Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt

And then 20 minutes later, cortisol has spiked. And so that's what we're measuring. We're measuring cortisol and how it's coming up. And so your first time you're getting bullied, Chris, your cortisol is going to be high, high, high, high. And then as I follow you for the next three years, eventually one thing I'm going to see is that your cortisol is going to be low. And it's an adaptive process.

So there's a, you know, the body is set on for homeostasis. It's set to like keep you healthy. doing well, surviving, thriving as best as you can, even in difficult environments. So bringing down your cortisol is a good way of doing it. And it could be brought down because your glucocorticoid receptor sites are now damaged from your brain being bathed in cortisol.

So there's a, you know, the body is set on for homeostasis. It's set to like keep you healthy. doing well, surviving, thriving as best as you can, even in difficult environments. So bringing down your cortisol is a good way of doing it. And it could be brought down because your glucocorticoid receptor sites are now damaged from your brain being bathed in cortisol.

So there's a, you know, the body is set on for homeostasis. It's set to like keep you healthy. doing well, surviving, thriving as best as you can, even in difficult environments. So bringing down your cortisol is a good way of doing it. And it could be brought down because your glucocorticoid receptor sites are now damaged from your brain being bathed in cortisol.

There's other mechanisms that also explain this. But the point of the matter is, is now we have low cortisol. And so your reaction to future stressors looks different now. And not just the stressors of bullying, the stressors across your life. And so now we have changed the way a person is interacting and behaving in their world as a function of being stressed. terrible to them.

There's other mechanisms that also explain this. But the point of the matter is, is now we have low cortisol. And so your reaction to future stressors looks different now. And not just the stressors of bullying, the stressors across your life. And so now we have changed the way a person is interacting and behaving in their world as a function of being stressed. terrible to them.

There's other mechanisms that also explain this. But the point of the matter is, is now we have low cortisol. And so your reaction to future stressors looks different now. And not just the stressors of bullying, the stressors across your life. And so now we have changed the way a person is interacting and behaving in their world as a function of being stressed. terrible to them.

And that bothers me because these behavioral and biological changes set them up for future risk. So they're more likely to be at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. So now, Chris, you've been bullied as a kid. long-standing bullying issue.

And that bothers me because these behavioral and biological changes set them up for future risk. So they're more likely to be at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. So now, Chris, you've been bullied as a kid. long-standing bullying issue.

And that bothers me because these behavioral and biological changes set them up for future risk. So they're more likely to be at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. So now, Chris, you've been bullied as a kid. long-standing bullying issue.

Now your HBA has down-regulated itself as a protective factor and you get into a horrific car accident when you're 22 years old and you end up with PTSD that's debilitating and it causes you significant harm for the next five years. If you hadn't had that experience, PTSD probably wouldn't have been in your future. And that's the stuff that we're looking at and we're working on.

Now your HBA has down-regulated itself as a protective factor and you get into a horrific car accident when you're 22 years old and you end up with PTSD that's debilitating and it causes you significant harm for the next five years. If you hadn't had that experience, PTSD probably wouldn't have been in your future. And that's the stuff that we're looking at and we're working on.

Now your HBA has down-regulated itself as a protective factor and you get into a horrific car accident when you're 22 years old and you end up with PTSD that's debilitating and it causes you significant harm for the next five years. If you hadn't had that experience, PTSD probably wouldn't have been in your future. And that's the stuff that we're looking at and we're working on.

So risk is exacerbated in the future because of the relationships that our grade three children have or our 10th graders are having. So it really behooves us to step it up in terms of intervention and prevention, right?

So risk is exacerbated in the future because of the relationships that our grade three children have or our 10th graders are having. So it really behooves us to step it up in terms of intervention and prevention, right?

So risk is exacerbated in the future because of the relationships that our grade three children have or our 10th graders are having. So it really behooves us to step it up in terms of intervention and prevention, right?

So I focused on not overcoming it. And I know that sounds horrible, but that's kind of like, because I'm trying to get people motivated to change this. So I've really focused on the ones who aren't doing well. I don't think we have a good grasp of those who have done well, just like we don't really understand the true positive leaders.

So I focused on not overcoming it. And I know that sounds horrible, but that's kind of like, because I'm trying to get people motivated to change this. So I've really focused on the ones who aren't doing well. I don't think we have a good grasp of those who have done well, just like we don't really understand the true positive leaders.

So I focused on not overcoming it. And I know that sounds horrible, but that's kind of like, because I'm trying to get people motivated to change this. So I've really focused on the ones who aren't doing well. I don't think we have a good grasp of those who have done well, just like we don't really understand the true positive leaders.

So if I, you know, if you have young scientists that are listening and they're just starting their career, I want to know more about those who were bullied and seemed to do okay. I wanted, and maybe they had a protective gene. Maybe there was something about the way, like maybe the other protective, it might not even have been biological protective mechanism.