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Resilience is Not a Character Trait
Our culture often paints resilience as individual strength or toughness, a matter of will or character. From an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) lens, resilience depends on the interplay between our biology, environment, and the relational systems in which we’re embedded. Framing … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged Community, connection, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, Mental Health, Psychology, resilience
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Denial of Care, Denial of Humanity: Violence, Healthcare Injustice, and a Society on Edge
The murder of the CEO of United Healthcare reflects the deep consequences of cultural dysregulation and domination hierarchies. From an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) perspective, acts of violence are not isolated phenomena but rather symptoms of a society that fosters widespread … Continue reading
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Tagged CEO, collective wellbeing, connection, Domination, domination hierarchy, Empathy, hierarchy, IPNB, Mental Health, murder, Psychology, UnitedHealth, well-being
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Beyond Lifestyle Changes: Why Healing Takes More Than Better Habits
In today’s healthcare system, we often encounter the idea that some of our biggest health issues can be resolved through lifestyle changes. While this is technically correct, from an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) perspective, such change is also complex. When people … Continue reading
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Tagged connection, healthcare, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, lifestyle, medical industry, Medicine, Mental Health, Psychology, PTSD, Regulation, well-being
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“Navigating Uncertainty: Supporting Your Nervous System in Challenging Times,” a special seminar
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 11 AM – 12:30 PM US Eastern Time Delivered Live on Zoom by Imogen Ragone and Shay Seaborne CPTSD Register In uncertain times, our bodies and nervous systems often carry the weight of the unknown. In this … Continue reading
How We Treat Each Other Changes Who We Are
I often say “How we treat each other changes who we are,” but what does that mean? The way we treat one another shapes our health, both physically and mentally. If more people understood this, it could revolutionize not just how … Continue reading
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
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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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The Neurobiology of Incel Violence
The link between Incels and violence can be understood through the lens of Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) by examining how chronic emotional dysregulation, unmet relational needs, and unresolved trauma can drive some individuals to extreme behaviors. Violence often emerges when the … Continue reading
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Tagged Community, connection, incel, Incels, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, Mental Health, misogyny, powerlessness, Psychology, Regulation, violence, well-being
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Tips to Connect for Well-Being
Safe connections are the foundation of our felt sense of safety and therefore, our well-being. Here are tips for increasing your safe connections with others. Actively ListenFully concentrate on what the other person is saying without interrupting. Show that you … Continue reading
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Tagged connection, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, Mental Health, Psychology, Regulation, well-being
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How to Resist the Domination System Individually and Collectively
Resisting a system that perpetuates harm and neglect, particularly in the context of trauma and inadequate support, requires both individual and collective action. Here are some strategies that can help: Build Communities of Support Connect with Others: Isolation is one … Continue reading