Tag: Trauma
The Body Does NOT Keep the Score: Where the New Kotler & Friston Paper Goes Wrong
The Body Keeps the Score criticism Let’s talk about one of the most massive, consequential screw-ups in the history of psychology. And how we are ...
PTSD: Your Nervous System Isn’t “Out of Balance”—It’s Out of Context
Why Your Brain Misreads Today’s Body Signals Using Yesterday’s Maps If you have ever tried to “just relax” during a panic attack or a flashback, ...
Why Polyvagal Theory and Somatic Therapy Rely on Outdated Pseudoscience
Cut Through the Hype If you’re considering therapy to improve your mental health, you’ve likely encountered buzzwords like polyvagal theory, Somatic Experiencing, trauma-informed therapy, or ...
Tissue Cell “Memory,” Trauma, and Why “The Body Keeps the Score” Isn’t Proven
Why Tissue Cell “Memory” Doesn’t Prove “The Body Keeps the Score” As somatic psychotherapists, Polyvagal-informed coaches, Somatic Experiencing (SE) practitioners, bioenergetic therapists, and trauma-informed mental ...
No, Your Body Doesn’t Keep the Score
It’s not just semantics—and it bears repeating. Your body doesn’t keep the score — and the uncomfortable sensations in your body are not all “trauma.” ...
Why Polyvagal Theory Doesn’t Stand Up to the Science
The pseudoscientific framework therapists love to believe Ah yes, polyvagal theory: The pseudoscientific framework that therapists just love to believe explains their methods of “trauma-informed ...
3 Trauma Truths Most Therapists Don’t Even Know
Finally master your mental health—without any nonsense “therapy talk” Trauma Truth #1: Everyone’s talking about trauma, but no one knows what it really is. Back ...
What Is Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy and Who is it For?
Have you heard about Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) yet? Yes, the “horse tranquilizer.” And no, it’s not like that… Ketamine is actually a well understood, ...
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy and How it Works
Dr. Kazi Hassan, MD and Leah Benson, LMHC discuss ketamine assisted psychotherapy, and how it has helped clients over the decades with their mental health ...
Show Your Hate, Reveal Your Pain
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced ...
