We had a marvelous presentation from Dr Jen Elam today regarding trauma. Here is the link to her talk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW6hfZ5YwUQ
Below are resources provided:
Jennifer is booked to do a weekend program on this topic at Pendle Hill the weekend of June 23rd. Info to come soon.
More on definitions:
https://www.iaffrecoverycenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/PTSD-Acute-Stress-flyer-2019.pdf
John Calvi: How Far Have You Traveled
Bessel Van Der Kolk: The Body Keeps the Score
Peter Levine: Walking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
Stephen Porges: Search the internet for “Polyvagal Theory”
Gabrielle Roth, 5 Rhythms
Techniques Common for Trauma in Therapy: EMDR, Flash Technique
Practitioner: Raymond McDevitt MSS LCSW
Psychotherapist and Executive Coach
Approved EMDRIA Consultant/Certified EMDR Therapist
Wilmington DE
302 650 4471 rmcdevittlcsw@me.com
Link for practitioners: http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/133535
To work with us: Gloria Bruner, Music Therapist – gloria@stearnsmusictherapy.com
Hillbilly Quaker: Pendle Hill Pamphlet
Dancing with God Through the Storm: Mysticism and Mental Illness
Jennifer Elam, Therapeutic Creative Coach – jenelam@aol.com
Questions asked to the audience during the presentation
Where you experience a traumatic event, do you work through that and then something great happens (redemption)?
What comes to your mind when you hear the word trauma?
Has that ever happened to you?
6 statements to get good at: I’m sorry, I love you. Thank you, help me please, that’s not good enough and buzz off (good boundaries) (John Calvi’s work)
Which are you good at and which need work?
Where is the safety in your life?
Where are the stable loving relationships?
Mind and body must work together to release any fixated trauma
Do you get enough movement?
How might you get more movement?
Compassionate witness of our experiences is important, Quakers call it accompaniment.
Are there situations that you would consider difficult to deal with since the pandemic hit?
Is there a part of you that you turned your back on that you came back to later again?
Jennifer is working on another program centered on the Deepening possible when one “uncomplicates the narrative” inspired by this Ted Talk:
https://www.ted.com/talk/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story