We have seen that trauma responses vary in intensity and width, but essentially they all entail a fundamental reorganisation of psychic and physiological systems, the digestive system for instance, the respiratory, the muscular, the reproductive system, even the way our brains our
Read MoreDuring the evolutionary transition towards mammals, the organisation of the nervous system underwent a very important change. In ancient reptiles, the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) regulated the animal's metabolism via what we call today the sympathethic and the parasympathetic branches. The ANS controlled and still controls, even in us,...
Read MoreScott Musgrave, creator of Associative Awareness Techniques, explains that understanding how our brains react to trauma is the key to understanding how trauma impacts the body and our psychology. In particular, by understanding that what defines trauma is how evolutionary responses are activated, allow us to unload the unfair weight of social...
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