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Lewis Howes
Patrick Teahan explains that childhood trauma often disconnects individuals from themselves and the world by instilling a core belief of being "bad," wrong, or an outsider who was taken advantage of. This disconnection is frequently driven by shame, which complicates other emotions like anger or joy …
Chris Williamson
In this discussion, Bessel van der Kolk challenges the traditional medical and psychological paradigms which often treat trauma as a disembodied cognitive issue or strictly define it by external events that exceed normal human experience. He argues that both medicine and psychology have historically …
Chris Williamson
Bessel van der Kolk explains that trauma fundamentally alters how the body registers and responds to events, often causing individuals to react as if they are being traumatized long after the original incident has passed. He illustrates this with a poignant example of someone who was sexually assaul …
Chris Williamson
Matthew Hussey argues that a significant portion of relationship struggles stems from fundamental incompatibility rather than issues that can be easily fixed or worked on through effort. He illustrates this with examples such as differing sleep schedules, noting that while minor differences might be …
The Diary Of A CEO
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, often cited as one of the most influential psychiatrists of the 21st century, argues that trauma is fundamentally a breakdown in human connection and synchronization rather than merely an event to be cognitively processed. He posits that traditional treatments like Cognitive …