by Steve Haines | Jan 27, 2021 | Pain
When I teach that “pain involves the brain,” people often feel that I’m saying that it’s their fault. That’s really not what I am saying. I like to talk about the mind, the brain, and the body. The mind is our consciousness, our awareness, our sense of self. The brain... 
by Steve Haines | Dec 19, 2020 | Pain, Safety, Trauma
Polyvagal theory developed by Dr Stephen Porges is very influential in the trauma world. The essence of polyvagal theory is that feeling safe is the fundamental drive for humans. If there is the perception of danger (‘neuroception’ is the term used by... 
by Steve Haines | Aug 12, 2020 | Embodiment, Pain
From my mid-20s onwards, the question ‘how do we feel?’ has been a fascination for me. How do we construct our experience? What are our beliefs and how does that affect our experience of our bodies? Volunteering with people with learning difficulties and then working... 
by Steve Haines | Jun 18, 2020 | As Featured in, Pain, Trauma
Why is it that two people can experience the same stressful event, but have very different outcomes? I recently joined Avni Trivedi on the Speak From the Body podcast to talk about deepening feeling, changing the narrative and addressing stress, pain and trauma. We... 
by Steve Haines | Jun 13, 2020 | Embodiment, Exercise, Feeling, Pain
Slides from Steve Haines talk on pain at ‘Embodiment and Pain Day’ 13 Jun 2020, hosted by The Embodiment Conference. https://embodiedfacilitator.com/pain-day/ Parts 1 and 2 of slide show View Fullscreen Parts 3 and 4 of slide show View... by Steve Haines | May 6, 2020 | Anxiety, Embodiment, Pain, Safety, TRE, Webinar Recording
Finding Safety: Trauma and the Body What is trauma? When your physiology is stuck, you are stuck. Trauma can be defined as being stuck in protective reflexes. Dissociation is a protective reflex most people are unaware of. In my experience, most people dissociate most...
