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PANDAS
When the Immune System Walks Into the Therapy Room

Odelya Gertel Kraybill Ph.D. on August 25, 2026

When a child changes overnight, the first question is usually behavioral. Recent studies suggest that's the wrong question, and that the immune system belongs in the room.

When a child changes overnight, the first question is usually behavioral. Recent studies suggest that's the wrong question, and that the immune system belongs in the room.

PANDAS
The Dread Comes Back Before the School Year Does

Odelya Gertel Kraybill Ph.D. on August 4, 2026

Everyone else is buying backpacks. We are counting weeks since the last flare. Parents of kids with Neuroimmune Reactive Avoidance (NRA) may be dreading another school year.

Everyone else is buying backpacks. We are counting weeks since the last flare. Parents of kids with Neuroimmune Reactive Avoidance (NRA) may be dreading another school year.

Trauma
Micro-Responsiveness in Trauma Integration

Odelya Gertel Kraybill Ph.D. on May 22, 2026

Trauma integration unfolds through micro-responsiveness, gradually elongating the nervous system’s capacity to stay present, connected, and fully alive.

Trauma integration unfolds through micro-responsiveness, gradually elongating the nervous system’s capacity to stay present, connected, and fully alive.

Trauma
Why Self-Compassion Fails After Complex Trauma

Odelya Gertel Kraybill Ph.D. on February 10, 2026

Self-compassion often fails after complex trauma, not because it is wrong, but because survival comes first. Attunement is the verb that builds safety before kindness is possible.

Self-compassion often fails after complex trauma, not because it is wrong, but because survival comes first. Attunement is the verb that builds safety before kindness is possible.

Psychiatry
The Inflamed Brain in Psychiatric Disorders

Odelya Gertel Kraybill Ph.D. on January 5, 2026

New research links inflammation to mental health symptoms. Personalized care using brain and immune data could improve symptoms when standard treatments don’t work.

New research links inflammation to mental health symptoms. Personalized care using brain and immune data could improve symptoms when standard treatments don’t work.

Complex sorrow in neuroimmune parenting
Parenting
When the Holidays Meet Complex Sorrow Parenting

Odelya Gertel Kraybill Ph.D. on December 12, 2025

Parenting a neuroimmune child in the holiday season brings ongoing pain and layered loss often unseen by others. Consider this tender self-attunement practice.

Parenting a neuroimmune child in the holiday season brings ongoing pain and layered loss often unseen by others. Consider this tender self-attunement practice.

Depression
Depression Could Be Linked to Your Immune System

Odelya Gertel Kraybill Ph.D. on December 7, 2025

A new study suggests treatment-resistant depression may be rooted in the immune system. Trauma, stress biology, and mini-brain models reveal a hidden neuroimmune story.

A new study suggests treatment-resistant depression may be rooted in the immune system. Trauma, stress biology, and mini-brain models reveal a hidden neuroimmune story.

PANDAS
When Back to School Feels Impossible

Odelya Gertel Kraybill Ph.D. on August 8, 2025

Back-to-school transitions are tough with NRA. This update offers medical-aware, body-first strategies to help kids feel safe, supported, and ready to re-engage.

Back-to-school transitions are tough with NRA. This update offers medical-aware, body-first strategies to help kids feel safe, supported, and ready to re-engage.

Trauma
When I Don't Recognize Myself and My Body

Odelya Gertel Kraybill Ph.D. on April 13, 2025

Caring for a child with a chronic illness can reshape us. This post offers a compassionate lens for navigating the pain and complexity of parenting through long-term illness.

Caring for a child with a chronic illness can reshape us. This post offers a compassionate lens for navigating the pain and complexity of parenting through long-term illness.

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The Power of Enough

We’re all holding onto something we’re sure we can’t give up on, but research shows that letting go can boost our happiness a lot more than we might think.

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Self Tests are all about you. Are you outgoing or introverted? Are you a narcissist? Does perfectionism hold you back? Find out the answers to these questions and more with Psychology Today.

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