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A Simple Metaphor to De-Shame a Client’s Trauma Response, with Ron Siegel, PsyD

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• A Simple Metaphor to De-Shame a Client’s Response to Trauma

After a traumatic event, a client might feel deeply ashamed by how they responded to the situation. Perhaps they froze and now blame themselves for not fighting back. Or, maybe they ran away, but now regret not standing up for themselves. As clinicians, we’re able to recognize that these reactions happen at the level of […]

Is Your Patient “Feeling” Unworthy? What May Be the Underlying Cause, with Janina Fisher, PhD

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Trauma and Unworthiness – How to Work with the Shutdown Response to Trauma

Trauma can leave a patient with a deep sense of unworthiness. On top of that, your client might even blame themselves for feeling this way. But as we know, there’s always a purpose behind a patient’s response to trauma. And sometimes, the challenge is getting your patient to see the wisdom behind their response – […]

What’s Happening in the Nervous System of Patients Who “Please and Appease” (or Fawn) in Response to Trauma? With Stephen Porges, PhD

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What’s Happening in the Nervous System of Patients Who “Please and Appease”

You’ve probably heard of fight, flight, and even the freeze response to trauma. But there are some newer defense responses – ones that experts have only recently begun to name and understand – that are critical to our clinical work. One of those defense responses is “please and appease.” You may have also heard expert […]

When the Fear of Rejection Leads to Appeasing Patterns

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When a fear of rejection erases healthy boundaries with Ron Siegel

When a client fears rejection, their ability to set boundaries can become severely compromised. Instead of voicing their own needs and desires, they may go out of their way to please others in an attempt to be accepted. So in the video below, Ron Siegel, PsyD shares an example of one client whose fear of […]

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