Brendan Turner

14/05/2026

Feeling safe and present is crucial in therapy. For some, simply making eye contact and feeling truly with someone is a breakthrough experience, paving the way for deeper healing.
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11/05/2026

To heal, we must allow ourselves to enter dysregulated states and express intense emotions. When grounded, this expression isn't re-traumatising, but a vital part of releasing held feelings from childhood abuse or trauma.

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05/05/2026

I was taught to suppress emotions and distrust my own feelings, and survival meant people-pleasing. Restoring pulsation is fundamental in building a secure sense of self.

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02/12/2025

Check out this webinar recording on a Radix Somatic Approach to Healing Trauma and 3 other webinar recordings on this YouTube channel.

Somatic psychotherapy, healing, psychology, mental health, mind body, trauma, radix, energy, therapy

10/09/2023

What an amazing interview with Stephen Porges and his son Seth who discuss polyvagal theory in simple practical terms with the tools we need to deepen our social bonds and sense of safety in this stressful modern world.

We catch up with return guest Stephen Porges as he introduces his son, Seth, who has co-authored a new book called Our Polyvagal World. You can find out more...

29/08/2023

What are the “3 points of grounding” and why are they important in resolving and integrating trauma stuck in the body?

20/08/2023

In this short video I interview my colleague George about the depth of work required to heal complex trauma, and how Radix Somatic work does this so brilliantly.

02/07/2023

Talk therapy and verbalisations of unpleasant events without experiencing emotions constitutes defensive rather than integrative coping. By contrast, right-brain processing of emotions is integrative rather than defensive, and unconscious rather than conscious.

18/06/2023

A therapist can only take you as far as they have gone themselves. A right-brain to right-brain connection between therapist and client is a necessary condition in healing trauma.

10/06/2023

Understanding the right-brain defense of "dissociation" and the left-brain defense of "repression" in trauma.

04/06/2023

Why is right brain therapy necessary in trauma healing? In this video I discuss what type of therapy actually works and what you need to look for in a therapist who can genuinely help you.

Reference:
Schore, A. N. (2019). Right brain psychotherapy. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.

Brendan Turner’s website:
brendanturner.com.au

Radix Somatic Psychotherapy website:
radixaustralia.com.au