Episode 34: Intellectual Avoidance

39m · Tell Me About Your Mother · 15 Mar 16:00

Evan and Melissa explore how intellectualizing stories serves as a protective distancing from emotional exploration, expression, and healing.

Implicit memory healing
Bilateral stimulation
CBT often ineffective for treating
Bottom up approach to client care versus top down approach
Emotional-relational realm being the healing quality of therapy

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