Quantum Revolution with Karen Curry Parker The Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Cancer with Dr. Eric Kuelker, Ph.D.
There are an estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases globally, and cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the United States, where more than 1.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year.
What is cancer?
According to current medical practices, cancer begins when cells acquire the ability to grow uncontrollably and ultimately invade and damage the body’s normal tissues. Cancer development happens in multiple stages, from precancerous changes to malignant tumors. Cancer can develop in a variety of different ways, due to a variety of different factors. Some we inherit, and others we are exposed to throughout our lives. It can be categorized into hundreds of different diseases based on the cells in which it arises.
The current medical model basically asserts that some force - a toxin in the environment, genetic predisposition or random mutation - cause the body’s cells to go haywire.
Yet, only 5-10% of cancer is caused by genetics. Scientists argue that the number of cancer deaths due to pollutants and toxins is not as high as we might expect and lifestyle and diet also do not account for the remaining 90% of cancer.
Join us as Dr. Kuelker unpacks the science of how wounds to the mind hurt the body, and how we can achieve deep healing for both.
If there is a correlation between childhood psychological injury and physical illness, we can easily do the math to determine the short term and long term cost of not taking good care of children. Taking good care of children and supporting parents in being able to provide a strong foundation for their family is simply a good financial decision.
Dr. Eric Kuelker is a psychologist who has done over 30,000 hours of therapy. He has been featured on TV, in books, in magazines, and in newspapers, and has taught at universities, hospitals, corporations, and more. He has coached therapists and is past president of a company that created the largest Internet resource for therapists to use with clients. He is the only psychologist in Canada to publish data on client outcomes in his practice. He has worked in hospital, prison, school, outpatient clinic, probation office, court, and university settings. He is happily married and has three children. For more information on the Psychology Injury Index visit - https://psychologicalinjuryindex.com/
To watch Dr. Kuelker’s TEDx talk “Healing the Deadliest Injuries of All – click here (http://www.drkuelker.com/tedx-talk/ )
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