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What is the story you always tell about yourself? Can you tell it one last time?
Catherine Schaeffer • Moving Consciously: Somatic Transformations through Dance, Yoga, and Touch
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
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Debra Chamberlin-Taylor,
Jack Kornfield • Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are
Trauma stories lessen the isolation of trauma, and they provide an explanation for why people suffer the way they do.
Bessel van der Kolk • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Like tree rings, the body remembers.
Akilah Johnson • Stress Is Weathering Our Bodies From the Inside Out
At one point in my life, I learned how to think. I used to know how to feel. In war, these are lessons best forgotten.
Ruth Ozeki • A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel (ALA Notable Books for Adults)
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
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