Tag Archives: Reptilian Brain

Psychotherapy and Love

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Kathy

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 →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Emotional pain, Frontal Cortex, Limbic brain, Limbic Resonance, Mammalian Attachment, Reptilian Brain, Richard Lannon, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thomas Lewis | 6 Comments

Stephen Porges: Social Engagement Heals

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Kathy

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 →

Posted in Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Dissociation | 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 | 10 Comments

Polyvagal Theory: Trauma as Reptilian Freeze

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Kathy

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 | 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 | 9 Comments

“General Theory of Love” on Mammals

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Kathy

“A General Theory of Love” by Thomas Lewis MD, Fari Amini, MD, and Richard Lannon, MD, is all about why it’s so important that we are mammals. They say it’s vital that we value our mammalian attachment system and stay … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Emotional pain, Fari Amini, Frontal Cortex, Limbic brain, Mammalian Attachment, Reptilian Brain, Richard Lannon, Thomas Lewis | Leave a comment

The Hole in Half of Us

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Kathy

The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) study since 1994 shows that 50% of Americans have some degree of failed attachment in childhood. These are rigorous psychiatric studies of the general public which have nothing to do with “addicts.” It’s not just … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain, Stress chemicals | Tagged ACE Study, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Adverse Childhood Experiences, brain science, Brain stem, Bruce Perry, Emotional pain, Limbic brain, Reptilian Brain, Stress chemicals, Vincent Felitti | Leave a comment

Limbic Resonance

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Kathy

My Feb. 7 post “Love Theory” introduced “General Theory of Love” (GTL), the best book I’ve seen on the three-part or “triune” brain and human emotions. Basic survival instincts are in the reptilian brain, mammalian emotions are in the limbic … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Ed Tronick, Harry Harlow, Limbic brain, Limbic Resonance, Reptilian Brain, Richard Lannon, Still Face Experiment, Thomas Lewis, Triune Brain | 4 Comments

Love Theory

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Kathy

CLICK to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone” “A General Theory of Love,” after Einstein’s “General Theory of Relativity,” is by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon, three MDs and professors of psychiatry. They’re men on a mission to break … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Brain Science, Emotional pain | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Emotional pain, Fari Amini, Limbic brain, Reptilian Brain, Richard Lannon, Stress chemicals, Thomas Lewis | 7 Comments