Tag Archives: Medicine

Why So Many People Can’t Believe and Support Trauma Survivors

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Recently, I encountered significant opposition after I posted about the sexual assault I experienced by a member of the US Coast Guard (USCG). The event felt like a set-up, and it seemed like a pattern. But the USCG declined accountability. … Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, IPNB of Hierarchy | Tagged coast Guardsman, cognition, cognitive dissonance, consent, denial, Education, hierarchy, institutions, justice, law enforcement, Medicine, professional abuse, psychiatry, safety, sailing, sexualized violence, survivors, systems, titles, uniforms, United States Coast Guard, USCG, victim blaming, victims, vulnerability | Leave a comment

Announcing My First Book!

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Of all the things I could have predicted for my life, becoming a watercolor graphic medicine artist who uses cartoon ladybugs to teach Relational Neuroscience was not one of them. But here I am. My “Della the IPNB Ladybug™” books … Continue reading →

Posted in Neurobiology | Tagged books, connection, Della, Della the IPNB Ladybug, doctors, Education, health, healthcare, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, learning, Medicine, Nervous System, neurobiology, Relational Neuroscience, safety, self-help, well-being | Leave a comment

Stuck on Red Alert: The Hidden Harm of Seeking Help

Posted on February 11, 2026 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

For most of the last seven years, I haven’t been able to feel the normal range of human emotions. Joy, peace, gratitude, awe, and beauty have been mostly absent. Most of the time, I can only think about these things. … Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Healthcare | Tagged abuse, awe, emotions, healthcare, hypervigilance, joy, Medicine, peace, recovery, Red Alert, wonder | 1 Comment

I Can’t Trust a Doctor Who Doesn’t Trust Me

Posted on January 12, 2026 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

I Can’t Trust a Doctor Who Doesn’t Trust Me The biggest barrier to my health has been the practitioner’s refusal to trust me. They don’t believe what I say about my body, experience, or reality. They can’t take in what … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare | Tagged Doctor, Medicine, trust | Leave a comment

My Survival Is the Punchline: Cartooning the Awful Truth

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

I make cartoon watercolors because my system won’t let me keep it all inside. When something is too much, too absurd, too violating, or too flat-out dismissive, I feel compelled to get it out on paper. It’s not an intellectual … Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Healthcare | Tagged accountability, art, cartoons, creativity, expression, integration, medical abuse, Medicine, psychiatry, watercolors | Leave a comment

Why Homeostasis Matters More Than You Think

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Most people don’t think much about homeostasis, but it’s the foundation of well-being. Homeostasis means the body and mind are in balance, able to meet life’s demands without burning out. It’s the state where we feel grounded, connected, and alive. … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare | Tagged allostasis, allostatic load, burnout, chronic stress, disease management industry, health, homeostasis, Medicine, psychiatry, recurrent pain, well-being | Leave a comment

The Most Dangerous Part of Being a Healthcare Practitioner

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Working in healthcare can be meaningful and even life-affirming, but it also carries a kind of stress that is often invisible and unspoken. From an interpersonal neurobiology perspective, the danger isn’t just in burnout or long hours. It’s in what … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare | Tagged care, connection, danger, healthcare, Medicine, practitioner, safety, suffering, support | 2 Comments

Dear Doctor, Please Pause and Take a Breath Outside the Door

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Dear Doctor, please pause and take a breath outside the door. It’s good for both of us. I know the system you work in demands too much, too fast, for too little. It rewards efficiency over empathy, billing codes over … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare | Tagged breathe, connection, disconnection, Doctor, dysregulated, healthcare, IPNB, Medicine, mindful breath, pause, presence, safety, stress reduction | Leave a comment

How Repeated Medical Abuse Conditions the Nervous System

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Fabrizio Benedetti’s insights into conditioning in his book, “The Patient’s Brain: The neuroscience behind the doctor-patient relationship,” are highly relevant for understanding how repeated medical abuse can shape a person’s nervous system. Conditioning—where the nervous system learns through repeated experiences—plays … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare, PTSD | Tagged doctor-patient relationship, health, healthcare, Medical PTSD, Medicine, pain, PTSD, trust | Leave a comment

How I Came to See the Mental Illness Industry as One of the Biggest Frauds of All Time

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

For most of my life, I believed the people in white coats were there to help. I thought psychiatrists and therapists were part of a system built to understand suffering, to care for people in distress, to ease pain. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health | Tagged abuse, Behavioral Health, diagnoses, fraud, gaslighting, Medicine, Mental Health, mental illness industry, metal illness, neglect, profiteering, psychiatry, revenue, standard treatment, treatment | Leave a comment