Trauma and Healing
Orit explores how trauma is stored in the brain, primarily in the amygdala, while traditional talk therapy often engages only the prefrontal cortex, leading to a disconnect in healing. Dedeker shares her struggle with the misconception that simply talking about trauma equates to healing, highlighting the confusion and pain that can arise from this approach. Ultimately, the conversation emphasizes the importance of somatic work in processing trauma and fostering a sense of safety and security.In this clip
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Related Questions
Is it fair to say that the brain can build on traumatic memories, preventing a person from taking actions that could allow them to heal themselves, as discussed in the Huberman Lab episodes "Something Scary Happened The Other Day and I Wanted To Talk To You About It" and "478: Are you metabolizing your trauma?" with Will Cole, D.C.? For example, I produced a huge activation that was the largest success of my career, which opened on my mother's birthday. Two weeks later, she died in her sleep. Now, when I attempt to work on large, challenging projects like this one, I can start the process creatively but have great trouble following through on distributing it to people who could help me execute it. Is that a fair analysis of how my mind is perceiving my actions as leading to a similar tragic outcome?
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if a person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time also diminish the physiological response and therefore break the conditioning?
Am I right? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, but every time they see the spider or get activated through a trigger, and immediately after use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?