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…
Category: Stress
Making sense of other people’s resistance: shame, blame and fierce curiosity
Over the past decade, public understanding of the processes of trauma has expanded significantly. However, awareness does not always bring change, which can feel frustrating, confusing…
How to enable narrative expression and affect regulation – The scared gang are asked to tell
When children are asked to recall traumatic events or express their fears, their stress response is activated. Children have different styles of adaptation to threat; Instinctive…
The evolution of caring and compassion and the healing of trauma
In Compassion Focused Therapy, compassion is regarded as rooted in a basic if A then do B stimulus response algorithm. This algorithm evolved in different ways…
The role of the body in forecasting the future
Implicit Predictions and expectations of ourselves, others and the world are reflected in the autonomic arousal, movement, and posture of the body. This keynote will examine how…
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
Managing Anger
There is a progression of anger build-up: catch and interrupt your anger in the early stages. Irritation. Frustration. Anger. Rage. Aggression Be in touch with…
Mindlock Comic (Irish)
Is faoi ShomhairlÃn atá an scéal Glas Intinne; gnáthdhuine ar a sheanturas abhaile óna chuid oibre. Cuireann an scéal sÃos ar an streachailt phrÃobháideach inmheánach…
Mindlock Comic (English)
‘Mindlock’ is about Sam, an ordinary person making the familiar journey home from work. The story describes Sam’s private internal struggle with negative thoughts and…
