by Dirk Marivoet | Aug 11, 2020 | Clinical & Developmental Themes
“It is not the stress itself, but the way it shapes our breath, our tissues, our being — that determines whether we remain free or become bound.” The Many Faces of Stress Stress is not inherently negative. It is a natural part of life — a biological response that...
by Dirk Marivoet | Aug 10, 2020 | Clinical & Developmental Themes
“It’s so hard to describe depression to someone who’s never been there because it’s not grief. I know grief. Grief is crying and feeling. But it’s that cold absence of feeling – that really hollowed out feeling.” —J.K. Rowling...
by Dirk Marivoet | Aug 10, 2020 | Clinical & Developmental Themes
“Sexual abuse is not just a violation of boundaries — it is a rupture in the fabric of the self. It affects not only mind and emotion, but also breath, fascia, posture, and the deepest sense of embodied safety.” What is Sexually Transgressive Behavior? Sexual abuse...
by Dirk Marivoet | Aug 5, 2020 | Clinical & Developmental Themes
You are not punished for your anger, you are punished because of your anger. Buddha Hatred is a matter of the heart; despise that of the head. Arthur Schopenhauer What is anger? Anger is one of the basic emotions of man. An important function of anger is to indicate...
by Dirk Marivoet | Aug 3, 2020 | Clinical & Developmental Themes
“Just as anxiety can feed on itself, so can courage.” ― John J. Ratey Anxiety: When the Body Holds Fear Anxiety is a deeply embodied experience. It can rise as an inner wave — tightening the breath, lifting the chest, bracing the shoulders — and shape our...
by Dirk Marivoet | Jul 9, 2020 | Clinical & Developmental Themes
— Bessel van der Kolk, MD «Trauma victims cannot recover until they become familiar with and befriend the sensations in their bodies.» How can PTSD develop? Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can develop in someone after experiencing or witnessing an event that...