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How To Transform Embodied Trauma into Embodied Resilience

25.04.24 09:41 PM By Mignon Walker MD, Lead Resilience Coach - Comment(s)

Talking Has Limited Benefits For Trauma

Talk-based therapies rely heavily on verbal communication and cognitive understanding. They can be excellent for gaining insights into emotional states and thought patterns but don't reach the deeper, non-verbal layers of the psyche where trauma responses are e...

The Coping Trap: Getting Past Life's Challenges Requires More than Controlling Symptoms

03.03.23 06:28 PM By Mignon Walker MD, Lead Resilience Coach - Comment(s)

Coping is the Old Paradigm
Coping mechanisms like mindfulness and distraction serve as temporary fixes to uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. They have been the backbone of recommendations for the past 50 years.  During that time, people using these strategies have tended to remain stuck, battl...