Oxytocin and Trauma | The Healing Power of Love
Behavioural Endocrinology is a branch of endocrinology that studies the neuroendocrine system and its effects on behaviour. Behavioural endocrinology studies the biological mechanisms that produce…
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Healing Transgenerational Trauma brings peace and harmony to the present moment
We all carry memories of trauma in our nervous system and in our DNA which seduce us into repeating unconsciously the Traumas that our ancestors went…
Freedom in Forgiveness
A story that started as a tragedy and ended as a triumph of the human spirit in overcoming adversity. A unique perspective on trauma, resilience,…
Intergenerational Trauma, Wisdom & Resilience – Exploring Trauma Affected Communities
Examining Collective, Cultural & Historical Abuse and how it can be avoided for future generations. Exploring their multiple functions and complex effects. Understanding the health…
Critical Incident Stress Management – A Comprehensive Staff Support Program
Dr Mitchell, a former firefighter/paramedic, developed a comprehensive, integrated, systematic and multi-component crisis intervention program for staff support. CISM has many crisis procedures that address…
Starting Again
Systemic Innovation For Trauma-focused Care = Emdr + Mindfulness + Technology •Understand the limitations of traditional inpatient and outpatient models in providing trauma-focused care, and…
Appeasement: replacing Stockholm syndrome as a definition of a survival strategy
Stockholm syndrome or traumatic bonding (Painter & Dutton, Patterns of emotional bonding in battered women: Traumatic bonding. International Journal of Women’s Studies, 8(4), 363–375, 1985)…
The Moderating Effect of Practicing Body Psychotherapy
Research shows the disruptive effects of early maltreatment on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning in adulthood. Psychotherapists not only tend to report higher rates…
Childhood Maltreatment Influences Autonomic Regulation and Mental Health in College Students
Childhood maltreatment history may influence autonomic reactivity and recovery to stressors. Hypothetically, the maltreatment history may contribute to a retuned autonomic nervous system that is…
Polyvagal Theory: A Science of Safety
Contemporary strategies for health and wellbeing fail our biological needs by not acknowledging that feelings of safety emerge from inside the body. This paper focuses…
