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Adaptive Survival Styles
The NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM® Relational Model - Heller and LaPierre, 2012) describes the human capacity for connection....
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Jun 2, 20244 min read
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Developmental & Attachment Trauma
There are emotional, physiological and relational effects of early developmental and attachment trauma. Attachment trauma is often...
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May 11, 20242 min read
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Rest is Safe
I was reflecting on some of the trauma work that I have done over the years. I spend considerable time and effort trying to recognize how...
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Feb 29, 20242 min read
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Suffering in Silence
I have spoken to many men who do not feel valid in experiencing pain. They have not been through war and they do not know how to explain...
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Dec 14, 20232 min read
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Automatic Trauma Responses
Many clients struggle with understanding why their brain and body does certain things. When human beings are subjected to repeated...
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Jul 20, 20232 min read
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EMDR Therapy - Part 2
The first post explained Phases 1-3. EMDR is not just and intervention. It is a 8 phase modality of therapy. Phase 4 - Desensitization...
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Jul 11, 20232 min read
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Why EMDR Therapy?
When I was trained in EMDR Therapy in 2006, I never realized the way it would shape my practice. I looked at it as an intervention. In...
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Jun 28, 20232 min read
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