Yoga as a mindbody practice to to heal trauma
Mental health therapists are seeing the benefits in treating PTSD by integrating yoga into their practices
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Can PTSD develop from multiple life events?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop in a person from multiple life events, one after another, not just one traumatic event.
Gun Violence in US Costs: $280 Billion Annually and a Nation With PTSD
Literally millions of people in the US identify as a gun violence survivor, because of the high crime rate involving guns
The Social Psychology of Gun Violence in America
Gun violence has traumatized the entire United States. Children report they are afraid of being shot in school.
PTSD 5: How Emotions Are Processed
Eare processed in the brain, from the bottom up: from the emotional brain to the rational brain.
PTSD: 4 No, it’s not all in your head: Memory Encoding
Ttraumatic memories are physically encoded differently in the brain than regular, non-traumatic memories.
PTSD: 3 No, it’s not all in your head: the Vagus Nerve
In this article, we’ll talk about the cranial nerves, and, more specifically, the vagus nerve and polyvagal theory.
PTSD: 2 No, it’s not all in your head: The Neuroplatform of Emotion
Advances in neurobiology – knowing how our brains and nervous systems work – help us understand how PTSD symptoms persist and how they heal
PTSD: 1 No, it’s not all in your head
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a painful, frightening and frustrating condition.
PTSD, Flashbacks and Post-Traumatic Growth
One day, Dave was having a quiet day in his workshop. He was working on his model trains, his favorite hobby. He was looking at the...
PTSD, Flashbacks and Post-Traumatic Growth
Originally posted March 6, 2018. One day, Dave was having a quiet day in his workshop. He was working on his model trains, his favorite...
EMDR, PTSD, Neuroplasticity and “Limbic System Therapy”
Originally posted October 30, 2017. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based therapy used to treat...
Trauma and the Brain, Vagus Nerve and the Body
Originally posted June 26, 2017. “We use our minds not to discover facts but to hide them, One of the things the screen hides most...
Returning Veterans, PTS/PTSD and Post-Traumatic Growth
Originally posted November 12, 2013. Returning Veterans, PTS/PTSD and Post-Traumatic Growth From my guest post on the ReGroup Therapy...
Book Review: The River of Forgetting: A Memoir of Healing from Sexual Abuse by Jane Rowan
Originally published July 9, 2013. Many people in my psychotherapy practice struggle with coming to terms with childhood sexual abuse....
Book Review: In the Shadow of a Badge: A Memoir about Flight 93, a Field of Angels and My Spiritual
Originally posted April 8, 2013. Book Review: In the Shadow of a Badge: A Memoir about Flight 93, a Field of Angels and My Spiritual...
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