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What Do We Mean by Relationship Trauma?

(Note, continued training along with streaming video available on “The Workshop” on the www.tiandayton.com membership site) Relationship trauma is the kind of emotional and psychological trauma that occurs within the context of relationships. We are biologically wired to seek close and ongoing connection. It’s nature’s way of insuring that parents stay committed enough to children …
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body memories, codependency, emotional trauma, Experiential healing, fight or flight, Post Traumatic Stress Reaction, prefrontal cortex, psychological trauma, ptsd, relationship trauma, repetition compulsion, self medication, serotonin management, survival bonds, transference, unconscious body memory

The Black Hole: Trauma and Addiction

It has long been understood in the vernacular of the addictions field that those whose “lives become unmanageable” through excessive use of drugs and alcohol may be trying to “drown their pain.” While initially, addicts may feel they have found a way to manage a pain-filled inner world, this synthetic form of mood management can …
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What Do We Mean by Relationship Trauma?

The Black Hole: Trauma and Addiction

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