Why Trauma Fragmentation is an Adaptive Nervous System Survival Strategy for Therapy Clients
Q: What causes trauma fragmentation in psychotherapy clients? A: Trauma fragmentation occurs when the nervous system splits to ensure survival. […]
What Is Wisdom, Really?
Dear Friends, I was on a meditation retreat in the mountains last week and found myself reflecting on the word
Beyond Resistance: Understanding Structural Dissociation and Nervous System Survival Strategies in Trauma Therapy
This post explores how structural dissociation functions as an adaptive protective strategy rather than patient resistance, shifting the clinical lens
The Four Things That Hold A Life Together
Dear Friends, I’ve been doing research on aging lately, as we are preparing for our Elderhood program with Hedy Schleifer
How Trauma Fragments the Internal Self and How Therapists Can Foster Integration
Exploring the neurobiology of structural dissociation and the clinical application of parts work to help survivors move from fragmentation to
Rest Is Not Laziness
Dear Friends, Spring is the season of waking up. Seeds are sprouting, gardens are being planted, flowers are blooming, while
Why Trauma Is Encoded as Experience Instead of Story: A Neuroscience Perspective for Clinicians
The post explains the neuroscience of trauma storage to help therapists understand why clients cannot always verbalize their history. The
Grief is the shadow of love…
Dear Friends, As I age, seeing the impermanence of suddenly losing friends, watching environmental destruction, school bombings in Iran, children
Understanding Why Trauma Stays Hidden in the Body as Non-Verbal Memory Fragments
Exploring the neurobiological failure of narrative encoding and the rise of somatic storage in trauma survivors. Q: Why is trauma
The Future Of Therapy Is Splitting In Two
Dear Friends, For the past two years, we’ve been witnessing something unsettling in the mental health world. It feels like
Understanding How the Body Stores Trauma as Implicit and Procedural Memory Systems
Exploring the neurobiological shift from narrative memory to somatic storage in trauma survivors. Q: How does trauma become a living