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  • The Global Burden of Childhood Trauma

    “Trauma is not what happens to you, it’s what happens inside you.” Dr. Gabor Maté  Besides the long-time bestselling book by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score, […]

  • How unprocessed and unhealed trauma is likely affecting you

    Trauma can be an experience that was hurtful physically and/or emotionally, or the intentional or unintentional neglect of providing legitimate childhood needs by parents or caregivers.   Either one may leave […]

  • Circles of healing

     “Most human suffering is related to love and loss.” Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk in The Body Keeps the Score We have long known that loving touch is crucial to […]

  • Resilience, burnout, and Easter

    The Covid-19 pandemic may be “over” – (more or less) but according to stats, burnout is still high. 35% of ALL Canadian workers. And this does not include those who […]

  • FIONA’S FURY

    Our fall of 2022 FIT for LIFE series has again been marked by unexpected events. Last time the Queen’s passing. Now Hurricane Fiona here in Eastern Canada, and Ian in […]

  • Reflections on Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy

    The passing of Queen Elizabeth this past week provided extra inspiration for this 2nd post in our series, FIT for LIFE. Queen Elizabeth’s legacy of faithful service right up to […]

  • FIT for LIFE

    Fall and harvest time is here.  Now that I am retired from full-time medical practice, I am drawn back to my farming roots. When I see a grain combine out […]

  • Buried Treasure

    This is a guest post by Moira Cairns. We are grateful for her early contributions to the founding of IHTC, and our logo design. We wish her God’s blessing as […]

  • The Freedom of Forgiveness Part 2

    “As a psychologist; as a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother; as an observer of my own and others’ behavior; and as an Auschwitz survivor, I am here to tell you that […]

  • The Freedom of Forgiveness

    Unforgiveness and offence are a root cause of much human suffering.  Not only does it destroy relationships and cause wars, it also sickens our bodies and causes mental illness.  And […]