Trauma theory and the paradigm shift in health

Trauma theory and the paradigm shift in health

The discovery that microbes were the etiological agents behind many killing diseases brought about a revolution in health care and the birth of public health prevention from vaccines to clean water to poverty and healthy eating (Bloom, 2016). Germ theory was a...
Healing trauma through the expressive arts

Healing trauma through the expressive arts

The impact of trauma requires approaches that address the sensory aspects many survivors report (Machiodi, 2020). Expressive arts therapy uses art, music, dance/movement, dramatic enactment, creative writing and imaginative play to facilitate mainly nonverbal...
Trauma transmits through the generations

Trauma transmits through the generations

Emerging trends in psychotherapy are starting to point beyond just the traumas of the individual to include trauma from family and social history as part of larger picture (Wolynn, 2016). Trauma from the past can send shockwaves forward through the generations...
Symptoms of a traumatised culture

Symptoms of a traumatised culture

Thomas Hubl (2020) writes that our societies are dominated by trauma energy. The symptoms of this are disparate worldviews, distorted perceptions and a general sense of disembodiment and disconnection, cut off from our collective roots and our ancestors, leading lives...