Eight elements for understanding the healing process by Diane Poole Heller, PhD

1. Stopping Post-Traumatic Reactions

2. Understanding the Threat Response and Social Engagement

3. Discoveries in Neuroscience Relevant for Clinical Practice

4. Working with Attachment Theory and Relational Field

5. Uncovering Implicit Memory for Integration and Processing

6. Exploring Developmental Trauma and Character Structure

7. Rescuing the Encapsulated Child from High Arousal States

8. Spirituality, Compassion, and Co–Mindfulness

My wish is that I’d had found all of these ideas much sooner on my journey: an understanding of how all these modalities are interconnected. A synthesis or connection between all of these wonderful ideas would have made my personal and professional healing path a lot more integrated—and it probably would have taken half the time for me to get where I am today (Diane Poole Heller, PhD)