The Science of Trauma, Mindfulness, and PTSD

How the brain responds to traumatic events, and what science says about how mindfulness meditation helps people process trauma and decrease suffering.

By Jennifer Wolkin
June 15, 2016
Anxiety

If we were able to prove that individuals suffering from PTSD are experiencing reversible neurologic

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Jennifer Wolkin

Jennifer R. Wolkin, PhD, is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist, writer, speaker, and mental health advocate. Her book Quick Calm: Easy Meditations to Short-Circuit Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroscience is available now. Dr. Jen founded a private practice with an appreciation that our mind, body, spirit, and brain are intimately intertwined and impacted by one another. She draws heavily on tools such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), biofeedback training, mindfulness-based techniques, and often utilizes the healing potential of the expressive arts. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in creative writing with a poetry focus.
You can find her on Instagram @drjenpsych_

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