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Volume 5 Number 4 Somatic Fall 2015 Psychotherapy Today Each issue of Somatic Psychotherapy Today takes hundreds of hours of time, thought, resources and love. If you find any joy and stimulation here, any educational merit, any clinical application, please consider becoming a member of the SPT community and support our publication with a recurring monthly contribution. You can also become a one-time paying patron or sponsor with a single donation. All contributions must be in U. S. dollars. We welcome individual members as well as organizations wanting to pledge a higher level of support in return for space on our website, on our Facebook page, and in the pages of our magazine. For information and to contribute please visit our website: www.SomaticPsychotherapyToday.com or contact our Editor-in-Chief, Nancy Eichhorn, PhD at [email protected]. Somatic Psychotherapy Today | Fall 2015 | Volume 5 Number 4 | page 2 Somatic Psychotherapy Today | Fall 2015 | Volume 5 Number 4 | page 3 Somatic Psychotherapy Today Our Feature Stories 18 Trauma Treatment from a Global Perspective By Nancy Eichhorn 30 What Language Does Your Body Speak: Some Thoughts on Somatic Psychotherapies in International Contexts By Amber Elizabeth Gray 38 Echoes in Bosnia and Beyond By Elizabeth Boath and Caroline Rolling 42 Using Emotional Freedom Technique to Treat Veterans and PTSD By Tom Porpiglia 68 Connecting to the Primary Couple Personality By Gabriel Shiraz 78 What is Didgeridoo Sound Therapy? By Joseph Carringer 92 Potential Influence of the Somatic Experiencing Paradigm on Social Work Practice By Nicola M-L Ranson 94 Somatic Experiencing and the Freeze Response in Social Work Practice By Nicola M-L Ranson 96 The Felt Sense of Safety and Pleasure and How They Can Be Applied to Social Work Case Management By Nicola M-L Ranson 102 Applying Somatic Experiencing Therapy in the Treatment of Substance-abuse Addictions By Galit Serebrenick-Hai Volunteer Magazine Staff Nancy Eichhorn Editor, Layout Design Diana Houghton Whiting Cover Design Somatic Psychotherapy Today | Fall 2015 | Volume 5 Number 4 | page 4 Our Usual Fare 10 From the IBPJ Managing Editor 74 Body Wise By Jill van der Aa By Kamalamani 14 Across the Pond 108 Current Research in Review By Jill van der Aa and Lidy Evertsen By Dawn Bhat 16 Join the Conversation 112 Resources By Nancy Eichhorn By Jacqueline A. Carleton assisted by Dawn Bhat and the USABP Interns 64 International Connections By Asaf Rolef Ben-Shahar Reviews and Reflections 52 Deep Play: Exploring The Use of Depth Psychology with Children Reviewed by Nancy Eichhorn 88 Hakomi Mindfulness Centered 58 Deep Play: Reflections Somatic Psychotherapy: A By Dennis McCarthy Comprehensive Guide to Theory 60 Deep Play: Reflections and Practice By Tim Woodhouse An Interview with Halko Weiss 62 Deep Play: Reflections By Nancy Eichhorn By Neal Brodsky 118 The Phenomenology of Dance: The Fiftieth Anniversary Edition 82 Hakomi Mindfulness Centered Somatic Reviewed by Michael Fiorini Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice 120 The Phenomenology of Dance: Reviewed by Nancy Eichhorn The Fiftieth Anniversary Edition An Interview with 87 Hakomi Mindfulness Centered Somatic Maxine Sheets-Johnstone Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Guide to By Michael Fiorini Theory and Practice Reviewed by Michael Fiorini www.SomaticPsychotherapyToday.com Read us on your smartphone: install the app using this link: http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid Somatic Psychotherapy Today | Fall 2015 | Volume 5 Number 4 | page 5 From Our Editor Just saying the word ‘trauma’ aloud sounds harsh. The realities associated with the word are even harder to conceptualize. How can people inflict pain and suffering on one another? How can life’s accidents and unexpected catastrophic experiences be reconciled? Why do some people react to bad situations differently than others? What creates the lasting changes in our being when adverse situations occur and how can we shift from being stuck in dark, scary places, repetitively reliving the explosion, the crash, the slaughter, the rape in every moment of our lives to a peaceful place of release, surrender, even joy? Trauma, in my mind, is unexpected, unavoidable. Bad things happen in life despite our best intentions. But, we can alter the impact, we can lessen the degree of suffering with awareness and mediation. Finding the right person, the right approach, the resonance and fit between you and the practitioner matters. There is no one way to heal yet healing can and does occur. Our contributors share their insights into trauma and possible ways to mediate its effects, to move beyond the fear and behavioral responses, the bodily holding, to achieve a restorative and healthy quality of life. The methods differ, the foundational theories are accepted and at times contested, the purpose and motivation for the intervention may be questioned; yet, the relationship remains paramount in the process. We invite you to share our stories, to hear from leaders in our field as they discuss trauma from a global perspective, from practitioners researching intervention options here and abroad, from therapists making a difference in individual’s, couples’, families’, and communities’ lives. We also offer in-depth reviews and interviews with colleagues writing about trauma and their approaches to support the body, allowing it to move, to flow, and to let go. If something resonates with you, please let us know. Our contributors offer their email addresses and invite your response. We write to reach out and connect, to create a supportive dialogue so we can learn more about ourselves, our profession, and our clinical practice. Warmly, Nancy Eichhorn, PhD [email protected] From Our Cover Designer Dear Reader, I would like to thank artist Dr. Yavishtha Kaushik for permission to use his artwork for the magazine cover. This piece spoke to me in regards to this issue's theme, and I wanted to share it with everyone. Trauma can leave a person feeling off balance, alone, afraid, and uncertain. Hopefully this is conveyed in the cover. You can also see more of Dr. Yavishtha Kaushik's work here: https:// yavishtha.wordpress.com/about/ Sincerely, Diana Houghton Whiting, M.A., BED Somatic Psychotherapy Today | Fall 2015 | Volume 5 Number 4 | page 6 Our goal is for every baby to receive sensitive and responsive care from their main caregivers in the first years of life. Parents need to feel confident to raise their children in a loving and supportive environment. Why is the Conception to Age 2 period so critical? Pregnancy, birth and the first 24 months can be tough From birth to age 18 months, connections in the brain for every mother and father, and some parents may are created at a rate of one million per second! The find it hard to provide the care and attention their earliest experiences shape a baby’s brain baby needs. But it can also be a chance to affect great development, and have a lifelong impact on that change, as pregnancy and the birth of a baby is a baby’s mental and emotional health. critical ‘window of opportunity’ when parents are The best chance to turn this around is during the 1001 especially receptive to offers of advice and support. critical days. At least one loving, sensitive and Ensuring that the brain achieves its optimum responsive relationship with an adult caregiver development and nurturing during this peak period teaches the baby to believe that the world is a good of growth is therefore vitally important, and enables place and reduces the risk of them facing disruptive babies to achieve the best start in life. issues in later life. To learn more and participate, please read the official 1001 Critical Days Manifesto, click here. Somatic Psychotherapy Today | Fall 2015 | Volume 5 Number 4 | page 7 From the USABP President Dear Somatic Psychotherapy Today Readers, Our 2016 Conference is coming together. The stage is set for next July in Providence, Rhode Island. See the line-up of keynotes and workshops we have for you at www.USABP.org. To encourage you to attend this exciting event, we have slashed membership costs in half. Members receive significant discounts to our conference. THIS IS THE TIME TO JOIN. Please help us get YOU more visibility for the work you do. Member events are posted in “The Hub” on our homepage. Monthly webinars from experts around the country are yours for free. Be part of our work to get more people knowing about our field of Somatic Psychology— NOW. Beth L. Haessig, Psy.D. President, USABP Licensed Psychologist Certified Core Energetic Practitioner [email protected] Somatic Psychotherapy Today | Fall 2015 | Volume 5 Number 4 | page 8 Somatic Psychotherapy Today | Fall 2015 | Volume 5 Number 4 | page 9 From the IBPJ Managing Editor Honoring Jacqueline A. Carleton Founding Editor International Body Psychotherapy Journal Jill van der Aa Jacqueline A. Carleton The 15/2 issue of the Journal coming out in October 2015 marks the end of the Editorship of Jacqueline A. Carleton, PhD. Dr. Carleton founded the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy Journal in 2001, which ran twenty issues until in 2010 negotiations with the European Association for Body Psychotherapy brought about the creation of the International Body Psychotherapy Journal – a collaborative publication of the two sister body psychotherapy organisations, USABP and EABP. Dr Carleton continued on as the Editor-in-Chief for the next eight issues. This is the end of her fourteenth year. Thankfully she will remain as the Founding Editor and has brought in a new young team to ensure the continuity of the Journal. What an achievement! THE ART AND SCIENCE OF SOMATIC PRAXIS Somatic Psychotherapy Today | Fall 2015 | Volume 5 Number 4 | page 10 The very effort of delivering two issues Contributors 2001-2015 include: a year, each containing 4-8 articles, is a feat in itself.