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What The Tranquilized Bear Says About Trauma Work
There's an image Peter Levine uses that I think about almost every week. If there's a bear in the wild, especially an endangered species, and the team needs to move it somewhere safer, they'll shoot it with a tranquilizer dart. And you'd think the bear just goes still and flops over. But that's not what happens.
The Preverbal Wound: When Clients Stay Stuck
When a client is brilliant, self-aware, and genuinely trying, but nothing shifts, you may not be working with the wrong client. You may be working with the wrong state. Here's what it looks like to work underneath the floorboards, working with a preverbal wound.
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What does it mean by “the body keeps the score”?
How our body remembers and holds on to trauma.
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It's Nice to Say No
Learning how to better set boundaries for yourself.
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The Science Behind Trauma I How Trauma Differs from Stress
A deeper dive into how trauma differs from stress.
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Working with Shame
Helping your clients push past feelings of shame.