Category Archives: Brain Science

My First Podcast 2 of 2

Part 2 “How to Heal” of my 11-6-15 podcast with therapist Jeff Friedman: CLICK to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone” What books and resources would you recommend for trauma? I really recommend Dr. Allan Schore’s Sept 2014 Oslo speech video “The … Continue reading

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Psychotherapy and Love

I went through three bad therapists before I found my current one, and for the first two years, I kept asking him the same question:  “You’re just a hired gun, right?  ‘What’s love got to do with it?’  What good … Continue reading

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How EMDR Helped My Early Trauma

Guest Blog by Amelia [Amelia is the pen name of an EMDR therapy client of Dr. Sandra Paulsen, pioneer of new EMDR protocols for developmental trauma/early trauma (ET). [FN] Amelia is now with Paulsen colleague D. Michael Coy, MA, LCSW.  … Continue reading

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New EMDR Therapy for Developmental Trauma

Guest blog by Dr. Sandra Paulsen (left) & D. Michael Coy, MA, LCSW [First I discovered it deep within myself and called it “trauma since the sperm hit the egg.”  Then I read that Bessel van der Kolk calls it … Continue reading

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My Neurofeedback Journey, 2

My Neurofeedback Journey, 2 of 2 by Tina Marie Hahn — as told to Kathy Brous Tina added on July 11: I am experiencing major changes in my brain functioning so fast with neurofeedback, although as of this writing, I … Continue reading

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My Neurofeedback Journey, 1

My Neurofeedback Journey, 1 of 2 by Tina Marie Hahn — as told to Kathy Brous I am Dr. Tina Marie Hahn, MD, advocate for Trauma-Informed Care and Communities, and survivor of actually ten Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). As a … Continue reading

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Can School Heal Kids?

Can School Heal Children in Pain? – Guest Blog by “Paper Tigers” Director James Redford, original date June 3 (photo courtesy of Mr. Redford). After learning about the overwhelming effects of childhood trauma, I decided to make a film about … Continue reading

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My Neurofeedback Journey – Dr. Tina Hahn

My Neurofeedback Journey by Tina Marie Hahn — as told to Kathy Brous [Tina added on July 11:  I am experiencing major changes in my brain functioning so fast with neurofeedback, although as of this writing, I have only been … Continue reading

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‘Paper Tigers’ Film: ACE Trauma Can Be Healed

“Resilience practices overcome students’ ACEs in trauma-informed high school, say the data” — Guest Blog by Jane Stevens, Founder of ACEsConnection.com Three years ago, the story about how Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tried a new approach to … Continue reading

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Tapping (EFT) 2 of 2

CLICK to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone” I’ve used Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), aka tapping for years, as I wrote in Part 1 on  “what is tapping.” Now for how to tap. “Focus on the negative emotion at hand: a … Continue reading

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