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fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

The Hidden Damage of Family Separation

Sudden, prolonged separation from primary caregivers traumatizes young children, disrupting attachment, dysregulating stress responses, and impairing empathy, emotional control, and future relationship formation.
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Helping Foster Youth Separate Shame From Identity

For children in foster care, safety is only part of healing. Many carry an invisible burden of shame that comes from being separated from their families of origin. Unlike guilt, which says "I did something bad," shame whispers " I am bad." Over time, this whisper weaves into identity, so that making a mistake feels like proof of worthlessness rather than an opportunity to learn.
Psychology
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