Based on Research of Richard G. Tedeschi and Lawrence G. Calhoun 5 Domans of Post-Traumatic Growth 5 Domains of Post-Traumatic Growth 5 Domains of Post-Traumatic Growth Traits Relatively Favorable …

Top-Down When we work top-down, we are beginning the therapeutic process by engaging the neocortex, which controls thinking, language, personality and decision making.⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ The American Psychiatric Association (APA) recommends the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for treating PTSD. This is a top-down approach. CBT is a process that helps you to change your thoughts and replace them with more positive thoughts and behaviours.⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ However, research has shown that the brain’s ability to regulate arousal by thoughts alone is limited when faced with acute stess (LeDoux, J.). Bottom-up This approach starts with the BODY. It recognises that trauma is stored in the body and the body needs to be engaged in the healing process, along with the mind.⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ I use Gendlin’s ‘Focusing’ as the primary method to work bottom-up with trauma. It allows the body to speak to us in a very safe way. We are with the feeling AND also safely in the present; there is a dual awareness. ⁣⁠In this way a person can integrate body sensations, thoughts and feelings.

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We love science at Echo. In our Trauma & Resiliency trainings (Part I & II) we get into the science about the impact of trauma, including the changes that happen to the various systems of the body. It is a pretty exhaustive list, and to try to make sense of it all, we’ve developed another of our popular infographics.

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A set of graphics by Janae Elisabeth, informed by Dr. Stephen Porges, Deb Dana, Peter Levine, Justin Sunseri, Stanley Rosenberg, Bessel van der Kolk, Pete Walker, D.W. Winnicott, Layla F. Saad, Sonya…

Trauma affects the brain, especially the prefrontal cortex, amygdala and hippocampus. Ongoing trauma is associated with “lasting change in these brain areas” (Bremmer, 2006).⁣ ⁣ When there is a pot…

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Introduction The TRM was developed by Dr Tricia Skuse and Jonny Matthew and built on their work with young people serving sentences at Hillside Secure Children’s Home, or who were subject to secure…

My child glanced back at me, and then reached over and grabbed your hand and kissed it. You smiled down at her and I could read your mind. “What a sweet and loving child”. I also knew …

Attachment, Developmental Trauma and ACEs What is Attachment? Attachment refers to the emotional bond that we share with others. It “may be defined as an affectional tie that one person or animal forms between himself and another specific one – a tie that binds them together in space and endures over time” (p. 50, Ainsworth…

Illustrations based on Pete Walker’s model in the book “Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving” Buy Printables The 4F Trauma Personality Type The 4F Trauma Personality Types (another …

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Attachment, Developmental Trauma and ACEs What is Attachment? Attachment refers to the emotional bond that we share with others. It “may be defined as an affectional tie that one person or animal forms between himself and another specific one – a tie that binds them together in space and endures over time” (p. 50, Ainsworth…

Did you know that when we say a child has an attachment disorder, it is often not the whole picture? It is only one part of a seven-piece jigsaw puzzle called

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Explore how ACT can change your clinical practice when working with people living with trauma memories. Blog by Benjamin Schoendorff

I've been having a lot of fun lately drawing symbols. You see, I want to put symbols next to each exercise in the book of trauma healing self-therapy exercises I am working on. The symbols will indicate all the Healing Goals that exercise will help one achieve.

What is Trauma Trauma is similar to memory cells in the immune system, the brain and nervous system become sensitised to subsequent stressful or perceived stressful events experienced via neuroception as threatening or even life threatening mirroring an original experience or experiences once faced in...

Much of the most popular content in my portfolio is related to PTSD and trauma. I became interested in emerging research on trauma and PTSD while completing a trauma-focused Master's degree in a Counseling Psychology

Day one of the TIC conference was devoted to the work Perry and his colleagues have done to better understand what therapists, social workers and others can do to help kids who have experienced trauma.

Did you know that when we say a child has an attachment disorder, it is often not the whole picture? It is only one part of a seven-piece jigsaw puzzle called

It’s funny how sometimes just the right teaching by just the right teacher at just the right moment comes rolling through my extroverse. When it does, it seems to remain embedded in my neural…

Neuroscientists over the last few decades have discovered how trauma and fear affect the brain, especially the impact of experiences on child neurodevelopment. The brain...

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HOW TO GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK when life makes you HARD ON YOURSELF! Including a FREE printable: an affirmation I wrote to encourage Self-Love, Forgiveness & Letting Go. Being too hard on ourselv…