Debbie Hanson, MFT

10/24/2025

So True! 💜

08/24/2025

This is an awesome visual! 💜

08/24/2025

Some of the effects of childhood trauma explained:

08/08/2022

Pick a couple to practice today.

Repost from Trauma impacts much more than just our prefrontal cortex or our behavioral activation system. It impacts our whole being—and it must be treated from a whole being perspective. Importantly, any legitimate trauma treatment must consider all of our being—the entirety of our body-mind—not just our thoughts and behaviors, alone.

Remembering the Body

There are many brave researchers and practitioners who have made important contributions to our understanding of how to treat trauma. One of the most useful models for understanding how to understand trauma comes from Peter Levine's conceptualization of the constituents of phenomenological experience that he has memorialized through the catchy acronym, SIBAM, and his work of Somatic Experiencing®.

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02/28/2021

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03/20/2020

A great tutorial by Diane Poole Heller about how our attachment styles interact in relationship. Most of the interesting and practical information is in the first 45 minutes.
Attachment Styles: Avoidant, Ambivalent, Secure and Disorganized

https://www.attachmentmastery.com/

12/29/2019

We need to change our understanding of what depression and anxiety actually are. They are signals that some of our needs aren't getting met, basic and profound needs like love, meaning and connection. Finding meaning and purpose and becoming a member of a tribe can be healing, powerful medicine. Take a listen to this Ted Talk by Johan Hari.

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, subtitles, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. In a moving talk, journalis...

12/12/2019

💠During this season of giving, remember compliments make wonderful gifts! 💠

10/14/2019

💠 A helpful perspective shift 💠

05/07/2019

We all want to show up and be seen in our lives. This means we will all struggle and fall; we will know...