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On a beautiful windless June day in the mountains, all alone and gazing at a spray of alpine wildflowers, I suddenly sucked in two deep chest breaths, stopped breathing, my eyes went wide, and my body completely froze. I was in the mountains for an alpine run, a place I am comfortable and unafraid. I…
View My Polyvagal fight-flight-freeze experience in the alpine
DMM-attachment patterns in coercive control cases
By Mark Baumann, Copyright 2023 Wellness and secondary trauma are two related and challenging issues for legal professionals. The practice of law almost always exposes practitioners to other people’s traumas. Lawyers (and judges) doing interpersonal law, such as family, domestic violence, probate and criminal law are especially exposed to client’s traumas. Frameworks for thinking about…
View Wellness and secondary trauma for legal professionals: safety and danger
Equipoise describes the lawyer’s art of balancing opposing interests and states while remaining poised for action. It is often necessary to take time to consider two positions, and the pressure to jump into action prematurely can interfere with a lawyer’s need to mindfully assess the situation. It’s also useful for judges and mediators. Especially when…
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What is information processing? A DMM-attachment theory perspective. A CSI overview paper.
DMM attachment science suggests shame and humiliation are uniquely sensitive emotions for A and C attachment strategies. A CSI Advanced Whitepaper.
View Shame vs humiliation: Do these emotions express differentially in DMM attachment patterns?
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