Tag Archives: Trauma

Trauma is the effect left within us by our experience….

Posted on July 25, 2019 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Dr Robert Scaer… “In Western medicine we incorrectly categorize trauma by the events that happen when, in fact, it is the effect left within us by our experience. “ As he introduces himself here, “humble country traumatologist from Colorado” who, … Continue reading →

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That’s not ‘trauma’ that’s ‘traumatic’…

Posted on February 4, 2019 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

We have come to think and talk of traum as evil things that happend to us perpetrated by evil people. That’s a fairly new way of thinking about it, made up on the back of an envelope by a small number of people – you might be surprised where it comes from.
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Trauma and the Goldilocks zone…

Posted on July 16, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Are you traumatized enough? …too much? … or just the right amount? …”to qualify for services” Specifically, “…to qualify for inclusion” in a study being conducted into into a new therapeutic approach advertising itself as “trauma informed therapy”. What it … Continue reading →

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Remembering is not required – Babette Rothschild

Posted on July 13, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

From Babette Rothschild… No3 in Series from the book:  8 Keys to safe trauma recovery. This below is from the series of short videos summarising the book.   #3 Remembering is Not Required “One of the holes we have in … Continue reading →

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How we can bring about mental health support to refugees – Essam Daod-

Posted on June 25, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Essam Daod shares a story of  one way we can bring brief, important support to refugees at critical times. And also offers us a window of insight into how any of us might support any other of us  midst potentially … Continue reading →

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Grounding Trauma Conference 2018 : Challenging Paradigms. 17th, 18th April 2018

Posted on January 18, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Very pleased to have been invited to co-present with Jennifer Wynne a the CAST Grounding Trauma Conference 2018. Neither trauma nor difficult experiences that called names like “psychosis” are as mysterious or hard to understand as many experts would have … Continue reading →

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Workshop#1 Accepting Voices in Calgary- Sat 5th May, 2018

Posted on January 13, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Workshop Accepting Voices a unique non-diagnostic and creative way of understanding a range of human experiences that have been mystified and made taboo and yet which are remarkably common and really not that hard to understand.
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revealing the trauma of war

Posted on May 18, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Excellent article in National Geographic about application of very simple, powerful approach of encouraging vets to make and paint masks as a way to express their pain, their woundedness. As one says… “I THOUGHT THIS WAS A JOKE, I wanted … Continue reading →

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Still Trying – Nathaniel Rateliff

Posted on April 15, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know a goddamn thing Continue reading →

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Canadian judge rules in favor of forcibly adopted First Nations survivors

Posted on February 14, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Government is responsible for trauma of 16,000 indigenous children removed from families between 1965 and 1984, judge said. Continue reading →

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