“Recently, a young Iraq veteran took issue with calling his combat anguish PTSD and, instead, poignantly referred to his pain and suffering as PTSI—the “I” designating “injury.” What he wisely discerned is that trauma is an injury, not a disorder… — 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 courage, into our own suffering. We often hold the tacit assumption that all of our suffering stems from events in the past. But, whatever the initial seed of trauma, the deeper truth is that our suffering… — 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 Image
“The third noble truth holds that suffering can be transformed and healed.” — Peter A. Levine Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I have come to the conclusion that human beings are born with an innate capacity to triumph over trauma. I believe not only that trauma is curable, but that the healing process can be a catalyst for profound awakening—a portal opening to emotional and genuine spiritual transformation. I have little doubt that as individuals, families, communities, and even nations, we… — 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 Image
“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 book and on the accompanying CD.” — 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 Image
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 Image
“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 and the role the original event had played in driving his compulsion, the man was able to stop re-enacting this tragic incident. What was the connection between the robberies and the Vietnam experience? By staging the… — 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 is experienced at such times is not the ordinary sense of helplessness that can affect anyone from time to time. It is the sense of being collapsed, immobilized, and utterly helpless. It is not a perception,… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share
