Becoming a Trauma Informed Organisation

Over the last 15 years my colleague Emerald-jane Turner and I have worked with several organisations to help develop awareness and become more trauma informed.  Being a trauma informed organisation really does make a difference. Several years ago I was contacted by Better Finglas in Dublin. Better Finglas ‘aims to improve outcomes for children and their families in … Continued

In Utero

IN UTERO Feature Film Trailer [01:35] 2016 from Kathleen Gyllenhaal on Vimeo. The film features several pre and perinatal psychologists who were pioneering this important yet much ignored field decades ago. It is an exploration into how our earliest environment creates the first imprint, which encodes our patterns of relating; to ourselves, each other and … Continued

Eye Movement Integration

Eye Movement Integration EMI is a  ‘Neuro Therapy’ which like EMDR, can be used effectively to help people process memories from acute and longer term traumas. Trauma memories can become frozen into the brain and hard to reach.  The nervous system is a holistic system and Neuro therapies are being developed because they seem to … Continued

Developing an Emotional Brain

This  short film features Consultant Child Psychotherapist, Graham Music and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist Sue Gerdhardt (Author of ‘Why Love Matters’) It is very helpful in understanding how the our earliest experiences impact our developing brains as babies which shapes our experiences in adulthood. The film makes a strong case for supporting parents to provide a secure … Continued

Human Resilience and Business Continuity

This article for Continuity magazine was co-written with my colleague Emerald-jane Turner during our time working on a project called Human Resilience.  Here we explore issues around resilience and business continuity.  You can read or download the pdf here