Surviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhood

DeFrain, John; Jones, Jean Ellen; Skogrand, Linda; DeFrain, Nikki

doi:10.1300/j002v35n01_08

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“…In the larger study, spirituality was one of several major themes that emerged in regard to what helped individuals transcend a traumatic childhood (DeFrain et al 2003). This article focuses, in depth, on the theme of spirituality as it helped people transcend a traumatic childhood.…”

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“…The findings were not intended to be generalized to the larger population, but were to have implications for populations with similar demographics, and thus could inform further research. Other articles have been published from the findings of this larger study including one that identified the major themes that emerged regarding how people survived and transcended (DeFrain et al 2003), and one that described the role of a spouse in transcending a traumatic childhood (Skogrand et al 2005).…”

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“…Adults, however, begin to have the power, cognitive skills, and knowledge to transcend (DeFrain et al 2003).…”

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The Process of Transcending a Traumatic Childhood

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This study used a qualitative, exploratory approach to develop a conceptual framework that illustrated the process by which spirituality emerged as one of the processes that helped people transcend a traumatic childhood. Ninety people described how they survived and transcended the difficult time. This article outlines the stages of the developmental process that culminated for many in a deeper spiritual awareness and how this helped them in their process of transcending. These findings have implications for marriage and family therapists, clergy, and others in the helping professions in providing therapy, resources, and support for those who have experienced difficult childhoods.

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“…Trauma is experienced as emotional pain that shatters the psyche and body's self‐defence, leaving the person with mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and numbing (Williams 2006). DeFrain et al. (2003) concluded that persons who experienced trauma in childhood can be healed from their horrendous emotional pain, although the journey may be long.…”

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“…(2003) concluded that persons who experienced trauma in childhood can be healed from their horrendous emotional pain, although the journey may be long. Childhood trauma appears to be woven into a person's soul, perhaps for one's entire life time (DeFrain et al. 2003).…”

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Emotional pain: surviving mental health problems related to childhood experiences

Holm¹,

Bégat

Severinsson

2009

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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Emotional pain is described as intense by women who suffer from borderline personality disorder (BPD), and a high prevalence of reported childhood abuse was found in the literature and in research. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of women suffering from BPD with focus on emotional pain related to childhood. An explorative design was used. Data were collected from in-depth interviews consisting of women suffering from BPD (n = 13) and an interpretive content analysis was used to analyse the text. The findings revealed two main themes: 'Power' and 'Assessment of vulnerability'. The main theme 'Power' resulted in two categories: 'Surviving the feeling of being forced' and 'Surviving the feeling of having to assume responsibility'. The other main theme 'Assessment of vulnerability' had two categories: 'Surviving the feeling of being victimized' and 'Surviving the feeling of not being loved'. The findings suggest that nursing care need to develop an understanding of how these women endure their emotional pain, and try to survive as fighting spirits and how struggling became their way of life.

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Mothering in the Wake of Childhood Violence Experiences: Reweaving a Self and a World at the Intersection of History and Context

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Kushner

Hegadoren

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Health Care for Women International

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We examined the stories of 12 women mothering growing children at the intersection of personal history (childhood violence experiences) and symbolic, structural, and ideological forces and conditions. Women revealed their determination to reweave a self and a world, that is, to continually reconstruct and reconfigure their lives to change the story for themselves and their children. Women's ability to reweave, however, was facilitated or challenged through intersections with family, networks, single stories, and prescribed rules and routines. We propose that reweaving work is a significant phenomenon to consider as deeper understandings of the dynamic experience of adult resilience are sought.

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Surviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhood

Cited by 8 publications

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The Process of Transcending a Traumatic Childhood

The Process of Transcending a Traumatic Childhood

Emotional pain: surviving mental health problems related to childhood experiences

Mothering in the Wake of Childhood Violence Experiences: Reweaving a Self and a World at the Intersection of History and Context

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