Editor's Note
Rich Simon
The Touch Taboo
Are We Missing a Vital Source of Healing?Polyvagal Theory offers a new kind of somatic road map for guiding both therapists and clients toward safety and connection. It can also empower therapists to... Read more
From Margin to Mainstream
Peter Levine’s Bottom-Up Approach to HealingBody psychotherapy, once shrouded in controversy, has gained growing acceptance in the wider field. So how do these popular bottom-up approaches actually work? Read more
An Interview with Peter Levine
Turning Psychotherapy Bottom UpPeter Levine, developer of Somatic Experiencing, takes us inside his seemingly intuitive approach and reveals the guiding principles that inform his work. Read more
Character Work
What Therapists Can Learn from ActorsTherapists can flop in their “performance” with clients, coming off as inauthentic or over the top. One former actor discovers how to embody the kind of... Read more
Tips for a Sedentary Profession
Sitting Up!Therapists spend much of the day sitting in a chair. But most don’t consider how the way they sit affects the therapy experience for both them and their... Read more
Kindling the Spark
The Healing Power of Expressive ArtsAliveness is not an experience we think or talk ourselves into; it’s a state of being we feel in our bodies. An expressive arts therapist shows how... Read more
Extra Features
Welcome to Holland
When Life Takes a DetourWhat do you do when your life’s expectations get turned upside down? Read more
Dying Well
Humanizing Our Overmedicalized SystemHospital protocols have replaced the time-honored customs that once enabled the dying to be lead actors in their life’s final drama. Why do we spend so much... Read more
Departments
ASMR Videos
A New Tool for Therapists?
Disarming the Verbal Bully
Four Ways to Push Pause
Storm Damage
Angry Words Can Sink a Relationship
ACEs and a New Vision for Healthcare
Bringing Therapists and Physicians Together
Where the Trauma Never Ends
Inside Chicago’s Urban War Zones