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Childhood Trauma Causes Cancer; Therapy and Relationships Heal
Eric Kuelker Ph.D. R.Psych. discusses reliable but little-known research linking cancer and heart disease to traumatic life events and stress. It turns out that psychotherapy and relationship repair reduces the chances of cancer and factors like marriage extend life more than medical treatments do. This may extend it down to the cellular level.
Eric’s website is https://psychologicalinjuryindex.com/
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