One of the great challenges, when working with early Attachment patterns we all accumulate in childhood, is that we are working in the territory of implicit memory which is pre-verbal, non-conceptual, and sub-psychological. How do we excavate this type of memory that is encoded in the body and not in the mind? – because mind was [...]
Webinar Transcript Edited with Expanded Content Diane Poole Heller, Ph.D. & Maggie Phillips, Ph.D. November 16, 2011 There’s a lot of hopefulness about Attachment Repair – even though there can be a lot of things that go wrong in early attachment. The research that is being done recently strongly indicates that repair toward Secure Attachment is [...]
In the DARE model I developed 8 years ago, I became completely passionate about working to heal in the relational field. I feel that, especially when it comes to healing adult relationships, so much depends on the presence of the therapist, as I’m very aware of the fact that it is virtually impossible to integrate really [...]
I am excited to let you know that I will be presenting at the upcoming Psychotherapy Networker Conference in Wash, DC this March. The Somatic Experience Trauma Institute (SETI) asked that I do a half day workshop on Somatic Experience and Rich Simon, Editor, was so generous to give us a whole day! I am so [...]
“Beam a Gleam!” A “gleam” or “Gleaming” is the word that describes the special look we send when we greet someone special to us! Imagine showing up at a friend’s house unexpectedly and they open the door and immediately show an authentic delight to see you there. That is a “Gleam Beam”! See the effect it [...]
When we enter the holiday season, be it the traditional Christian-based Christmas or the Jewish Hanukkah season, it is often not without trepidation. What we strive for is closeness and sharing, but that is not always easy to achieve. The truth is, whether we come from a healthy, securely based family system or a more disruptive, hard-to-settle-in situation, we [...]
reprinted with permission. Memory: Gift and Curse Chapter 1: The Illusion of Memory Memory is the selection of images; some elusive; others printed indelibly on the brain. Each image is like a thread … each thread woven together to make a tapestry of intricate textures. And the tapestry tells a story. And the story is our [...]
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