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The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study showed that for 17,337 patients, childhood trauma correlated to serious adult medical conditions. “Contrary to conventional belief," says co-Director Vincent Felitti, MD, "time does not heal all wounds, since humans convert traumatic emotional experiences in childhood into organic disease later in life.”FEATURED BOOKS – QUOTES
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Stephen Porges: Social Engagement Heals
Neuroscientist Dr. Stephen Porges explained in my Sept.19 blog that when a survival threat pushes humans back into the ancient reptilian mechanism of freeze, that’s how trauma happens. The autonomic nervous system (ANS in diagram below) just does this automatically; … Continue reading →
Stephen Porges on Treating Trauma and Compassion
Dr. Stephen Porges discovered in 1994 that trauma in humans comes from our most ancient “reptilian” freeze reflex. He calls it the Polyvagal Theory, as I wrote last week. But Porges also says we can use our mammalian attachment system … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Dissociation, Fight/Flight, Mammalian Attachment, Medical Trauma, Polyvagal Theory, Stephen Porges
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Polyvagal Theory: Trauma as Reptilian Freeze
CLICK to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone” Neuroscientist Dr. Stephen Porges appeared in my last few blogs; let’s explore his 1994 discovery of the Polyvagal Theory. Dr. Porges runs brain-body research at top psychiatry departments (University of Chicago and University … Continue reading →
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Dissociation
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Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Dissociation, Fight/Flight, Mammalian Attachment, Polyvagal Theory, Reptilian Brain, Stephen Porges
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Mammalian Attachment System Heals Trauma
Dr. Stephen Porges writes in his groundbreaking “Polyvagal Theory” that mammals like us aren’t made for trauma. We’re made primarily to attach to other mammals, which makes us feel safe, secure and good. When that fails, we’re also made to … Continue reading →