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Podcast: A Quest for Well-Being
Episode: Brainspotting: In Our Response Lies Our Growth & Our Freedom
Description: — Much like the body, the mind is capable of healing itself naturally. Psychologist and creator of Brainspotting Dr. David Grand believes the way people look and gaze can affect their feelings. The goal of Brainspotting is to enable people to target negative emotions by positioning their eyes in a certain way. Through trained brainspotting therapists, one's eyes are slowly guided across the field of vision until a brainspot becomes apparent, a location that evokes traumatic memories or painful emotions. There is increasing evidence that trauma is "stored" in the body and that it can alter the way the brain wo...