Trauma

   I think this is a powerful reminder as we see this playing out in the world right now. You see it in the urge to deny the on-going violence our government is committing against the trans community and immigrants (to name a few). You…

“You can’t change the past, but it’s infinitely reframable. You can tell the same story over and over in a hundred different ways, and every version is a little right, and every version is a little wrong.” – Maria Adelmann in How To Be Eaten…

Here is another quote from a recent EMDR Summit presentation on Making Sense of Psychosis in AIP-Informed Case Conceptualization with Paul Miller, MD “Over the last twenty years there has been a growing body of research showing that many people with psychosis have suffered from…

Not everyone who experiences trauma develops PTSD — but why? Here are a few factors that can make a big difference: Strong social support – Feeling seen, heard, and supported by loved ones helps regulate stress and build resilience. Healthy coping skills – Mindfulness, grounding…

“He (Alfred Adler) also believed from his studies of children, that our beliefs about ourselves and our belongingness become firmly established by the time we turn five years old. This can be a problem for human beings because, as Adler pointed out, children are very…

The window of tolerance is the range in which we as humans are able to function most effectively.  When the brain perceives a threat that it does not think you can fight or flee from it is likely to go into a state of collapse,…