THE BLOG
Here you can find practical strategies to help you thrive using science-based lifestyle approaches to support your mental health.
Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP): Learning to Feel Safe
Learn how the Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) can help reduce stress behaviors by teaching our nervous system to feel safe.
My Experience with the Safe and Sound Protocol
In this video I outline my personal experience with the SSP, why I decided to to go through it and a bit too much information about what you might expect (good and bad) if you give it a go for yourself.
Scientific Explanation of the Safe and Sound Protocol
In this video I explain the scientific basis for and function of the safe and sound protocol, how it can help and why, and who it might be useful for.
SSP Summary from Dr. Stephen Porges
As Dr. Porges describes it, the 5-day SSP program provides the “neural platform for neuroplasticity” and better access to “executive and cognitive functions.”
Who would be good candidates for the SSP?
Who would be good candidates for the SSP? What kind of features might they display?
Safe and Sound Protocol - What is It, and How Does it Work?
A summary of what the Safe and Sound Protocol is and how it works, for those wondering what the SPP is all about.
Safe and Sound Protocol
Curious about what the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is? What does it do? Who can benefit from it?
Introduction to EMDR Therapy
Learn about how EMDR therapy works, what it is like, and how widely it is recognized. EMDR therapists discuss how EMDR therapy works and discuss the feedback they receive from clients.
Brainspotting Therapy: Developed by David Grand (PhD) - A sketch animation by Dr Mark Grixti
What if you extrapolated the most effective approaches in trauma therapy, combined them and then added an astonishing new dimension?
Dr. Stephen Porges: What is the Polyvagal Theory
Dr. Stephen Porges explains Polyvagal Theory in his interview with PsychAlive.org.
A Conversation with Dr. David Grand
A Conversation with Dr. David Grand About Trauma Therapy & The Brain.