Dr. Bruce Perry
Dr. Perry is the Principal of the Neurosequential Network, Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy, and a Professor (Adjunct) in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago and the School of Allied Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
Over the last thirty years, Dr. Perry has been an active teacher, clinician, and researcher in children’s mental health and the neurosciences holding a variety of academic positions. His work on the impact of abuse, neglect, and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs, and policy across the world. Dr. Perry is the author, with Maia Szalavitz, of The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog, a bestselling book based on his work with maltreated children, and Born For Love: Why Empathy is Essential and Endangered. Dr. Perry's most recent book, What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing, co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, was released in 2021.
Dr. Bruce Perry: Part I
1:50 So Much to Learn About the World and Creating Room to Learn It
6:20 Ourselves in the Context of Others
7:05 Context for These Conversations and How We Learn
13:50 Presence with People
18:35 Relationally Rich Environments for Systems Success
22:50 Slowing Down in a Fast World
24:50 Floor and Ceiling Goals and Healing
27:20 Healing is Always Possible
Dr. Bruce Perry: Part II
1:45 Systems
2:30 Family Finding Success
5:30 The Novelty of the Health Lens
7:00 Social Determinants of Health
15:15 ACEs and Self-Healing Communities
19:15 Truth Always Wins
21:15 System Change Theory
23:15 Democracy
30:15 Adaptation and Mal-Adaptation