Familiarity breeds contempt
Anytime we are feeling emotionally dsyregulated (conflict, fear, discomfort, etc). When we are living in our fight or flight nervous system, our bodies are focused on survival. Our heart rate and blood pressure are heightened and our mental-emotional processing is stifled. Therefore, there’s no room for balanced processing or reflection. We must first get to a place where we are calm and connected to truly reflect on the situation that caused such dysregulation.
Experience is not destiny
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Thanks for sharing. I’m working toward an elimination diet and this gives me more motivation. 🤍 that is what life is about
Wow this is profound and I resonate deeply
I felt peace for the first time when I stopped playing by everyone else’s rules and started creating my own
Robin Williams’ movies always make me feel more connected to humanity. RIP the goat.
I love Costa Rica
I couldn’t agree with you more regarding the unconscious mirroring that occurs in the therapeutic relationship, that is why a trauma-lens is critical, even when working with lower-risk clients. I very much hope to create deeper understanding in the field.
I don’t think it’s a one size fits all model. At the core, the prevalence of healthy attachments that allows a person has the ability to explore the deepest depths of their subconscious & nervous system regulation techniques are two strong places to start.
Agree with you on this. I’d add the caveat that trauma can (and often does) go far beyond overt child abuse. I like to think about trauma as an adverse response to something negative that happens in a person’s life that impacts their internal schema and their perception of their lived reality negatively. I.e, trauma isn’t what happens to us, but our neurobiological response to such events. Hope this makes sense. But to your point - child abuse is a silent epidemic in the US that must be adequately addressed for the betterment of society.