Dissociation and Trauma
“Dissociation is the essence of trauma. The overwhelming experience is split off and fragmented, so that the emotions, sounds, images, thoughts, and physical sensations…
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How Trauma Affects the Brain
Trauma affects the brain, especially the prefrontal cortex, amygdala and hippocampus. Ongoing trauma is associated with “lasting change in these brain areas” (Bremmer, 2006)….
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Re-Traumatisation
This event is retraumatising on several counts. Firstly, she experiences the same trauma her mother experienced, having her child stolen. Secondly, she re-lives her…
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Have you ever wondered if you would have marched with Martin Luther King?
Have you ever wondered if you would have marched with Martin Luther King in the American Civil Right Movement? I would like to think…
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Intergenerational Trauma
Intergenerational trauma is real. Trauma is passed down through family lines. When a member of a family experiences a trauma, such as being raised…
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The Johari Window
Do the work – What is the work around race for me as a white person? For me it is the same as all…
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Let’s Look At Some of The Statistics:
I am posting these statistics because I wanted to see them laid out before me. There is a problem, not only in the US,…
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How to Work With The Critical Inner Voice
Does your critical inner voice make you want to take a holiday from yourself? Did you grow up with critical parents? What were the…
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What You Can’t See in This Photograph
This is the first photograph of my little girl. She had just been handed to me. She was four and a half weeks early,…
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How Fear Stops Us Connecting in Relationships
Deep listening involves: Imagining your partners world – Stepping into their shoes Hearing your partner – you don’t have to agree with what they…
