Death, premature, deserved, and inexorable, for many survivors of trauma is an omnipresent spectre that overwhelms any possible life-affirming defenses or strategies for survival, while typically remaining below awareness. People whose mistreatment…
EMDR therapy is well-suited for work with dying patients. It can help ease pain, reduce the impact of prior trauma on current well-being, and foster positive templates to facilitate peaceful dying. EMDR protocol fidelity is maintained where possible,…
[reminds] grief counselors and traumatologists about the dangers of overspecialization / emphasizes that each approach offers unique strengths that should be synthesized evolution of modern thanatology / grief counseling / trauma counseling / death…
The article presents a study on the effectiveness of grief counseling and post-death experiences in helping the bereaved. It states that 45 clients who had Guided Afterlife Connections experiences were enrolled in the study and Subjective Units of…
“Protocol for Excessive Grief“ is excerpted from Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Scripted Protocols: Basics and Special Situations illustrating a scripted protocol from one of Francine Shapiro's 6 basic protocols. “Scripting“…
The author notes the significance of the child-adult system and the effects of the death of either person on the other. She describes two treatment approaches: traumatic incident resolution (TIR) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing…
In our Western culture, death is a taboo subject. Perhaps because of our technologically advanced state, we’ve lost sight of some of our basic humanity - this lack of sight includes fully preparing our families for the inevitability of death and our…
Herkesin geçmişinde büyüklü küçüklü travma yaşantıları vardır. Deprem, taciz, tecavüz gibi bir defada olan büyük travmalar olabileceği gibi çok göze çarpmayan ama süreklilik sergilediği için kişiyi ilerideki yaşantısında olumsuz etkileyebilecek olan…
