Lerically Speaking

This episode is in memory of Keosha Muhammad, who committed suicide this year.  There are so many misconceptions about suicide, and why people commit suicide.  Join me for a very candid discussion of the misconceptions, and my own experiences with suicide.

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”

- Frederick Douglass

Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. The long-term exposure to the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain.  These effects continue into adulthood.  This episode is a "MUST" for educators and community workers who work with children and for adults who have grown up on traumatic environments.  Learn about how Adverse Childhood Experiences impact brain development and effects life choices, and learn about some resources that can help you to learn how to support children of trauma (as children and as adults).