Unblocking communal witnessing - The Trauma Lady

How fear hijacks our ability to help trauma survivors heal

Unblocking communal witnessing How fear hijacks our ability to help trauma survivors heal Deborah Mcadams Mar 29, 2019 5 Share It’s challenging to get back to the discussion of trauma during a Sonoran super bloom, and when the internet, as always, is ablaze like an amygdala pursued by a grizzly bear. Thus, the amygdala is as good a place to start as any. It is balanced and non-reactive among the songbirds and blossoms of a super bloom. It is activated like an alarm when confronted with a firehose of digital content designed to make it react and signal the limbic system that danger is imminent.

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