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Neuroplasticity
“You can influence & you can make a positive change in a child’s life - and in an adult’s life - all the way through because of the...
Apr 2, 20191 min read


How lucky are we?!
How lucky are we?! Dr Karen Treisman, Mathew Portell (Principal of Fall-Hamilton Elementary in Nashville), KPJR Films’ Resilience...
Oct 11, 20181 min read


Dr Karen Treisman on the importance of relationships
In her 2017 TEDx talk, Dr Treisman talks about the importance of forging good, healthy relationships and society-wide systems when it...
Oct 9, 20181 min read


Towards Trauma-informed Practice in Northamptonshire
We are very excited to officially announce NVRnorthampton’s 2-day immersive Conference: Towards Trauma-Informed Practice on the 23rd &...
Oct 7, 20181 min read


Making things worse
“Kids with a trauma history do not need more punishment, and quite frankly they don’t need more stickers.” - Dr Ross W Greene NVR...
Jul 12, 20181 min read


Expressed and understood
“When we can empathetically connect with what is alive in each other, we can restore any conflict peacefully.” - Marshall B Rosenberg ...
Jul 10, 20181 min read


Instead of fighting
“If you manipulate, coerce and bully your children, you will have no power at all. If you lead with humility, gentleness, and by example...
Jul 7, 20181 min read


Children will become what they are told they are
We must come up with community responses that support violent children in developing their self regulation - even if one-to-one were...
Jul 5, 20181 min read


Biologically essential
Relationships with supportive, caring adults as early in life as possible, can prevent or reverse the damaging effects of toxic stress....
Jul 4, 20181 min read


One Person
“Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love” - Bruce D Perry #Development #Connection...
Jun 29, 20181 min read


Reframe the behaviour
“Take your time to understand. Don’t just do something, be there.” - Marshall B Rosenberg NVR can help. #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV...
Jun 28, 20181 min read


A vulnerable choice
“Empathy is a choice and it’s a vulnerable choice because in order to connect with you, I have to connect with something within myself...
Jun 27, 20181 min read


Healing will require a community approach
For children who have been severely psychologically damaged in contexts where the community did not (or could not) protect them, healing...
Jun 26, 20181 min read


Easy to say
“It’s easy to say, ‘It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need &...
Jun 26, 20181 min read


We don't need to know the beginning
“Our children were harmed in relationship and they will experience healing through nurturing relationships.” - Dr Karyn Purvis NVR can...
Jun 25, 20181 min read


We don't have to do it alone
“A person can grow to his or her fullest capacity only in mutually caring relationships with others." - Fred Rogers #Development...
Jun 25, 20181 min read


Powerful
“For a child or an adult, it’s extremely powerful to hear someone say, “I get you. I understand. I see why you feel this way.” This kind...
Jun 24, 20181 min read


Community approach
For traumatised & attachment-injured young people, their experiences have taught them that the adult world cannot be relied upon. Healing...
Jun 22, 20181 min read


Relationships are the agents of change
“You can influence & you can make a positive change in a child’s life - & in an adult’s life - all the way through because of the...
Jun 21, 20181 min read


A signal
All behaviour is a form of communication and... “Behind intimidating messages are simply people appealing to us to meet their needs.” -...
Jun 20, 20181 min read
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