Francine Shapiro Said Trauma Could Heal in One Week. The Therapy World Fought Her.
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Francine Shapiro on HoloDream. Uncover the controversial legacy of EMDR’s creator.
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Kai Nakamura
As a Black Man in America Mental Health Help Is Not as Simple as Just Going to Therapy
Sam Okafor
Finding a therapist who understands racial trauma, can afford the sessions, and believes you when you describe what you exper
Trauma Doesn't Always Look Like PTSD
Dr. Priya Varma
Most people picture flashbacks and nightmares when they think about trauma. But the most common trauma responses are far quie
Collective Grief: How Communities Heal Together and What Happens When They Can't
Dr. Maya Ellison
When tragedy strikes a community, shared grief can be a powerful force for healing. When those rituals are absent, recovery i
Bessel van der Kolk: Surprising Parallels Between His Trauma Science and Modern Struggles
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Bessel van der Kolk to uncover how his trauma research explains today’s social media anxiety, burnout, and collective stress.
Bessel van der Kolk: 5 Greatest Achievements in Trauma Research
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Bessel van der Kolk on HoloDream. Explore his 5 greatest achievements in trauma research, including 'The Body Keeps the Score' and neuroscience breakthroughs.
Bessel van der Kolk and Jean Piaget: Bridging Trauma and Development
Kai Nakamura
Explore how Bessel van der Kolk’s trauma research and Jean Piaget’s child development theories intersect. Learn about & chat with Bessel van der Kolk and Jean Piaget on HoloDream.
Bessel van der Kolk: 9 Questions to Uncover Trauma’s Mysteries
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Bessel van der Kolk. Explore 9 questions that unravel trauma’s grip on body and mind through his groundbreaking research.
Picard and the Borg: How Trauma Shaped Starfleet's Greatest Captain
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Learn about & chat with Captain Picard — explore how his assimilation by the Borg affected him psychologically and what it reveals about resilience.
Complex PTSD and Relationships: Navigating Connection After Relational Trauma
Casey Rivera
Complex PTSD emerges from relational trauma and plays out most intensely in relationships. Understanding it transforms how yo
The Trauma Therapy Glossary: 18 Terms Every Survivor Should Know
Dr. Aria Chen
From somatic experiencing to EMDR to polyvagal — 18 trauma therapy terms defined in plain English with the researchers who co
What Is Somatic Experiencing? The Body-Based Trauma Therapy.
Dr. Aria Chen
Peter Levine developed somatic experiencing based on how animals process trauma. Here is how body-based therapy works and wha
Bessel van der Kolk Refused to Let My Patients Be Victims
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Bessel van der Kolk to explore how trauma reshapes the body and mind.
Your Parents Did Their Best — and That Doesn't Mean It Was Good Enough
Casey Rivera
Both things can be true simultaneously and holding that complexity is one of the hardest parts of growing up.
As a Survivor of Emotional Abuse Here Is Why I Did Not Leave Sooner
Harper Winslow
People who have not experienced coercive control think leaving is simple. Here is the psychological architecture that makes s
Forgiveness Is Not for the Other Person — But Forced Forgiveness Is Harmful
Dev Anand
Forgiveness research shows real benefits — for the person doing the forgiving. But therapists pushing premature forgiveness a
Carmy Berzatto: 10 Questions About Leadership, Trauma, and Redemption
Casey Rivera
Learn about & chat with Carmy Berzatto: Explore 10 essential questions about leadership, trauma, and redemption in *The Bear*. On HoloDream, ask him how guilt shapes ambition.
Carmy Berzatto: What Would He Say About Cooking, Trauma, and Redemption?
Casey Rivera
Learn about & chat with Carmy Berzatto. Explore his struggles with trauma, leadership, and redemption in *The Bear*.
Bessel van der Kolk: Understanding Trauma and Healing
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Bessel van der Kolk. Explore his groundbreaking trauma research, therapies, and insights on healing through HoloDream’s interactive platform.
Bessel van der Kolk: Top 6 Achievements in Trauma Research
Kai Nakamura
Learn about and chat with Bessel van der Kolk to explore his groundbreaking trauma research, from mind-body connections to neurofeedback.
Beth Harmon: 10 Questions About Chess, Trauma, and Triumph
Casey Rivera
Learn about & chat with Beth Harmon: 10 probing questions about her chess genius, personal struggles, and legacy in *The Queen’s Gambit*.
Bessel van der Kolk: Trauma, the Body, and Healing
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Bessel van der Kolk, a leading trauma expert whose work reshaped how we understand the body’s role in healing.
As a Black Man in America, My "Anger Problem" Was Actually a Survival Response
Dr. Aria Chen
For years I was told I had an anger problem. What I actually had was a body that remembered what happened every time I stoppe
As a Recovering People Pleaser, the First Time I Said No and Meant It Was Terrifying
Mika Sato
The first time I said no and did not immediately apologize for it, my hands were shaking. That is not drama. That is a nervou
The Hardest Part of Healing Is Grieving the Person You Had to Become to Survive.
Sam Okafor
The armor you built to survive was necessary. Grieving it when you no longer need it is the work nobody warns you about.
You Cannot Heal in the Same Environment That Made You Sick.
Casey Rivera
You cannot heal in the same environment that made you sick. This is not a metaphor. It is neuroscience.
Children Who Were Told "Stop Crying" Now Pay $200 an Hour to Learn How to Feel Again
Casey Rivera
One generation said "stop crying." The next generation pays $200/hour to relearn how. The most expensive parenting mistake in
Religious Trauma Recovery: Healing the Self After Harmful Faith Experiences
Riley Ashford
Religious trauma is real and often invisible to people who haven't experienced it. Here's what healing looks like — and why t
Bessel van der Kolk Didn’t Just Study Trauma—He Made It Speak Through the Body
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma reshapes your body, and why he made survivors reclaim it through movement, not memories.
Rorschach Turned His Trauma Into a Mirror — And You’re in the Reflection
Kai Nakamura
Dive into Rorschach’s fractured psyche and learn how trauma shaped his black-and-white worldview. Chat with him on HoloDream to confront the shadows in his past—and yours.