Category Archives: trauma

Traumas Behind Illness, Anxiety, and Addiction

Posted on February 28, 2011 by L. Kessler

Have you ever wondered if there is some causal thread that weaves its way through various illnesses and neuroses, a thread that if pulled could unravel a great swatch of unnecessary pain and suffering? Judith L. Herman’s book Trauma and … Continue reading →

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Healing Traumas and Living with Our Wounds



Posted on January 30, 2011 by L. Kessler

Just as our greatest gifts can emerge from the depths of our traumas and wounds, so can our destinies emerge from our fates. However, our destinies cannot emerge until we submit to our fate and commit to work with it. … Continue reading →

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Instant Therapy with the Touch of a Finger

Posted on December 5, 2010 by L. Kessler

By Pamela Mortimer There’s something to be said for traditional therapies, particularly if the patient has a life threatening need. However, the age old practice of self healing has its own merits. “I Can Make You Thin” by Paul McKenna, … Continue reading →

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Combat Trauma on HBO

Posted on November 23, 2010 by L. Kessler

Combat trauma is the subject of a new HBO documentary called Wartorn: 1861-2010. With archival photographs and footage, it shows how PTSD has had many names over the years. Civil War: hysteria, soldier’s exhaustion; WWI: shell-shock; WWII: combat fatigue, lack … Continue reading →

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SE Trauma Therapy Explained by Peter Levine

Posted on November 22, 2010 by L. Kessler

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByalBx85iC8 This is a great video of the creator of Somatic Experiencing using a slinky to explain how the nervous systems reacts to trauma. Levine has a way of taking something very technical (neurobiology) and making it easy to understand. … Continue reading →

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“Not Belonging” Trauma

Posted on November 5, 2010 by L. Kessler

The desire to belong is common to most mammals and inherent in all human beings. As individuals we behave in accordance with the desires and norms of our groups in order to belong or fit in. Our beliefs and actions … Continue reading →

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Pronking, Trauma, and Soaring Again

Posted on October 13, 2010 by L. Kessler

Pronking is a behavior seen in nature, where an animal will repeatedly jump high and bound around as if in joy or ecstasy. There is such energy and enthusiasm in its leaps, it almost seems to be trying to leap … Continue reading →

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Trauma and the Brain: Helping Children Heal

Posted on September 16, 2010 by L. Kessler

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYj7YYHmbQs&NR=1 This is a simple video that explains how children can be resilient even with developmental traumas from childhood. It then talks about what we can do to help children today.

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Overcoming Trauma Video

Posted on September 8, 2010 by L. Kessler

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3kQgE1tlUI John Breeding Discusses Healing Trauma (15 mins.) A very gentle, helpful discussion of the psychology of trauma and what to do. Breeding discusses Levine’s work and how effective it is in helping trauma. He even discusses trauma and children … Continue reading →

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