“We may deny that an event occurred, or we may act as though it was unimportant. For instance, when someone we love dies, or when we are injured or violated, we may act as though nothing has happened, because the… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share Image
“However, there is no fixed rule that dictates when and if a symptom will appear. This group includes: • Excessive shyness • Diminished emotional responses • Inability to make commitments • Chronic fatigue or very low physical energy • Immune system problems and certain endocrine… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share Image
The second noble truth states that we must discover why we are suffering. We must cultivate the courage to look deeply, with clarity and… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
If you bring forth that which is within you, Then that which is within you Will be your salvation. If you do not bring… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
“The third noble truth holds that suffering can be transformed and healed.” — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
Now, what happens whenever there's a loud sound is that it startles us, right? And we arrest what we're doing, and we try to… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect. — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
I have come to the conclusion that human beings are born with an innate capacity to triumph over trauma. I believe not only that… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
“...who have been traumatized, this can be a monumental leap of faith, but we can recover from trauma; indeed, my experience assisting others to… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
“For this reason, I sincerely believe that just about everyone can benefit from doing the Twelve-Phase Healing Trauma Program that you’ll find in this… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
The effects of unresolved trauma can be devastating. It can affect our habits and outlook on life, leading to addictions and poor decision-making. It… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
While studying the effects of accumulated stress on the nervous system, I began to suspect that most organisms have an innate capacity to rebound… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
“He then made the connection between Jim’s death and the compulsion he felt to commit the robberies. Once he became aware of his feelings… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
“Feelings of helplessness, immobility, and freezing. If hyperarousal is the nervous system’s accelerator, a sense of overwhelming helplessness is its brake. The helplessness that… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
In top-down processing, which is normally what we do in psychotherapy, we talk about our problems, our symptoms, or our relationships. And then the… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
“One of the paradoxical and transformative aspects of implicit traumatic memory is that once it is accessed in a resourced way (through the felt… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
“Highly traumatized and chronically neglected or abused individuals are dominated by the immobilization/shutdown system. On the other hand, acutely traumatized people (often by a… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
