Category Archives: 5. Trauma & PTSD Therapy
The Project on DID
The Project did a sensitive piece on Maggie Walter’s incisive book “Split” about her DID story, with some cameos from yours truly.
The Girl in the Green Dress – Finally Published!
For those who are interested in this end of my work in trauma the book finally came to fruition. All credit to the courage of my (now-Ex) patient Jeni, who Continue Reading →
Nelson on fear & Courage
I think we are too ready to disconnect Courage from fear. But Nelson reminds us that they go hand in hand …
Good Article on EMDR
This is a reasonably good, recent article on EMDR from the ABC nicely summarised with this quote: “It’s obviously something fairly new and I suppose some people might see it as Continue Reading →
The Importance of Feeling Sorry for Yourself – Organise your self-pity party now!
Let’s wander into some Compassion Focused Therapy as I have had a number of patients recently apologise along the lines, ‘I’m sorry, I know I shouldn’t be feeling sorry for Continue Reading →
EMDR faster than CBT in treating Trauma
As some of you may know, my motivation to specialise in trauma therapy came from my training in EMDR in the early 1990s. We don’t often cure people in psychiatry Continue Reading →
Named must your fear be, before banish it you can
Yep, that’s Yoda. Okay, not the most recognised of psychological muses in the world, but there is a wisdom here. I never really got into Star Wars. It was just Continue Reading →
The story behind Rules for Being Human
Rules for Being Human were first popularised by Jack Canfield in his bestselling book Chicken Soup for the Soul. They were published as by ???Anonymous??? simply because that was the Continue Reading →
Invictus, Nelson Mandela’s Guiding Words
It’s not often that I watch a movie twice. Often, if it’s not what I’m looking for, I don’t watch a movie to the end once! And I’m not really Continue Reading →
Surrender – how to access the Buddhist truth
For a long time the Buddhists have reminded us that it is attachment and desire that causes us emotional distress. From unhappiness about current circumstances, to anxiety about the future Continue Reading →