Does the body really keep the score? Sort of, but not really.
The body "keeping score" of traumatic reactions has become a popular idea. The idea is that reactions to traumatic events get physically stored in different parts of the body. However,…
The body "keeping score" of traumatic reactions has become a popular idea. The idea is that reactions to traumatic events get physically stored in different parts of the body. However,…
I'm sure we have all seen it in life and in the therapy room: people just dead set and convinced that the way that they are thinking about or perceiving…
Research finds that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) is effective for PTSD. However, the scientific community still does not fully understand how bilateral stimulation (BLS) works in EMDR.…
Questions about the effects of screen time abound in our modern society. Does it really affect mental health or social responding? How does it impact our youth? Research has begun…
Economic and social markers now show that men and boys are falling behind in multiple aspects of American society. Researchers have begun to look more deeply into what drives this…
Climate change has been brewing for a while now. But so has anxiety about climate change. Otherwise known now as eco-anxiety, it has drastically increased in recent years. This is…
There is a human tendency to want to categorize things simply. This is no different for therapists. We often want to understand certain outcomes or prescribe specific if-then scenarios for…