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How to understand and heal from trauma - What is the freeze response?
"Have you ever frozen up in the face of what should otherwise be a nonthreatening situation?"
That is one way to define the trauma response of freeze…
1 year, 11 months ago
How trauma impacts our lives, with therapist Britt Frank
Britt Frank notes "the definition of trauma that I use comes from Dr Peter Levine, who founded Somatic Experiencing, that trauma is anything that's t…
2 years, 1 month ago
Drugs, the genius myth, and being creative – James C. Kaufman on the research
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.com
James C. Kaufman, PhD is a Professor of Educational Psychol…
2 years, 1 month ago
Issa Rae: creating compelling stories from being introverted and awkward
Writer, actor and producer Issa Rae commented to Terry Gross, host of the NPR show Fresh Air, that she was socially uncomfortable and introverted gro…
2 years, 1 month ago
Creating to channel emotional intensity - an interview with psychologist Cheryl Arutt
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.com
“Creating art has always been a way to channel emotional in…
2 years, 2 months ago
How Our Mental Wellness and Mental Health Are Affected by Creativity
"A lot of times when we're working on our mental health, being that so much of it is cognitive, we think we have to speak things through and that's t…
2 years, 2 months ago
Redeeming Our Inner Demons - an Interview with Psychologist Stephen Diamond
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.com
Dr. Diamond says the idea of possession has been around a l…
2 years, 2 months ago
Why Relationships Can Be Challenging, Especially as a Highly Sensitive Person
Probably all of us experience challenges at times in our personal, family, business and other relationships.
Psychologist Matt Zakreski points out "No…
2 years, 2 months ago
How meditation and mindfulness support creativity - excerpt of interview with musician David Nichtern
This excerpt is from a much longer interview podcast for Meditation Studio, about perspectives in his book Creativity, Spirituality, and Making a Buc…
2 years, 3 months ago
Neurodivergence, giftedness, sensitivities - excerpt from interview with Nicole A. Tetreault by Imi Lo
Imi Lo is a consultant, psychotherapist, author on mental health, an art therapist, and trainer to therapists and coaches.This is an excerpt from her…
2 years, 3 months ago