by Dr Melanie Salmon | Aug 10, 2022 | Brain Chemistry, Guest Contributor, Listening
Improve Your Relationships by (Really) Listening (as published in Medium at Three top tips from a Gestalt Psychotherapist So many relationships come unstuck. Not only romantic, but those shared with family, friends, and colleagues. Often, we don’t know what — or where...
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 Dr Melanie Salmon | Jun 13, 2022 | Brain Chemistry, Building Resilience in Healing, Compassion Fatigue, Emotional Wellness, First Responders and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Advocacy, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
When I was a medical doctor, I suffered burnout three times. This was in the 1990s and few people, least of all me, had any idea what was wrong when overwhelming fatigue took over and we had to stop working for a while. I had not been taught about self-care and knew...
by Roger Reynolds | Jun 8, 2022 | Abuse, Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
So, yes, they are all in my head, because that is where my brain is. Triggers Are Real Triggers are serious and should not be laughed at or minimized. Some minor word or minor action versus my strong response is not always easy to explain to others. They did not...
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...
