Ever wondered what the science of parenting reveals about the best way to help children thrive? Attachment research reveals that it’s not what …
201/301 – The Science of Showing Up <h3>Helping Parents Help Their Kids</h3>Read More
Ever wondered what the science of parenting reveals about the best way to help children thrive? Attachment research reveals that it’s not what …
201/301 – The Science of Showing Up <h3>Helping Parents Help Their Kids</h3>Read More
At its most basic level, human communication is one nervous system responding to another, searching for signals that it’s safe to connect and flooding …
Daily microtraumas and constant societal messages about their lack of value and power can keep many of our African American clients in a chronic state …
Freud once called trauma that’s locked away “a splinter in the mind.” For decades, Saturday Night Live star Darrell Hammond grappled with a splinter …
204/304 – Cracked Up <h3>Exploring a Healing Narrative about Trauma</h3>Read More
If you came of age before social media and smartphones were ubiquitous, before polar icecaps started melting, and before going to college resulted in …
Courage may be the least recognized quality of a good therapist. But many of our finest hours were times when we went out on a limb with an …
206/306 – Brave-Hearted Therapy <h3>Courage as a Clinical Virtue</h3>Read More
Does the thought of your annual legal and ethical CE training make your eyes glaze over? Instead of sitting through a dull lecture, why not fill those …
207/307 – Fun with Ethics <h3>The Legal and Ethical Game Show Challenge---New Material</h3>Read More
New understandings in neuroscience have highlighted the central role the amygdala plays in anxiety. But how many of us can talk with our clients about …
208/308 – Taming the Amygdala <h3>A Brain-Based Approach to Anxiety</h3>Read More
Healing is a word derived from the German hailjan, meaning “to make whole.” To truly heal isn’t easy, since it involves reconnecting with …
209/309 – IFS in Action <h3>Leading Clients to Self-Leadership</h3>Read More
At times even the most talented therapists may question their clinical effectiveness. For many, the response is to sign up for more training, but …
The trauma that comes from combat and from responding to crimes and fires is now universally acknowledged. However, many vets and first responders …
211/311 – Working with Traumatized Vets and First Responders <h3>A Mind-Body Approach</h3>Read More
In eastern spirituality, the self is usually considered an illusion and enlightenment is seen as a process of letting go of the ego. But what do these …
212/312 – Discovering the Structure of Awakening <h3>An Introduction to Wholeness Work</h3>Read More
By zeroing in on underlying attachment needs, Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) offers a powerful process for transformational change. This …
When working with trauma cases, do you see clients go into flight, fight, or freeze? Do they yell at you, insult you, or leave the session? Are there …