Articles on Trauma

Beyond Narcissistic Wounding

May 8, 2012
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The Barbs and Wounds of Intimate Relationships Often couples come into therapy recounting an argument they’ve had. Each partner valiantly tries to get us to agree that their own position is correct. Well, it won’t work. We’re not there to be adjudicators. Actually, we’re not even there to resolve conflict (which may sound strange, but [...]

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Warring Couples

October 2, 2011
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We recently posted The Golden Rules of Relationships which highlighted the importance of feeling our feelings. Another way to say this is “Stop the violence within ourselves”. What violence? That caused by the self-imposed requirement, based on our experience in the world, to push down how we really feel, how we would naturally react. Soldier’s [...]

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From Illness to Stillness

October 2, 2011
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We’re excited to hear about a new book From Illness to Stillness due out soon, by Michael Harrington. From the Introduction Uncovering your innermost being releases a wondrous diamond. Once it begins to emerge from the layers of conditioning, a realization dawns: you are ageless and timeless. When every free instant goes into this quest, [...]

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Riding the Horse of Fear

February 19, 2011

Fear is something we all, to some degree, have a relationship with. And we spoke in our last post about the brain’s bias towards negativity (see Understanding the Emotional Brain). Much has been written in the field of psychotherapy about this subject and how it plays out in our lives, whether consciously or unconsciously. The [...]

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Understanding the Emotional Brain

January 20, 2011

Last year we attended the ANZAP seminar Understanding the Emotional Brain. This started with a stimulating talk by Lea Williams and Russell Meares followed by a lively discussion on the subject. Lea Williams presented some recent work by her and her group on, amongst other things, the brain’s response to fear and its bias towards negativity. Our [...]

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