by Ramon Diaz | Sep 27, 2022 | Body Chemistry, Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
A body goes through many processes to defend itself from trauma. One of those processes is the activation of microglia. This type of cell accounts for nearly 15% of all cells found within the brain. This cell acts as one of the first lines of defense against trauma....
by Ramon Diaz | Aug 5, 2022 | Body Chemistry, Brain Chemistry, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor
With the topic of trauma becoming more influential in the public arena, the narrative that surrounds this topic can become confusing. A related idea to trauma that may be unclear to many is dissociation. The word is a noun primarily and it is a psychological...
by Ramon Diaz | Jun 24, 2022 | Body Chemistry, Brain Chemistry, Guest Contributor
I want to visit an older concept that relates to trauma in this blog. Intersubjectivity is a theory developed by Daniel Stern-a prominent American Psychiatrist and Psychoanalytic theorist in infant development. Stern wrote several seminal books that positively...
by Ramon Diaz | Apr 28, 2022 | Brain Chemistry, Guest Contributor
Vagus-informed Therapy Creates Conditions for A Person to Heal from Trauma The trauma field has seen a sharp increase in interest by researchers and clinicians alike within the past 25 years or so. Many factors contribute to the interest in trauma research. One factor...
by Ramon Diaz | Apr 5, 2022 | Guest Contributor, Mental Health Advocacy, Trauma
When I am reflecting on the field of mental health, I often arrive at a point in my reflection where I ask the question, “How did we arrive at this point in time-related to mental health”? My intention behind this question is to continue to better understand why at...
