Good Enough Shrink
We are child psychiatrists practicing in the Los Angeles area on a mission to demystify psychiatry and mental health. The title of this podcast is a tribute to the psychoanalyst, Donald Winnicott, and his concept of the "Good Enough Parent.” This is the idea that the imperfect but sufficient provisions of a parent will build a resilient child in an imperfect world. We want to empower children and parents to embrace their strengths and flaws, and know that you are good enough.
We want to emphasize the power of holding difficult emotions from the lens of attachment theory. Attachment theory is based on the idea that humans need a social bond with another to survive. This bond, when it is “good enough”, serves as a secure base from which a child can explore the world. When this attachment is disrupted, it can lead to emotional issues, and sometimes full-blown psychiatric disorders. This is where therapists and psychiatrists come in.
This podcast is for the curious adults, parents, family members, mental health professionals and trainees. So we hope you join us in this adventure to explore science and mental health from a developmental perspective.
Good Enough Shrink
Trauma 2: Childhood Trauma, Biology of PTSD, and the Healing Power of Community
In this episode, we discuss how trauma symptoms present in children, the challenges of diagnosing and treating trauma in children, including the limitations of current diagnostic systems, and the neurobiology of trauma response. Lastly, we discuss marginalized groups to emphasize the most important part of recovery from trauma: not feeling alone.
Topics Discussed:
- How trauma symptoms present in children
- Developmental Trauma Disorder and why it did not make it into the DSM
- The Perspectives Approach to differential diagnosis in psychiatry
- Neurobiology of trauma response
- Theories behind trauma that make sense
- The crucial role of a support system in healing from trauma
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