The Trauma Therapist Episode 113: Ruth Lanius, PhD
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Aug 31, 2015 
Dr. Ruth Lanius, a leading PTSD researcher and professor at the University of Western Ontario, shares her insightful journey into trauma work. She highlights the transformative power of hope in recovery, recounting the impact of a long-term inpatient experience. Discussing the 'rebirth of the self' post-trauma, she emphasizes balancing therapist involvement with client resilience. Lanius also explores the adaptive nature of dissociation and introduces her book, which offers a model integrating neuroscience with clinical practice. Her guidance for new clinicians is both practical and inspiring.
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Never Lose Hope
- Ruth Lanius emphasizes
Holding The Light For A Patient
- As a resident Ruth met a woman who'd been an inpatient for eight years and had lost hope.
From Neuropathology To Psychiatry
- Ruth planned to specialize in neuropathology after an MD-PhD but chose psychiatry after an elective exposed her to trauma patients.
