Arielle Schwartz
Clinical psychologist, EMDR consultant and yoga teacher in Boulder, Colorado. Author of The Complex PTSD Workbook and EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology; writes on trauma, attachment and the nervous system.
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Their wordsthe issue that I take with some of the language around "the body keeps the score" is that it maybe doesn't also recognize that the body also carries so much wisdom and so much intelligence and kind of helps guide us towards healing
↗If the Body Doesn't Keep the Score, What Does?drarielleschwartz.com
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Their wordsIt may not be stored there, but what you're tapping into, it's not a repository of the memory, but it's part of this mind-body feedback loop where there's a sensation that your brain has an association to that might have a familiarity to a time in which you felt sad or scared.
↗If the Body Doesn't Keep the Score, What Does?drarielleschwartz.com
- 6 months earlier
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Their wordsThe central clinical proposition of polyvagal theory-that autonomic state functions as an organizing platform shaping perception, emotion, and relational behavior-was not empirically disproven in the critique.
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Their wordsPolyvagal theory provided me with a coherent framework for understanding why cognitive insight alone often fails when a nervous system is in defensive dominance. In such states, higher-order cortical processes are functionally constrained.
- 18 months earlier
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Their wordsOne area that is particularly vulnerable to traumatic stress is the corpus callosum, which sits in between the left and right hemispheres of your brain.
↗Brain and Body Integration for Trauma Recoverydrarielleschwartz.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsWhen the brain is able to communicate between the left and right hemispheres, you are better able to recognize your emotions and communicate them to others.
↗Brain and Body Integration for Trauma Recoverydrarielleschwartz.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Polyvagal theoryhealth and fitness
Their wordsEFT tapping helps improve connectivity within the brain and creates improved heart rate variability, improved vagal tone, and reduced inflammation.
↗Brain and Body Integration for Trauma Recoverydrarielleschwartz.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 7 years earlier
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Their wordsThese memories are not integrated with other positive experiences and are limited in their ability to accommodate new information.
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How EMDR works is still being discovered, and the proposed mechanisms are not mutually exclusive.
Their wordsthe field of neuroscience is still new; therefore, the physiological foundations of traumatic memories and how EMDR Therapy works are still in the process of being discovered.
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Their wordsSeeing any human experience through the lens of neuroscience is not only limited but also over-simplified.
- 4 weeks earlier
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Their wordsAs an adult, I can now choose when and how much to sense and feel. I also give myself permission not to feel sometimes.
↗Empathy (or how to adjust your faucet…)drarielleschwartz.com
- 5 months earlier
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Their wordsTherapists must emphasize the importance of resource development and careful pacing of EMDR Therapy so that clients feel safe in the present moment.
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Their wordsA successful treatment outcome requires that you build tolerance for the emotions and body sensations that accompany traumatic memories.