by Dirk Marivoet | Jul 9, 2020 | Clinical & Developmental Themes
“I have a confession. I’m a little OCD when I post on social media – I tend to edit more than I should. But then I started thinking, maybe we should all edit a little more – our posts, our thoughts, our words.” Traci Lea LaRussa “But the most important...
by Dirk Marivoet | Jul 9, 2020 | Clinical & Developmental Themes
“Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” Thomas Dekker Why Sleep Matters Sleep is not passive — it is the body’s time of restoration, integration, and deep repair. When we sleep, the autonomic nervous system rebalances, fascia...
by Dirk Marivoet | Jul 9, 2020 | Clinical & Developmental Themes
“Just as anxiety can feed on itself, so can courage.” ― John J. Ratey This article offers a foundational orientation to how emotional and relational difficulties take form in the body. For a deeper exploration of how these patterns become organized within the...
by Dirk Marivoet | Jul 9, 2020 | Clinical & Developmental Themes
“…repeated trauma in childhood forms and deforms the personality. The child trapped in an abusive environment is faced with formidable tasks of adaptation. She must find a way to preserve a sense of trust in people who are untrustworthy, safety in a situation that is...
by Dirk Marivoet | Jul 9, 2020 | Clinical & Developmental Themes
«Why fit in when you were born to stand out» –Dr Seuss “The child’s body remembers everything — the pull toward movement, the tension in stillness, the effort to contain or release energy that has nowhere safe to land.” This article offers a...