
Are you interested in building a more diverse and equitable world? Do you want to learn how to communicate your emotions through a neuropsychological lens? Delusional Optimism with Dr. B is a podcast where we break down complex concepts into easy to understand actionable information. There are five overarching themes in Delusional Optimism; Resilience & Protective Factors Child Development & Parenting Emotions & Neuroscience Diversity & Equity In every episode, we will dig deeper into one or more of these bigger concepts and provide relatable stories and examples of how to approach the world with an informed and OPTIMISTIC mind! The goal is to connect and build a community that is open to learning how the brain works and what we can do to maximize our resilience, build protective factors into our world that support resilience from the beginning of life. Let’s Leave a Lifeprint!
Episodes

Monday Feb 08, 2021
Overview of ACEs and all we have learned so far! (Part 2)
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
In this episode of Delusional Optimism, Dr. B and co-host Seth Creekmore continue with their review of the ACE series and answer more questions from listeners.
“We need to be aware of our impact on other people’s spirit or soul or emotional body, because actually that’s more harmful in the long run than stabbing someone with a knife.” - Dr. B [25:35]
What You Will Learn:
[00:37] Intro
[01:54] If there’s a disparity in ACE scores with marginalized communities
[06:19] If trauma in early childhood causes resistant towards authority
[16:26] Micro-emotions, universal emotions and confirmation bias
[21:54] What foster/resource parents should know about ACEs for LGBTQ children
[28:28] What is reverse engineering foster care
[32:27] How the root causes the ACEs
[37:47] One thing people can do to comfort themselves
[41:17] Outro
Wear a mask and find your calm!
Resources:
Don’t Feed into the Trauma Cycle episode
We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom by Bettina L. Love
Email Dr. B: contact@drbconnections.com
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Our partners:
ACEs Aware: www.acesaware.org
Every Neighborhood Partnership: www.everyneighborhood.org
Saint Agnes Medical Center: www.samc.com
Truth Work Media: www.truthworkmedia.com
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