Lessons from the psychotherapy chair

Send us Fan Mail Today I talk about BPD and some therapeutic ways of self management. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode I share a personal experience about trauma and talk about therapeutic interventions that are effective. Support the show

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Send us Fan Mail Today I talk about some things that go on in my head that feel like insecurities.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's podcast I talk about a topic that was suggested to me by a young client and while writing the podcast I got to explore my own feelings about the topic. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is another client suggested topic. It is on perfectionism and excellence. Hope you enjoy! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I visit a topic that is one of my favorites and gives breadth to my woowooness.  The paranormal isn't a topic that one normally thinks about when they think about psychotherapy but it is relevant since several clients over the years have had paranormal experiences and needed to figure out if they were losing their minds. And sometimes they just needed a witness to their...

Send us Fan Mail Today I talk about attachment theory, attachment wounding, and attachment trauma. Here is a list of resources if you want to go deeper. John Bowlby Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment and loss: Vol. 1. Attachment. Basic Books. Mary Ainsworth Ainsworth, M. D. S., Blehar, M. C., Waters, E., & Wall, S. (1978). Patterns of attachment: A psychological study of the strange situation. Lawr...

Send us Fan Mail Today I talk about emotional shutdown with CPTSD and autism. This is a client requested topic. I am not a trained autism therapist but have basic knowledge enough to speak with confidence. Here are some resources if you want to go deeper. Levine, P. A. (2010). In an unspoken voice: How the body releases trauma and restores goodness. North Atlantic Books. Ogden, P., Minton, K., &am...

Send us Fan Mail Today I talk about healing shame when there is CPTSD and dissociation. Here is a resource list if you want to go deeper. Bradshaw, J. (2005). Healing the shame that binds you . Health Communications. Brown, B. (2007). I thought it was just me (but it isn’t): Making the journey from “what will people think?” to “I am enough.” Gotham Books. Brown, B. (2012). Daring greatly: How the...

Send us Fan Mail Today I talk about a common issue for many of my clients and that is untreated ADHD and CPTSD. Here is a list of resources you may find helpful. Resources: Arnsten, A. F. T. (2009). Stress signalling pathways that impair prefrontal cortex structure and function. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. Barkley, R. A. (2015). Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for Diagnosis a...

Send us Fan Mail Today I talk about spirituality as part of the therapeutic process. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's podcast the topic is MDD, Dysthymia, and CPTSD and I take a look at that through the polyvagal lens. I have included a bibliography of sources. Bibliography — Trauma, Dissociation, and Polyvagal-Informed Treatment I. Foundational Trauma & Dissociation Theory The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk (2014) Neurobiology of trauma, somatic memory, developmen...

Send us Fan Mail Today's topic is a follow up to topics that have been presented in previous podcasts and gives an overlay of polyvagal theory with dissociation. It helps to develop a new understanding of dissociation as central nervous system survival during trauma. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I talk about attachment and attachment trauma. I look at what that is through the lens of CPTSD, dissociation and polyvagal theory. Porges, S. W. (1995). Orienting in a defensive world: Mammalian modifications of our evolutionary heritage. A polyvagal theory. Psychophysiology, 32 (4), 301–318. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.1995.tb01213.x Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I talk about DID. Below I have provided citations for the information mentioned in the blog. https://www.aetv.com/shows/many-sides-of-jane   ·  American Psychiatric Association. (2022). DSM-5-TR. ·  Brand, B. L., et al. (2013). A naturalistic study of dissociative identity disorder treatment. ·  Dalenberg, C. J., et al. (2012). Evaluation of the evidence for the trauma and f...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I briefly review the information from previous podcasts and link them together by using metaphor and examples. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I answer a question from podcast 1 about aphantasia, what it is, what it is not, and how it relates to autobiographical recall. I also give a brief overview of IFS as a way of working with internal parts.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I am going to talk about dissociation and give a brief overview of dissociative disorders. This is not intended to take the place of counseling or therapy but to highlight some of the issues that could or need to be addressed with a licensed counselor or therapist. And for some, it will be educational information to increase understanding of therapeutic issues. None of the i...

Send us Fan Mail In today's podcast I discuss the diagnoses of PTSD and CPTSD with a comparison and contrasting to demonstrate the similarities and differences. I give some case examples to illustrate some of the differences. Amazon Storefront This is an affiliate site with Amazon for resources mentioned in podcasts. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I ma...

Send us Fan Mail Today's podcast in the first in a series of topics that will be discussed regarding mental health, counseling, psychotherapy, and healing from trauma and abuse with a focus on dissociation as a way the brain copes with childhood trauma and abuse. The topic featured this week is a very brief overview of mental health disorders that develop in human brains where the brain does...