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Basic IPNB Concepts and Terms

Posted on September 22, 2026 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Interpersonal Neurobiology Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB), also called Relational Neuroscience, is an interdisciplinary framework for understanding how our brains, bodies, relationships, and environments influence human development and well-being. IPNB looks at people in context. We develop through relationships, and our capacity … Continue reading →

Posted in Neurobiology | Tagged agency, attachment, autonomy, capacity, Coercion, consent, Context, Dan Siegel, De-Pathologizing, Differentiation, distress, dysregulation, Embodiment, Epistemic Injustice, homeostasis, Institutional Accountability, integration, Interpersonal Neurobilology, IPNB, IPNB terms, language, medicalization, Pacing, pendulation, power, Protective Response, Relational Neuroscience, repair, survival adaptation, titration, Trauma, window of tolerance | Leave a comment

From Pathology to Relationship: IPNB Insights into the Medicalization of Social Issues

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

The medicalization of social issues like addiction and mental health, backed by industrial interests, shifts focus from systemic inequality to biological explanations, depoliticizing the true causes of widespread despair, as it causes further harm and even kills. In the Jacobin … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health | Tagged connection, Gilded Age, industrial interests, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, medicalization, Mental Health, neoliberals, political, psychiatry, Psychology, Regulation, social issues, well-being | Leave a comment

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