Most of us can vividly remember the images of people racing away from the burning NY Twin Towers on that horrible September day in 2001, creating thetrau catastrophe that killed so many people in a matter of minutes. At the Bessel van der Kolk conference I recently attended, Dr. van der Kolk posted a now-famous […]
Resolving to Preserve Safety in Relationships
As I referred to Bessel van der Kolk previously, I struck once again at his recent conference by his emphasis on creating and maintaining safety in any relationship with someone who has been trauma impacted. This is one of those themes that cannot be overstated and is more complicated than it may appear at first […]
Why Trauma-Impacted People Avoid Introspection
It was a privilege to attend a two-day conference on December 6th and 7th featuring Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a researcher who is a professor of psychiatry at Boston University Medical School. Along with various collaborators, he has published extensively regarding the impact of trauma on things like development and how it can lead […]
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