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““The brain-disease model takes control over people’s fate out of their own hands and puts doctors and insurance companies in charge of fixing their problems.””

Bessel A. van der Kolk

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“It was early in my career, and I had been seeing Mary, a shy, lonely, and physically collapsed young woman, for about three months in weekly…

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“Unlike other forms of psychological disorders, the core issue in trauma is reality.”

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“Beneath the surface of the protective parts of trauma survivors there exists an undamaged essence, a Self that is confident, curious, and calm, a…

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“trauma produces actual physiological changes, including a recalibration of the brain’s alarm system, an increase in stress hormone activity, and alterations in the system…

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“The ACE study group concluded: “Although widely understood to be harmful to health, each adaptation [such as smoking, drinking, drugs, obesity] is notably difficult…

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“Like so many survivors of childhood abuse, Marilyn exemplified the power of the life force, the will to live and to own one's life,…

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“The internal system of an abuse victim differs from the non-abuse system with regard to the consistent absence of the effective leadership, the extreme…

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“As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself.”

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