Nancy saw an image at the far end of the consulting room of a tiger, crouch, getting ready to spring. She locked onto my eyes and said, doctor,. I'm dying, I'm dying. Don't let me die. And so I said, Nancy, there's a tiger, There's a tiger chasing you, run, climb those rocks, and escape. Her legs started to shake and tremble, started to move as though she was laying down, as though she were running. This cycle went on for almost 40 minutes. In a way, I realized that her body had wanted to run and escape for 20 years.
Dr. Peter Levine, a legendary expert on the subject of healing trauma, joins Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest to discuss the power trauma holds over the body, how we can truly connect with others, and simple practices for calming fear and unwinding from trauma.
Dr. Levine has worked in the field of stress and trauma for over 40 years and is the creator of Somatic Experiencing. He is also the author of the best-selling, classic book on trauma Waking the Tiger. He’s authored and co-authored several other fantastic books including Healing Trauma, In an Unspoken Voice, and Trauma and Memory.
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Timestamps:
03:06: The power of trauma on the body.
13:36: The role of the practitioner during therapy.
19:32: Learning empathetic attunement.
25:39: What can people who carry trauma, but aren’t seeing anyone for it, do on their own to release it?
34:45: "Big-T" vs. "little-t" trauma
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