Episode 37: Peter Levine, PhD (Part 1 of 2)
The Trauma Therapist
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The Journey to Becoming a Master Trauma Therapist
In 1969, it was a particular singular event that really helped me to crystallize this. In the 60s, I was developing a mind body approach to deep relaxation. A woman who suffered from severe panic attacks and agoraphobia went to see Peter for help. He told her: "You must relax, you need to relax" Her heart rate went down and down but then boom, it just out of glue shot up to about 160 beats a minute. And what do you think the stupidest thing I could possibly say? Well, I said it. So the last resource of the resource list is my book Waking the Tiger.
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