Francine Shapiro: The Psychology Pioneer Who Changed Trauma Therapy
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Francine Shapiro: Discover how her EMDR therapy transformed trauma treatment and why her work still shapes mental health today.
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Kai Nakamura
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.
Ghost Wears a Skull on His Face Because the Man Underneath Already Died
Mika Sato
Ghost wears a skull on his face because the man underneath already died. Learn about & chat with Ghost on HoloDream.
Phoebe Buffay Survived Homelessness and Still Chose to Be Kind
Casey Rivera
Phoebe Buffay was homeless, abandoned, and survived the streets. Then she became the kindest person on Friends. Her backstory
What Is Hyper-Independence? The Trauma Response That Looks Like Strength.
Dr. Aria Chen
Hyper-independence is a trauma response where asking for help feels dangerous. It looks like strength to the outside world an
6 Clinical Signs of Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) vs Regular PTSD
Dr. Aria Chen
Complex PTSD differs from PTSD in six clinically significant ways. The International Classification of Diseases recognized cP
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.
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
10 Things Nobody Tells You About Leaving a Toxic Relationship (That Almost Made Me Go Back)
Mika Sato
Leaving was the easy part. These 10 things about the aftermath almost sent me back. A survival guide nobody writes.
Kurt Vonnegut’s Secret Time Machine: How a Prisoner of War Turned Trauma Into the Ultimate Anti-War Story
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Kurt Vonnegut—how his trauma in WWII became the source of his iconic anti-war novel and dark humor.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes Turned Fairy Tales Into Lifelines for Broken Souls
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Clarissa Pinkola Estes to uncover how fairy tales heal trauma and rediscover forgotten strength.
As Someone Who Was Bullied Online as a Kid Here Is the Long Shadow It Casts
Harper Winslow
Cyberbullying follows you home in a way physical bullying does not. Here is what the research on digital harassment in adoles
Codependency Is a Made-Up Term That Accidentally Described Something Real
Dani Okonkwo
Codependency is not in the DSM. It was invented by the addiction recovery movement. But the patterns it describes are very re
AI for First Responders: Processing Trauma Between Shifts
Dani Okonkwo
First responders absorb trauma daily but have limited support. AI offers a confidential space between shifts to process what
Captain Nemo (Historical) and Bessel van der Kolk: Exploring the Depths of Trauma and the Human Psyche
Casey Rivera
Explore the parallels between Captain Nemo and Bessel van der Kolk in how they understood trauma. Learn about & chat with Captain Nemo
Captain Nemo and Bessel van der Kolk: Why Fans of the Legendary Captain Might Connect with Trauma Research
Casey Rivera
Learn about & chat with Captain Nemo: Explore how his journey intersects with Bessel van der Kolk’s trauma research through isolation, memory, and healing.
Bessel van der Kolk: How Trauma Echoes in Modern Life
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Bessel van der Kolk, trauma expert, and uncover how his research illuminates today’s mental health crises, from screen addiction to collective healing.
Bessel van der Kolk: Trauma, Healing, and the Body
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Bessel van der Kolk — trauma expert, author of *The Body Keeps the Score*, and pioneer in healing trauma through body and brain.
Bessel van der Kolk: Exploring Places That Shaped Trauma Research
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Bessel van der Kolk – Explore the global locations that influenced his groundbreaking trauma research and connect with his insights on healing.
Portgas D. Ace and Bessel van der Kolk: What One Piece and Trauma Science Teach Us About Resilience
Mika Sato
Learn about & chat with Portgas D. Ace and Bessel van der Kolk to explore how trauma shapes resilience through anime and science.
Who is Peter Levine and what made him a pioneer in trauma therapy?
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Peter Levine — pioneer of Somatic Experiencing and why your body holds trauma differently than you think.
5 Sentences That Immediately Tell a Therapist Everything About Your Childhood
Dani Okonkwo
Therapists are trained to listen for certain phrases that illuminate the entire map of a person's early life. Here are five o
The Person Who Gaslit You Convinced You That Your Memory of the Pain Was Wrong. Your Body Kept the Score Anyway.
Mika Sato
The gaslighter convinced your mind the pain was imaginary. They could not convince your body. It held the memory in ways lang
The Way You Were Loved as a Child Is the Template for Every Relationship You Will Ever Have
Casey Rivera
The way you were loved as a child becomes the blueprint for every relationship you will ever have. Understanding this changes
Your Need to Be Productive on Weekends Is a Trauma Response, Not a Flex
Mika Sato
The inability to rest without guilt is not discipline. It is a nervous system that never learned it was safe to stop.
How a Walk in the Park Changed the Way We Heal From Trauma
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Francine Shapiro on HoloDream and explore how her discovery of EMDR transformed trauma therapy.
Francine Shapiro Saw Trauma as a Maze — Then She Built a Compass
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Francine Shapiro, the revolutionary psychologist who transformed trauma treatment through EMDR. Explore her journey—and ask her about the pigeons that witnessed her breakthroughs.
Hannah Gadsby’s Comedy Was a Lie: How Trauma Taught Her the Truth
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Hannah Gadsby—how trauma reshaped comedy, and why she’s still rewriting the script.
As a Black Woman in Therapy Here Is What I Need My Therapist to Understand
Sam Okafor
My therapist is white and well-meaning. Here is the gap between good intentions and cultural competence that shows up in the
As a Veteran the Civilian World Doesn't Have a Framework for What I Carry
Sam Okafor
Thank you for your service is the fastest way to end a real conversation. Here is what veterans actually need people to under