Caring Matters
Relentless regret is often felt by survivors of childhood trauma. Particularly after we have managed to distance ourselves from the source of our pain, we get into get stuck in rumination loops of – if [Read More]
Memory reconsolidation is an important aspect of trauma healing. Remembering, accepting, making sense, and shifting those painful memories where they belong – in the past. You don’t forget traumatic memories; however, it moves into long-term [Read More]
Schemas are mental maps we unconsciously form as we grow up. Right from birth onwards, our brain creates schemas or ‘cognitive frameworks’ to categorize and organize semantic memory. They help us quickly navigate similar future [Read More]
As one heals from childhood trauma one realizes that much of our personality is a trauma response. How we relate to people and situations are the coping patterns from our dysfunctional childhood. The survival strategies [Read More]
Using Botox to treat scoliosis seems like sheer idiocy. Isn’t Botox used for cosmetic procedures? So how does it manage scoliosis? It seems botox contains botulinum toxin that inhibits the release of acetylcholine (ACh) in [Read More]
Disruption of the attachment bond is the most common cause of childhood trauma. The people who were supposed to love and care for us instead harmed us. Being treated like shit by one’s own family [Read More]
Most of us have heard about the Hebbian theory, ‘neurons that fire together wire together.’ Trauma causes faulty neuronal brain wiring. Thus, healing from trauma entails changing how the neurons in our brain fire and [Read More]
Constantly feeling fearful and anxious, maybe you should check your GABA levels. GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in our brain. Meaning it helps calm our brain by blocking excitatory nerve signals in [Read More]
Scoliosis causes your child’s spine to become curved, sometimes in a C or S or double S shape. When your child develops idiopathic scoliosis, don’t panic. Think calmly, weigh your options, and make decisions in [Read More]
After years of working on healing scoliosis, I still felt there was a bioenergetic block deep within my psyche. Even though I was cognitively aware of my protective armoring against sexual abuse, I was unable [Read More]