The Latest from Us
Our awareness of ourselves and each other continues to expand in the caring quiet of our lives. We have frequent discussions as in the past, learning more about the personal meanings of our reports. And we discuss our convictions and beliefs about self-study, all the many kinds of developments we experienced over the years, and thoughts about the broader implications of what we wrote and how we wrote it. We intend to record our reflections in this blog, and we invite you to subscribe and share and discuss with us.
What Counts as Trauma?
What counts as trauma in childhood and adolescence and why is considered trauma? Trauma is an experience, not an event. When does a child’s experience become a trauma? And what is the difference between experience leading to trauma and experience leading to healthy...
A Note on Trauma
Trauma was just becoming a burgeoning field in psychotherapy when we began to practice in the 1970s. One thing that came more into focus is the kind of traumas we talk about in our reports. These we might call childhood traumas of everyday life; and for the most part...
More About Who We Are
Vellie: I identify myself as a reader, not a writer. But seeing Phil’s excitement writing about the experiences and memories that were important to him, led me to want to experience that excitement about writing that would help me understand myself and grow. With his...