Is heartbreak a gift?
Dear Friends, If we are very honest about life, it is one heartbreak after another. It is one loss after […]
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How Trauma Healing Unfolds Through Witnessing and Compassionate Presence
Moving from Survival to Somatic Integration In our community of therapists, we often talk about the profound shift that occurs
Interdependence Day
Dear Friends, Back in 2015, a client of ours, attachment expert Diane Poole Heller, offered a reframe that has stuck
Why Trauma Healing is Non Linear and How to Support Client Nervous Systems
This post analyzes the non-linear nature of trauma recovery to help clinicians recognize that client movement between stages is a
What If Your Calling Slowly Chose You?
Dear Friends, Last week we hosted a webinar called The Healing Power of Yoga, with Matthew Sanford and my wife,
How to Help Trauma Clients Move From Reliving to Compassionate Witnessing
Moving Trauma Clients From Active Reactivity to True Somatic Integration In our community of therapists, we frequently observe a profound
Who Will You Be When History Calls?
Dear Friends, My wife and I just watched Trevor Noah’s new special, Joy in the Trenches. Filmed at the elegant
Understanding Developmental Trauma and the Invisible Clinical Impact of Childhood Neglect
Understanding the invisible, systemic clinical presentations of severe developmental childhood neglect to shift therapeutic approaches from symptom-fixing to relationally-driven somatosensory
Protecting The Flavor Of Therapy
Dear Friends, Growing up in the 1970s in middle-class suburbia on the east coast, I was raised on TV dinners,
Trauma or Neurodivergence? How to Use a Nervous System Lens in Practice
The objective of this comprehensive clinical guide is to equip mental health practitioners with an Answer Engine Optimized, semantically structured
The Heroes Of This Work Are You..
Dear Friends, Back in June 2020 in the middle of the pandemic, we launched the Academy of Therapy Wisdom with