Editor's note: the following is a blog by SE™ Practitioner Betsy Polatin which originally appeared in HuffPost....
Study: Cognitive Regulation Fails Stress Test
A study published by the National Academy of Sciences has challenged the assumption that we can "rethink our feelings"...
Meet SE Trauma Institute’s Newest Faculty Member
My journey to becoming SE® faculty began with a love for ice cream. When I was around five years old, my aunt would...
Using a Hand Mirror to Work with Collision Trauma
Here's a technique that came to me while working with a client who'd suffered a rear-end collision in her car with no...
A Psychotherapist Discusses Mindfulness and Trauma in the Body
In this lively installment of SEPtalk, author, psychotherapist, and longtime Buddhist and yogic meditation...
Exploring Active Pause: Mindfulness and SE
What is mindfulness? In a previous entry, I provided Jon Kabat-Zinn's definition: "paying attention in a particular...
Reflecting on Peace at the Center of the Blast
I have recently returned to my home in Brazil after a trip to Japan to teach the second half of the Intermediate SE®...
Breath, Movement, and Somatic Healing in Africa
We are honored to share a new blog in seven parts by Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner Suzanne Levy who has been...
Here Is My Chance: A Story of Loss and Healing
The Somatic Experiencing® training shifted not only how I view my personal history and how I work with clients in my...