What is trauma? “Trauma is perhaps the most avoided, ignored, belittled, denied, misunderstood, and untreated cause of human suffering.” Peter Levine  “Trauma can be seen to fundamentally impair integration within an individual, dyad, family, or community.” Pat Ogden “And maybe … >>>>>…….>>>>>…….

Resisting dehumanization PART ONE “Why should anyone care about dehumanization? Dehumanization fuels the worst brutalities that human beings perpetrate against one another. It’s not just a problem of the modern, industrialized world: it’s haunted humanity for millennia.”  David Livingstone Smith … >>>>>…….>>>>>…….

Watercolours, trauma and neuroscience “… And what can give a child hope – or take it away?  As you might expect, I believe that hope is a brain-mediated capability. Hope is the internal representation of a better world; essentially a … >>>>>…….>>>>>…….