The Three Steps to Communicating a Need
Communicating your needs is part of secure attachment. If you want to hear more about this đ§ listen to the full episode to explore…
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Aiming for Secure Attachment
If you didnât grow up with secure attachment, it can feel like chasing something that you don’t have a clear idea of. So, letâs…
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What Secure Attachment Feels Like
In a secure relationship, your nervous systemâs resting place is in the ventral vagal stateâa branch of the parasympathetic nervous system associated with social…
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Integrating Traumatic Experiences
When we experience trauma, our thoughts, emotions, and body can feel fragmentedâlike they’re speaking different languages. We might notice flashbacks, racing thoughts, numbness, dissociation,…
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The Top Down Approach to Trauma
When we work with trauma from a top-down perspective, we start with the brainâspecifically the neocortex, the part responsible for thinking, meaning-making, and language….
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A Bottom-Up Approach to Trauma
Top-Down vs Bottom-Up Healingâ When it comes to trauma therapy, the order matters.â â A top-down approach starts with the thinking brain (neocortex). Cognitive Behavioural…
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What is an Attachment Injury
An attachment injury happens when the person you rely on mostâyour partner, parent, or caregiverâfails to respond in a moment of deep need. â …
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Connection and Trauma
When weâve experienced trauma, itâs common to want to pull away. To feel shame. To think, âI should be over this by now,â or…
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When You’ve Been Hurt, Think About This
When weâve been hurt, lashing out can feel justified. Itâs a natural response to pain.⣠But if we stay in punishment mode, we risk…
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When to Seek Help for Trauma
Trauma can feel like a crack in your energy systemâsometimes it heals naturally, and sometimes it doesnât. When symptoms persist or worsen after a…
