Memory of Traumatic Experience and Biology

Mary L. Holden 3/6/126:41 AM

Here is an interesting take on how to heal hurtful memories from a wise researcher: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/science/a-quest-to-understand-how-memory-works.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120306

The article was in the NEW YORK TIMES online on March 6, 2012. I am very interested in the topic of resilience and in memory and how to heal from hurtful experiences. Perhaps hurtful experiences have some value--but does the healing from them have even more value?

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Jane StevensPublisher, ACEsTooHigh; founder, PACEs Connection

Thanks for posting this, Mary. Fascinating. I agree with his answer in the last question of the Q-and-A: providing people with the ability to erase hurtful memories is risky. And yes, I agree with you: Healing from challenging or difficult experiences does have value. In my own experience, the ACEs Too High sites would likely have not come about without the childhood trauma I experienced. Although...another journalist who experienced trauma may have developed them. ;-)

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