From a young age, I was taught that it is more blessed to give than to receive . . . . . . and over the years, I’ve come to appreciate the wisdom behind those simple words. You see, one of the founding principles of NICABM is to give back and do what we can […]
How Lessons of the Past, Present, and Future Infuse Our Life and Work
In his holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens tells a moving story of transformation. As the spirits of Past, Present, and Future visit the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge throughout the course of Christmas Eve, we see him learn to embrace a sense of compassion and generosity. After his experience, Scrooge says: I will honor Christmas […]
One Childhood Lesson That Sticks with Me
From a young age, I was taught that it is more blessed to give than to receive . . . . . . and over the years, I’ve come to appreciate the wisdom behind those simple words. You see, one of the founding principles of NICABM is to give back and do what we can […]
Could Thanksgiving Be the Healthiest Holiday of All?
The US holiday of Thanksgiving may well be the healthiest day of the year. Now that might sound a bit counterintuitive, given the amount of gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie that often fills a person’s Thanksgiving plate. So I should be more precise. Giving thanks may make a key difference in our enjoying […]
Changing Lives, One Well at a Time
About a week ago, we held a Day of Donation. We decided that for one day, we’d donate everything we took in from the purchase of Gold Subscriptions to charity: water. The response was overwhelming. According to charity: water, it costs an average of $30 to give one person access to clean water. And this […]
Treating Trauma in 100 Countries
Now that we’ve wrapped up the program, I’d like to take a moment to thank you for tuning in. 38,961 practitioners joined us for one or more sessions of the Treating Trauma Master Series. We believe the work you do with people who’ve experienced trauma is so important. That’s why we made it our mission […]
How Limbic System Therapy Can Help Resolve Trauma
When we’re working with clients who have experienced trauma, targeting the limbic system can make our interventions more effective. But what is the limbic system, and why is limbic system therapy so useful in treating trauma? In the video below, Bessel van der Kolk, MD answers these questions and explains why he uses this kind […]
How to Help Your Clients Understand Their Window of Tolerance [Infographic]
Clients are best able to cope with stressors and triggers when they can manage the resulting emotions. So how can we help clients who struggle to manage the anxiety, anger, and pain brought on by everyday stressors? In situations like this, psychoeducation can be one of our best tools – and one helpful concept is […]
How to Help a Client Come Back into Their Window of Tolerance
The window of tolerance is such an important concept when we’re working with trauma and dysregulation. For clients who have experienced trauma, that window often becomes quite narrow. They may space out and dissociate, or get too angry or anxious to focus. Or, they might fluctuate between hyper- and hypo-arousal. When they’re too far outside […]
How Trauma Can Impact Four Types of Memory [Infographic]
Trauma can have a profound impact on a person’s memory . . . . . . and traumatic memory can affect not only the brain, but also the body and nervous system as well. But conceptualizing how trauma can impact the different types of memory can be challenging, so we created a free tool for […]