By: Gari Lister Four years ago today -- May 17, 2009 – my 17 year old daughter broke my heart and changed my life forever.  She packed a b...

By: Jane Samuel Last week I took our middle daughter out of town for four days to attend her close friend’s confirmation – in another count...

by: Julie Beem It’s nearly Mother’s Day.  And thanks to retailers, schools, churches, we hear the message of “celebrating your mom” broadca...

By Marc Deprey I’m not sure this is some great revelation, but this idea came to me this morning and it put a lot into perspective for me....

By:  Kathleen Benckendorf ATN is delighted to welcome Kathleen Benckendorf as a guest voice on Touching Trauma at its Heart .  Kathleen, ...

By:  Julie Beem The argument discussion rears its head every now and then, so I wasn’t surprised to see it come up again in an online group...

By Gari Lister Too many mornings this spring I have found myself waking up and saying, “My back hurts, I have a headache, I’m tired.”  And...

ATN is delighted to welcome Carol Lozier as a guest voice on Touching Trauma at its Heart .  Carol, a member of ATN's Board of Director...

By Gari Lister This morning I started off my day with a cascade of nastiness from my usually reasonably-fun-to-be-around fifth grader.  “I...

By Marc Deprey This Sunday, my daughter was given a new regime of meds to address her increased oppositional and violent behavior.  Unfort...

By Julie Beem When she looked at me, her eyes were filling with tears.  She had just heard me say, and expound upon, the idea of reviewing y...

By Gari Lister Experts advise that kids with developmental trauma need calm, stability and predictable limits.  And in fact I know my youn...

By Marc Deprey I don’t know everything about goats, but I do work in land conservation and deal with landowners who face problems with i...

By Gari Lister My post last week was scary and sad for some of you, but please do not confuse heartbreak with a lack of hope.   I have a...

By Gari Lister Our oldest daughter, Katya, has been gone nearly two months.  She packed the car with everything she could find, changed ...

By: Nancy Spoolstra Last weekend I saw the movie “The Impossible” with my husband and very pregnant daughter. The movie is about a family ...

by:  Nancy Spoolstra It has been nearly five years since I regularly blogged at adoptionblogs.com, and I have been excited to resume blogg...

By Julie Beem LuLu and I build gingerbread houses.  We build them for the annual competition at her virtual school.  She’s a serious com...

By Gari Lister Our attachment therapist a long time ago suggested that if my girls had a difficult time with my massaging and touching ...

By Marc Deprey    Well, here it is, the moment I’ve been thinking about. How to start my contribution to ATN’s new blog? I could write about...