{"id":640,"date":"2022-03-07T09:40:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T09:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/ahsnurture\/?page_id=640"},"modified":"2022-03-07T13:39:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T13:39:57","slug":"stress-trauma-and-the-brain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/ahsnurture\/nurture-sections\/staff-training\/stress-trauma-and-the-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"Stress, Trauma and the Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Bruce D. Perry M.D., Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dr. Perry is the Principal of the\u00a0Neurosequential Network<\/a><\/u>, Senior Fellow of\u00a0The ChildTrauma Academy<\/a>\u00a0and a Professor (Adjunct) in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago and the School of Allied Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria \u00a0Australia.<\/p>\n

Over the last thirty years, Dr. Perry has been an active teacher, clinician and researcher in children\u2019s mental health and the neurosciences holding a variety of academic positions. His work on the impact of abuse, neglect and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs and policy across the world. Dr. Perry is the author, with Maia Szalavitz, of\u00a0The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog<\/u><\/em><\/a> and\u00a0Born For Love: Why Empathy is Essential and Endangered<\/em><\/a>. Dr. Perry’s most recent book,\u00a0What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(2021),<\/em>\u00a0co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, is a #1\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0Bestseller.<\/p>\n

Below are some short clips where Perry explains how trauma, stress and anxiety affects the brain and body. He also explains how understanding this can help us support all young people \u2013 and, indeed, everyone around us \u2013 better.<\/p>\n