Interview with Kathy Kain. Her origin story, a new book & early trauma

Meet one of my most esteemed mentors and colleagues, Kathy Kain!

You can learn more about Kathy and her groundbreaking work here: https://somaticpractice.net/

Plus find her book that is co-authored with another mentor and colleague of mine, Stephen Terrell: https://www.amazon.com/Nurturing-Resi...

Our chat dives into her origin story, the connections she uncovered around working with folks with severe chronic illness, plus how her findings lined up so well with the research around early adversity and dysregulation of the nervous system later in life, namely the adverse childhood experiences study (ACE STUDY).

Here are some Questions/Topics Kathy and I discuss in this chat:

(0:00) - Interview with Kathy Kain
(6:16) - How do you define Trauma
(21:26) - Difference with early traumas
(22:03) - Intergenerational trauma
(24:10) - Trauma from surgeries
(26:11) - Early trauma and how it can affect development in early years
(30:05) - Resilience
(31:15) - Toxic shame
(36:08) - Resilience for children
(39:26) - Importance of parents' regulation
(42:40) - ACE study
(46:34) - Correlation between trauma and physical disease
(59:51) - Importance of feeling safe
(1:13:30) - Practices for dysregulation
(1:32:58) - Treatment Planning

Resources I Mention In The Vlog:

► Kathy Kain's website
http://www.somaticpractice.net/

► Stephen Terrell's website
https://www.austinattach.com/

► Kathy Kain and Stephen Terrell's book, Nurturing Resilience
https://www.amazon.com/Nurturing-Resi...

► The ACE Study
https://www.cdc.gov/violencepreventio...

► Scared Sick
https://www.amazon.ca/Scared-Sick-Chi...

► Somatic Experiencing
https://traumahealing.org/

► Peter Levine
https://somaticexperiencing.com/

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