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Mindfulness/Meta-Cog Notes! Slides and PP

Mindfulness/Meta-Cog Notes! Slides and PP

Jun 25, 2024 | , , , ,

This comprehensive slide deck exploration of mindfulness, metacognition, and traumatic training offers valuable insights for trauma recovery. By understanding how our past experiences shape our automatic responses, we can begin to rewire maladaptive behaviors. Mindfulness and metacognition serve as powerful tools for neutral self-observation, allowing us to question ingrained beliefs and make conscious decisions aligned with our present reality. The concept of “traumatic training” helps explain how childhood experiences can lead to lifelong patterns, while also offering hope for change through mindful awareness and intentional behavioral recalibration.

1.9. The trauma trap: avoidance, rigidity, isolation, and trauma-bubbles

1.9. The trauma trap: avoidance, rigidity, isolation, and trauma-bubbles

Jan 5, 2022 | , , , , ,

Explore the concept of avoidance and isolation in complex trauma recovery. Learn about the “trauma bubble” and how it leads to neural rigidity and limited life experiences. Discover strategies for breaking the avoidance cycle, expanding cognitive flexibility, and challenging avoidant behavior patterns. Gain insights into the importance of neuroplasticity and exposure in trauma healing.

1.8. Losing Control of Your brain: Triggers, Spirals, Addiction, Self-harm, Bad Habits

1.8. Losing Control of Your brain: Triggers, Spirals, Addiction, Self-harm, Bad Habits

Dec 16, 2021 | , , , , , , ,

Explore the neuroscience behind trauma recovery and mental health in this podcast episode. Learn about neural networks, triggers, and thought patterns that contribute to feeling out of control. Discover how understanding brain function can lead to regaining mental control and breaking negative habits. Gain insights into neuroplasticity and its role in trauma healing.

1.7. Anxiety, Obsession, Hyperactive thoughts; The High Energy Hellscape

1.7. Anxiety, Obsession, Hyperactive thoughts; The High Energy Hellscape

Dec 8, 2021 | , , , , , , , ,

Understanding the interconnected nature of high-energy mental health disorders like anxiety, obsession, and ADHD can be crucial for effective trauma recovery. By recognizing these conditions as part of an energetic spectrum, individuals can learn to manage their symptoms through energy regulation, critical thinking, and grounding techniques. Focusing on the present moment and challenging predictive thought patterns may help reduce anxiety and improve overall well-being. Regular exercise and mindfulness practices can also play a significant role in managing these conditions.

Mindfulness/Meta-Cog Notes! Slides and PP

✭✭✭ 5.26 Early Release! YOU v. BRAIN v. PROGRAMMING pt II

Jul 14, 2021 | , , , , , , ,

Understanding the intricate workings of neural networks can be a powerful tool in trauma recovery. This episode explores how our brains create and maintain neural connections, often leading to unhelpful thought patterns and responses. By visualizing these networks as branching trees, we can better comprehend how trauma affects our thinking and behavior. The concept of neural network overlaps and compartmentalization helps explain many common trauma symptoms. Recognizing the distinction between our conscious selves and our brain’s automatic programming allows for greater agency in healing. This perspective offers hope for rewiring trauma responses and creating healthier neural pathways.

Mindfulness/Meta-Cog Notes! Slides and PP

✭✭✭ 5.25 YOU v. YER BRAIN

Jul 14, 2021 | , , , , , , , ,

In trauma recovery, separating our sense of self from our brain function can be a powerful tool. This episode explores the concept that we are not our brains, bodies, experiences, emotions, or thoughts. By challenging societal narratives about the brain and consciousness, we can reframe our self-perception and reduce shame associated with trauma responses. Understanding the limitations of current scientific knowledge about consciousness helps us approach our healing journey with more self-compassion. This perspective shift can alleviate some of the emotional distress and self-judgment that often accompany trauma, allowing for a more balanced approach to recovery.

Mindfulness/Meta-Cog Notes! Slides and PP

✭✭✭✭✭ 5.17 Lifelong Neurological Effects of Early Parental Relationships

Jun 23, 2021 | , , , , , , , ,

This episode explores the profound impact of early parental relationships on neurobiological development and lifelong attachment patterns. Drawing from neuroscience research, it examines how parenting styles, particularly emotionally dysregulated and narcissistic approaches, can lead to dissociation and altered brain development in children. The discussion delves into the cellular biology of relational trauma and its long-term consequences on emotional regulation and stress responses. Understanding these mechanisms can provide valuable insights for trauma recovery and breaking generational cycles of emotional neglect.

Mindfulness/Meta-Cog Notes! Slides and PP

✭✭✭✭ 5.7 Neurological Basis of Fragmented Personalities (Your Trauma Life on Survival Neural Networks)

May 26, 2021 | , , , , , , , ,

This episode explores the concept of fragmented personalities in trauma survivors from a neurobiological perspective. Drawing on Janina Fisher’s work, it explains how neural networks form different personality parts as adaptive responses to trauma. The discussion covers survival responses, the development of a “get shit done” personality, and how understanding these mechanisms can reduce self-blame and shame. This framework offers a new way to interpret seemingly contradictory behaviors and emotions in trauma survivors, potentially aiding in recovery and self-compassion.

Mindfulness/Meta-Cog Notes! Slides and PP

✭✭✭✭ 3.22 Emotions, Attention, and Cognition

Oct 10, 2020 | , , , , , ,

This episode explores the complex relationship between emotions, cognition, and trauma recovery. It delves into how our family backgrounds and social environments shape our ability to recognize and process emotions. The discussion covers negative priming, overstimulation, and fear responses, explaining how these factors can impact emotional awareness and self-evaluation in trauma survivors. By understanding these connections, individuals can begin to address their emotional dissociation and work towards more effective trauma recovery.