Comments on: Frozen Trauma article in YOU magazine for Mail on Sunday

By: health tips

health tips — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:20:35 +0000

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By: Juliann

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By: Joanna Devereaux

Joanna Devereaux — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 21:36:53 +0000

I was interested to read your blog. I am exploring the newer ways to work with trauma and somatic work is so important. mindfulness and body awareness and understanding of your body is undoubtedly changing. I will continue to view your blog and hopefully learn more and connect with others who are exploring other ways of helping those who are traumatised and helping people to realise what trauma is. Thank you.

By: Lucy Jones

Lucy Jones — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:59:27 +0000

ps I have tries ‘talking therapies’ for years and they have not helped me much!

By: Lucy Jones

Lucy Jones — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:23:38 +0000

A brilliant article and very relevant with the way the world is today-communities affected by war- and for individuals who have suffered from childhood trauma- like myself. I first heard of EMDR from a friend who had it in the States and she also had her adrenal levels tested as these can be depleted if the person has suffered trauma and has repeated stress related issues- As I was one of these people I did have my adrenals and thyroid tested by Dr Peatfield who is one of very few holistic endocrinologists in the country and went through my life story and also asked- Is your relationship stressful now? Though my thyroid and adrenals are in much better shape -I am suffering from PSD in my daily life and as a mother of three I am struggling with my relationship which ironically is with a volatile angry man so yes my relationship is stressful but I also realise that despite this I have deep unresolved pain- I am starting EMDR at end of the month and would love to come to your groups in the future when finances are more stable Thanks again for your brave testimonial.

By: David Lillie

David Lillie — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 09:39:00 +0000

Hello Benjamin, an excellent article and summary of Peter’s work. I would recommend people to Peter’s newest book “In an unspoken voice” as having a much better description of the work and science behind it then was in Waking the Tiger. Also, the newest books by Pat Ogden and others: Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: A Therapist’s Manual for Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I have used the NLP rewind technique for years, but find it can’t be used for people whose resources are low – SE is much better for them. There are now a few SE practitioners in Northern Island and the Republic of Ireland.

By: Suzanne Lee-Cooper

Suzanne Lee-Cooper — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:22:42 +0000

Hi Benjamin,
Fantastic article and great to see you have a biodynamic craniosacral therapist on your team. Peter Levine’s Waking the Tiger was a set book when I trained and dealing with bodily held trauma was very much part of our training. Some sort of body therapy coupled with a talking therapy definitely seems to be the best way forward and has led me to train as a psychotherapist too.

By: austin wyse

austin wyse — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 09:00:20 +0000

Hello Benjamin, it was wonderful to read this article in a mainstream publication (I only read it last night after a friend ‘saved’ it for me.) I have recently published a book which has the potential to help people understand the subject of frozen trauma and other relatively unknown subconscious obstacles to healing (simply and quickly.) Would it be possible to send you a review copy?

By: Benjamin Fry

Benjamin Fry — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 07:48:21 +0000

In reply to Sarah Collins. @ Sarah. Thank you for your comments. I will discuss this with our clinical team.

By: Sarah Collins

Sarah Collins — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 15:56:30 +0000

This is a fascinating contribution to the treatment of trauma in the UK and I wish you every success Benjamin. Have you heard of the Rewind technique, originally known as the NLP Visual- Kinesthetic Dissociation protocol (VKD), and adapted by Dr David Muss specifically for trauma? It is an exposure technique I use with clients so that they can safely re-experience intrusive thoughts and images without having to verbalise any information, and I’ve had encouraging results with survivors of trauma ranging from rape to accidents in childhood and atrocities of war. It is much faster than EMDR is generally as recovery can be achieved within 1-3 sessions. I’m happy to tell you more if you’re interested. Best wishes, Sarah Collins