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Peter Levine's Secret to Releasing Trauma from the Body
In this video clip from his keynote address, "Trauma and the Unspoken Voice of the Body," trauma expert and bestselling author Peter Levine explains how the body stores the memory of a traumatic event. Featuring a clip from an actual session with a combat veteran, Levine then demonstrates an exercise for releasing trauma from the body.
An Exercise to Decrease Negative Self Talk
What is Your Attachment Style in Relationships?
Nature's Lessons in Healing Trauma: Introduction to Somatic Experiencing by Peter Levine
Reduce Stress - Two Minute "Voo" Breath Technique - Katie Brauer
Peter Levine: Two Simple Ways to Help Clients Dealing with Trauma to Feel Safe
Addiction & Chemical Dependency
If you grew up in challenging circumstances, you may have found it difficult to tolerate uncomfortable emotions, especially if they felt uncontrollable. You may have learned to not trust others or there was no one to go to for comfort. This can begin the search for something to trust and rely upon to escape and relieve the discomfort that you feel may never end. Alcohol, drugs, sex, food, gambling, etc. often promise this relief, at least on a temporary basis; but, the promise of this relationship can lead one down the road to a "pathological relationship" with these substances / behaviors.
Sex Addiction
Variants of Paired Substance Use & Sexual Behavior
Codependency & Co-Addiction
An irony of addiction is that the Addict always affects those around them. It has a different feel and look for each affected person, related to the context of their connection with the Addict. This complementary component to the system is known as the Co-Addict. They could be the Addict’s partner, brother, sister, mother, father, child, friend or co-worker. What all these people have in common is they are in some form of relationship with the Addict. The partner of a Sex Addict is often referred to as a Co-Sex Addict, or COSA.
What are Schemas and how can they effect your life?
“Schemas” are memories, emotions, associations and beliefs often rooted in childhood experiences (bullying by peers, difficulty making friends, learning or physical disabilities, critical parents, physical or sexual abuse, divorce, death of a parent, alcoholic or dysfunctional families) that can influence how you think, feel and relate to others.
