Psychology with Davin

13/07/2025

ℹ️🌿 EMBODIMENT IN TRAUMA RECOVERY |

Embodiment is as an active process of self-discovery that you renew and strengthen by repeatedly attending to your sensations, emotions, and instinctual movement impulses. Mindful body-awareness practices help you learn to sustain the focus of your attention on how your body feels or moves in the present moment.

Embodiment in trauma recovery involves setting aside time to focus your attention on your breath and body sensations as related to traumatic events. You attend to the burdens of adversity whether they reside in your body as protective armoring or a loss of integrity at your core that leaves you feeling collapsed and defeated.

Read the Full Article: https://drarielleschwartz.com/embodiment-in-trauma-recovery/



📷: Kathy Overman

23/05/2025

The earliest forms of trauma can lead us to disconnect from our bodies in order to feel safe, retreating into thought, or seeking refuge in spiritual spaces.

While these adaptations once protected us, they can later make it hard to feel grounded, present, and connected in real time.

NARM helps us gently reconnect with our bodies and sense of self at a pace that feels manageable.

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22/05/2025

The strategies we developed as children were so adaptive and show us just how wise our systems were that we knew how to survive and stay connected. As adults, these strategies often do not serve us in the same way anymore but it can be empowering to be able to use the skills that come with the strategy in a more conscious and intentional way, without sacrificing one's own needs.

ℹ️🌿 PEOPLE-PLEASING AS A SURVIVAL STRATEGY: A RELATIONAL REFRAME |

"People-pleasing" is often spoken about like it’s a flaw – something to correct, unlearn, or pathologize. But in my work – and my heart – I see something else entirely.

I see people-pleasing as a wise, embodied survival strategy, not a character flaw. It is often formed early in life, in response to uncertain connection, unmet emotional needs, or the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) cost of not feeling like we are “easy” to love.

At its root, people-pleasing is a longing to belong. A yearning for safety, for closeness, for a continued relationship.

Read the Full Article: https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/articles/people-pleasing-as-a-survival-strategy-a-relational-reframe



📷: chadwellness

21/07/2024

“If we listen carefully to the body, it can teach us a great deal about what is most difficult for us to recognize and come to terms with from the past, and how we might approach our hurt with kindness and wisdom.”

-Jon Kabat-Zinn
Full Catastrophe Living

15/07/2023

Love this discussion on belonging. When we try to fit in and please others, we betray ourselves and paradoxically, stop belonging in that instance.

15/07/2023

Healthy boundaries are such an important part of healing.

This post addresses the role of boundaries as instrumental to healing trauma, especially childhood trauma. Boundaries are the limits that help to define...

30/03/2023

Love her illustrations and how she models making space to be with parts in a compassionate way ❤️

03/03/2023

We all want to be happy and now we know how to according to this latest research. It's not money, career or exercise even. It's positive relationships. Makes so much sense when we think about this. One of our core needs is for connection. Feeling connected to another person, feeling seen and heard. Hope this article inspires you to continue nurturing the positive relationships in your life.

In 1938, Harvard researchers embarked on a decades-long study to find out: What is the secret to a happy life? Contrary to what think, it's not career achievement, money, exercise, or a healthy diet.

24/02/2023

One of the most pervasive findings of the research literature is that self-compassion leads to authenticity because when we aren’t dependent on the approval of others for our self-worth, we are free to express our true selves. A key part of authenticity involves honoring our fierce and tender sides and getting them into balance. - Kristin Neff

20/02/2023

The Power of Self-Compassion ♥️🙏🏽💯

"We embrace ourselves, flaws and all, and value ourselves because of, not in spite of, our imperfections. We honor our strengths and our weaknesses. We don't need to do anything to earn this acceptance; we claim it as our birthright." - Dr. Kristin Neff

04/02/2023

“With practice, we can see that our wounded child is not only us. Our wounded child may represent several generations. Our mother may have suffered throughout her life. Our father may have suffered. Perhaps our parents weren’t able to look after the wounded child in themselves. So when we’re embracing the wounded child in us, we are embracing all the wounded child in our past generations. This practice is not a practice for ourselves alone, but for numberless generations of ancestors and descendants.”
~Thich Nhat Hanh