by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 13, 2014 | Attachment
Numerous studies have shown the positive effects of adult attachment security on self-image, stress management, values, and overall mental, physical, and relationship health. The ability to trust and depend on a partner results in a “broaden-and-build” cycle, i.e.,...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 13, 2014 | Attachment
Over the past 20 years, the new field of “fetal programming” or “fetal origins” has been studying how in utero experiences exert lasting effects on us from infancy into adulthood. A woman’s experiences and lifestyle can change the development of her unborn baby and...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 13, 2014 | Attachment
The limbic system is the social and emotional part of the brain, governing attachment, nurturing instincts, learning, implicit memory (preverbal, unconscious), motivation, stress response, and the immune system. The circuits of the limbic brain are wired together...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 13, 2014 | Attachment, Uncategorized
Experiential change: Recovering from trauma, rewiring the brain, developing secure attachments, learning constructive coping skills, and changing core beliefs are best achieved via positive experiences with significant others—therapists, parents, spouses, and...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 13, 2014 | Attachment, Uncategorized
Developmental perspective: Child development consists of a series of stage-relevant tasks that are essential to learn, which lead to the mastery of subsequent developmental tasks over time. The most important task of the first year of life is the establishment of...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 13, 2014 | Attachment, Uncategorized
Neurobiology: In utero and early attachment experiences significantly affect the wiring of the brain, because the young child’s brain grows more than at any other time in life, and relationships shape the developing brain. Lack of secure attachment and traumatic...
