By Deborah J. Cohan — 2017
Family violence is a dynamic process, not an event, that takes varying shapes and forms, often over years, and it can be lodged in caregiving. Caregiving, also a process and not an event, can be lodged in a context of family violence.
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Safety is not the absence of threat, it is the presence of connection.
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Jeff Foster talks with a woman about how to best support a loved one who is in emotional distress. Recorded 26th April live in Holland.
Leah Guy believes that disconnection is the root of all fear, and the attempt at letting go causes more problems than it solves. Debunking the myth of detachment and other popular New Age ideologies, she emphasizes that there's no escapism in emotional healing.
In this clip from his Keynote address at the 2016 Networker Symposium, The Science of Therapeutic Attachment, Stephen Porges explains why the fabric of modern relationships is changing rapidly, due to technology shifting our neurophysiological states.
Written for those working to heal developmental trauma and seeking new tools for self-awareness and growth, this book focuses on conflicts surrounding the capacity for connection.
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Knowing how to transform conflict is critical in both our personal and our professional lives. Yet, by and large, we are terrible at it. The reason, says longtime mediator Chad Ford, is fear. When conflict comes, our instincts are to run or fight.
Description Understanding the role that unresolved disagreements play in building up resentment, ultimately leading to emotional disconnection.
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Relational-Cultural Therapy (RCT) is developed to accurately address the relational experiences of persons in de-valued cultural groups.
Being “othered” and the body shame it spurs is not “just” a feeling.
Emotions link our feelings, thoughts, and conditioning at multiple levels, but they may remain a largely untapped source of strength, freedom, and connection.