Tag Archives: compassion
When Healthcare Feels Dangerous: How Practitioners Shape Our Capacity to Heal
When I tell a practitioner that I’m not doing well, and they dismiss or minimize what I say–what I share of my lived experience–it makes everything worse. It increases my sense of unsafety. It pushes me even further onto Red … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare
Tagged attune, attunement, compassion, doctors, healthcare, healthcare practitioners, IPNB, relationship, witnessing
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The Manufactured SNAP Crisis: A Nation’s Moral Reckoning
As the government shutdown drags on, nearly 42 million Americans are staring down an uncertain future. The Trump administration has announced it will not tap into emergency funds to maintain SNAP benefits beyond October, leaving millions without the food assistance … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged abuse, compassion, cruelty, food insecurity, hierarchy, hunger, justice, politics, SNAP, Trump Administration
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True Need or Trauma Response? How to Tell the Difference
The distinction between a true need and a trauma-driven need isn’t always clear because both arise from the same nervous system working to keep you safe and supported. From an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) perspective, it’s helpful to approach this question … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged compassion, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, Mental Health, trauma response
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The Yo-Yo Trajectory of Hell: Standard Treatment for PTSD
Standard Treatment Hell For many survivors of trauma, the journey through standard PTSD treatment is an endless cycle of frustration, pain, and betrayal. Despite the widespread acknowledgment of trauma’s role in mental health, conventional treatments often fail to address the … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health, PTSD, Uncategorized
Tagged American Psychiatric Association, Community, compassion, ComplexPTSD, connection, CPTSD, Empathy, iatrogenic, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, MedicalPTSD, Medicine, Mental Health, MPTSD, psychiatric hospital, psychiatry, Psychology, PTSD, Regulation, standard treatment
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An Interpersonal Neurobiology View of Pity, Sympathy, Empathy, and Compassion
From an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) perspective, understanding the differences between sympathy, empathy, and compassion involves examining how each affects our brain, mind, and relational dynamics. Pity Definition: Pity involves feeling sorrow or regret for someone else’s misfortune, often accompanied by … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Empathy, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, Mental Health, pity, Sympathy
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