Trauma Therapy as Neuro-Symbolic Healing: Redefining Meaning in the Brain
There is a strange parallel between AI and trauma therapy, as the tech wizards are chasing neuro-symbolic models to make AI more human, and trauma researchers and therapists are leveraging the neuro-symbolic model to help humans feel more integrated and whole.
Two Years Later: Is What I Told the Wall Street Journal About Psychedelics Still True?
Two years after my Wall Street Journal quote on psychedelic risks, the hype is giving way to nuance. This article explores what’s happened since, emerging research on ketamine’s risks for trauma survivors, and why trauma-informed care is essential as psychedelic therapy moves forward.
Trauma is Neurobiological, Healing is Nuanced… Welcome to Neuro Nuance Therapy and EMDR
This opening post introduces the Neuro Nuance Therapy and EMDR blog, now newly syndicated on Medium, where trauma recovery meets neuroscience, EMDR therapy, and whole-person healing.
Dopamine and Depth Psychology: The Long Cycle of Addiction Hiding in Plain Sight
My key observation over my 10 years of watching people move through levels of addiction care was the progression of relapse, and how it often wasn’t a straight line back to substance use. It typically took a detour first into something Freud called “repetition compulsion.”