Sublime

What is the story you always tell about yourself? Can you tell it one last time?

I often ask my patients if they can think of any person they felt safe with while they were growing up. Many of them hold tight to the memory of that one teacher, neighbor, shopkeeper, coach, or minister who showed that he or she cared, and that memory is often the seed of learning to reengage. We are a hopeful species. Working with trauma is as mu

What are these patients trying to cope with? What are their internal or external resources? How do they calm themselves down? Do they have caring relationships with their bodies, and what do they do to cultivate a physical sense of power, vitality, and relaxation? Do they have dynamic interactions with other people? Who really knows them, loves the

Debra Chamberlin-Taylor,

Trauma stories lessen the isolation of trauma, and they provide an explanation for why people suffer the way they do.

Like tree rings, the body remembers.

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