2g

21/04/2021

⚡️ New episode ⚡️

In episode 21 I am joined by Elissa of Wise Mind Wellness Coaching who provides insight into the long-term effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) while also inspiring hope for how we can heal from our ACEs.

I also cover childhood poverty which can damage the 🧠 and cause unfavorable health and life outcomes in adulthood.

Like parental alcohol addiction, childhood poverty is a risk factor where ACEs can accumulate. Thousands — perhaps millions — of children in the United States live at the intersection of both. Did you?

🎧 👇

https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/Childhood-Poverty--Healing-from-Adverse-Childhood-Experiences-with-Elissa-euge9a

18/04/2021

Every Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) increases a woman’s chance of developing an autoimmune disorder by 20%. 😳😞

If this is you, please talk to your doctor! If this is you, please talk to your doctor! Signs of autoimmunity can show up on tests months and even years before symptoms of a fully developed autoimmune disease. More info: https://www.findmecure.com/blog/5-early-signs-of-autoimmune-disease/

Learn more 🎧👉 https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/ACEs-and-Mystery-Illnesses--Kelseys-story-ermv2b

Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3318917/

15/04/2021

Check out episode 20: Healthy Relationships with Sofya Vasilyeva!

Did you know healthy relationships can change our brain and even our DNA? That we can develop a healthy attachment style through stable relationships in adulthood?

Join Terrance and Sofya as they discuss why survivors of childhood alcohol adversity are at higher risk for difficulty with relationships; the importance of healthy relationships and how it’s never too late to learn to cultivate them.

👉 https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/Healthy-Relationships-with-Sofya-Vasilyeva-eutrvd

14/04/2021

💥 New episode 💥

In episode 19, Lauren shares her story of childhood alcohol adversity and recovery journey.

We also talk about the importance of co-regulation when we're children and how it can help us now to develop the ability to self-regulate and self-soothe.

🎧👉 https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/Co-regulation--Laurens-story-eu4cbj

10/04/2021

No matter how hard I tried, I wasn’t able to succeed in school. Couldn’t concentrate, couldn’t comprehend, couldn’t sit still. I eventually gave up.

Now I understand why. 🤔 🧠

Early intervention is key to preventing a dysregulated nervous system.

Learn more about toxic stress: https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/Toxic-Stress-ACEs-Getting-Under-Our-Skin--Alex-Kellys-Story-ertfj2

08/04/2021

Honey talking about the importance of yoga practices and the breath when feeling dysregulated.

Check out the awesome work she's doing with Honey Grace Holistic and learn more in episode 18!

https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/Mommy-Wine-Culture-and-Rising-Alcohol-Deaths-Among-Women--Honey-Grace-Holistic-etgukb

04/04/2021

⚡️New episode ⚡️

Honey Grace of Honey Grace Holistic is my guest in episode 18! She talks about her amazing work as a holistic chef, nuerotransformational coach, yoga teacher and the founder of Nourish. Honor. Play., a whole being self-care approach to finding authentic alignment with your truest self.

I also talk about mommy wine culture and the alarming rise in alcohol deaths, particularly among women. 😔

🎧👉 https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/Mommy-Wine-Culture-and-Rising-Alcohol-Deaths-Among-Women--Honey-Grace-Holistic-etgukb

03/04/2021

Empathy and resilience are some of the super powers we can develop when we’re able to heal from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

Can you think of any others? 🤔

Learn more about the positives of being a survivor of childhood alcohol adversity in my interview with Sofya Vasilyeva of Workshop for Adult Children of Alcoholics! 👉 https://anchor.fm/bear-comes-home/episodes/The-Positives-and-Protective-Factors-with-Sofya-Vasilyeva-esba2g

01/04/2021