Notice That Episode 38: Right Brain Left Brain Interweaves
Nov 1, 2020
This podcast explores the topic of left brain versus right brain interweaving in trauma treatment and EMDR therapy. It discusses the relevance of incorporating the body and emotions in healing through reprocessing and integration of information. The hosts also discuss the concept of interweaves in therapy and how they can integrate left brain and right brain processing. Additionally, they mention a collaboration with Katherine Keller, who offers free consultations for her upcoming program.
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Hemispheres Have Complementary Roles
- The left and right hemispheres specialize: left for language and articulation, right for nonverbal, sensory, and imaginative processing.
- EMDR uses integration of both hemispheres to restore coherent, whole-brain processing after trauma.
Trauma Produces Functional Disintegration
- Trauma produces brain disintegration by shifting resources to survival, often shutting down left-hemisphere language functions.
- That shutdown causes fragmented stories and dissociated parts that impede healing through talk-only therapy.
Grandmother's Post-Stroke Speech Struggle
- Melissa described her grandmother's post-stroke struggle to speak while still knowing what she wanted to say.
- The story illustrated how the brain can hold meaning without the left hemisphere's ability to express it verbally.