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Safe Hands Helped Me Face a Memory Too Heavy to Hold Alone
The body often holds onto what the mind can’t touch. Early experiences we didn’t have the chance to process can stay with us for a lifetime. Working with a safe witness can help the body and memory meet in a … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare
Tagged abandonment, baby, birth, birth trauma, connection, craio-sacral, freeze, healing, Moro Reflex, osteopath, safety, shift, traumatic birth, witnessing
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The Therapist’s Mirror: How Lack of Self-Awareness Can Dysregulate Clients
A therapist who lacks the capacity for self-awareness and attunement may, at best, provide surface-level support, but they’re also likely to cause harm, especially to trauma survivors. Without the ability to co-regulate and deeply connect with their clients’ internal states, … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged attunement, Behavioral Health, co-regulation, dysregulation, healing, IPNB, Mental Health, Regulation, therapy, Trauma, trust
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Stop Skipping the Most Important Part: Being With Me In My Struggle Is Medicine for Us Both
Doctors often want to look at the bright side. They point to progress, milestones, changes in tone or function. They want to give hope. But in doing so, they often skip past the truth that I’m still struggling every day. … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged attunement, healing, health, holding space, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, presence
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Reputation Over People: Institutions Protect Predators
Institutions that protect predators prioritize reputation over people. When faced with credible reports of abuse, many institutions first seek to contain the damage, not investigate or stop the harm. This includes pressuring victims to stay silent, covering up records, or … Continue reading
Posted in Predators
Tagged accountability, Community, gaslighting, healing, institutions, predators, public pressure, support
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Hugs in the Treatment Plan: This Is What Care Feels Like
Six years ago, a gynecologist at ChristianaCare cut away healthy tissue without my consent. That egregious violation of informed consent fractured my sense of safety in a medical environment, my relationship with my body, and my ability to trust that … Continue reading
Who’s Responsible for Your Healing?
Social media abounds with admonitions that “You are responsible for your healing,” as if well-being is an individual choice and lack of it is a character flaw. From an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) perspective, healing is about understanding how our experiences, … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged healing, Interpersonal Neurobilology, IPNB, responsibility
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