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Healing After Trauma with Dr. Peter Levine

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Apr 29, 2024
Dr. Peter Levine, a Somatic psychology legend, discusses trauma recovery through body-based approaches. Topics include resourcing experiences, creating safety, developing interoception, abandonment wounds, diverse perspectives in somatic work, and working with shame. Personal stories and insights on healing trauma are shared.
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ANECDOTE

Peter Levine's Childhood Trauma

  • Peter Levine shares a childhood trauma involving a violent assault he suppressed for years.
  • He used somatic experiencing to gently resurface and recontextualize this trauma safely over time.
INSIGHT

Completing Trauma's Defensive Arc

  • Trauma blocks natural defensive responses like fleeing or fighting.
  • Completing these thwarted physical arcs restores health and frees trapped energy.
ADVICE

Respect Diverse Body Awareness

  • Meet people where they are without forcing body awareness; respect diverse experiences.
  • Small, curious observations can open new awareness gently and safely over time.
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