Tag Archives: IPNB
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
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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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
Posted in IPNB of Hierarchy
Tagged Community, connection, incel, Incels, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, Mental Health, misogyny, powerlessness, Psychology, Regulation, violence, well-being
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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Lies About PTSD
“Though PTSD cannot be cured, it can be treated and managed in several ways,” claims the National Association on Mental Illness (NAMI) on its page about PTSD. Hogwash! NAMI’s claim that “PTSD cannot be cured” is misleading and disempowering. It … Continue reading
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
Posted in co-regulation
Tagged connection, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, Mental Health, Psychology, Regulation, well-being
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How “Sit With Your Feelings” Can Harm Trauma Survivors
Warning! “Sitting with it” can be harmful for trauma survivors! Their nervous systems may be in a heightened state of dysregulation. Trauma often leads to an overactive stress response, where the body remains in a state of fight, flight, or … Continue reading
Posted in PTSD
Tagged feelings, integration, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, Mental Health, Psychology, recovery
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Building Our Sense of Agency
Trauma, particularly chronic or developmental trauma, often affects our sense of agency. This is especially true when the people, structures, and systems that are supposed to protect us and create justice refuse to hold abusers accountable. Our sense of agency … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Mental Health
Tagged agency, autonomy, Community, felt sense, Interoception, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, Mental Health, well-being
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Understanding Incels, an Interpersonal Neurobiology Perspective
Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) highlights the importance of early attachment relationships in shaping our brain development and social behaviors. Secure attachments in childhood foster healthy emotional regulation and social skills. In contrast, insecure attachments can lead to difficulties in forming and … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged Community, connection, incel, Incels, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, Mental Health, misogyny, Psychology, Regulation, social isolation, well-being
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The Kaiser Strike Exposes a Broken Mental Health System Built on Symptom Management, Not Care
As nearly 2,400 Kaiser mental health workers continue their strike, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the mental health industry is not providing the care most people need. While the striking workers are asking for more time to manage their workloads … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare, Mental Health
Tagged Behavioral Health, burnout, healthcare, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, Kaiser, Kaiser Permanente, Mental Health, strike, therapy, worker strike
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