by Steve Haines | Sep 15, 2021 | Safety
I’m a passionate advocate for embodiment. Human beings function best when they’re connected, present, not dissociated and able to be coherent with what’s happening inside them and what’s happening around them. This is an ongoing negotiation. In my clinical practice,...
by Steve Haines | May 27, 2021 | Safety, Touch, Trauma
When people think of trauma, they often think of psychological problems. The radical shift we’ve made through studying trauma is understanding that trauma is primarily about physiology. When we experience trauma, we get stuck in protective reflexes – gestures of...
by Steve Haines | Feb 24, 2021 | Embodiment, Safety, Touch, Trauma, TRE
Overview Connection to the body is the foundation of connection to self, connection to others, and connection to the natural world. Transference is when feelings, attitudes, associations originally experienced with important people from the past are transferred onto...
by Steve Haines | Dec 19, 2020 | Embodiment, Pain, Safety, Trauma
Links between pain and 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...
by Steve Haines | May 11, 2020 | Anxiety, Safety
The amount you’re affected by an unprecedented event like this current pandemic depends on your resources and your relationship to health. We all do the best we can, given our history and current circumstances. Many of our responses are rooted in primitive reflexes...
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...
