EMDR therapy in the treatment of moral trauma/injury
The enduring nature of PTSD within military and veteran communities purports a proposed link between mental illness and moral trauma/injury. Changes in both the DSM-5 [2013]…
Category: PTSD
Human Givens: An Holistic Approach to Treating Trauma
It is now widely recognised that all human beings share a set of innate emotional needs that have to be met well in order for them…
Polyvagal Theory A Primer
Abstract This chapter provides an overview of the Polyvagal Theory. The chapter is organized to facilitate an understanding of the constructs embedded in the theory…
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory – Ch 13
THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF FEELING SAFE: Thoughts and Feelings: Reflections of the Brain and Body The important role of “safety” in our life is so intuitive…
Physical Scars | Emotional Connection
Finding the connection: Helping the trauma by making the change. The physical scars from trauma are a constant reminder of an event or series of…
Better Ways to Address the Gun Violence That Threatens Children Becoming trauma-informed is critical to making change
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY published an article by Elaine Miller Karas
Safe and Sound Protocol: A practical application of Polyvagal Theory using music
Dr Stephen Porges is – as well as our official Ambassador – the creator of the Polyvagal Theory. His theory proposes that the evolution of…
Trauma creates emotional learnings that are unlearned and depotentiated through memory reconsolidation
Traumatic experiences create memory of not only the raw sensory and emotional experience of the ordeal-event itself (episodic memory), but also memory of what was learned…
Learn how to stop PTSD nightmares
This extended version includes additional teaching by Dr Havens after the 5-minute animation. If you are a therapist and want to attend a 3-hr webinar…
Hydro-ease – Northern Ireland’s first dedicated floatation centre
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed your head just seems like a mass of tangled cables? Have you ever felt so heavy within your own…
