Trauma and Binge Eating Disorder

At the 2012 USABP Conference in Boulder, CO, Tory Butterworth, PhD gave a presentation on Binge Eating Disorders (BED). She laid the groundwork for looking at the underpinnings of the disorder and how it can affect one in adulthood. She noted that it is important to understand that people can…

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Link Between Childhood Trauma and Addiction

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addictions ~ by Dr. Gabor Mate

  Dr. Gabor Mate, author of “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addictions,” suggests that one of the major causes of addictions is childhood trauma. For years the addiction field has said that addictions were caused by genetics. If your father is an addict then you have the…

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Registration Open for “Somatic Interventions & EMDR” (Boulder, CO)

Somatic Interventions & EMDR October 27 – 28, 2012 Location: Maiberger Institute 2995 Baseline Road, Suite 206 Boulder, CO 80303 [ interactive map ] Instructors: Arielle Schwartz, PhD, LPC Barb Maiberger, MA, LPC Workshop Overview This two-day workshop will introduce Somatic Interventions that can be applied to the 8 Phases of EMDR.…

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