FREE TO JOIN: ‘Trauma and Addiction’ with JANINA FISHER... 
Jan has been working closely with Stephen Porges to develop a Polyvagal informed model for treating addiction, while Cece is one of the world’s foremost experts on leveraging Internal Family Systems for healing addictive processes. Niall brings them together in this insightful interview of leading addiction experts.
Category: Focusing
An interview with Jan Winhall by the Being Human Podcast
Jan Winhall interviewed on the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model™ by Richard Atherton from the Being Human Podcast.
A Guided Felt Sense Polyvagal Grounding Practice with Jan Winhall
Jan Winhall offers a 15-min Felt Sense Polyvagal Grounding Practice. https://youtu.be/RVw5I2e0cLA
Conversation with Jan Winhall on Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model™
Jan Winhall has a conversation about her book with Manal Aldabbagh (Embodied Parenting Coach, Movement, and Expressive Dance Facilitator). https://youtu.be/h3LSZ2QFXFo
Reimagining Addiction as an Adaptive Response to Threat
Four key points: Addiction is an adaptive response mediated by our autonomic nervous system. The Felt Sense Polyvagal Model™ is a new paradigm for trauma and addiction treatment. The Three Circle Practice is a practical harm reduction treatment framework. Healing comes from establishing safety in the body. Addictions as Adaptive When people ask me what […]
USABP FORUM – Integrating Addiction and Trauma Treatment
USABP – IBPJ FORUM PRESENTS: A Paradigm Shift Using Bottom-Up, Top-Down, and Systemic Models This event was a USABP fundraiser that took place in February 2021 and has now been released for general public viewing. Addiction treatment has been driven by a pathologizing model that leaves out the wisdom of the body in the healing […]
You Know Yourself Through The World (Video)
Jan Winhall and Catherine Torpey discuss crossings between philosophy, Focusing, and Imago Therapy. We hope you enjoyed this video. Places to find The International Focusing Institute: Website: www.focusing.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/focusinginstitute Twitter: @tfifocusing https://youtu.be/5Zfui5v4n0I
“Clearing Space Backwards” Felt Sense Practice
Sometimes when we’re guiding somatic practices, we assume that clients are comfortable dropping down into the center of the body. This assumption can cause undue alarm for people who are living in traumatized states. Clearing Space Backwards is a gentle way to slowly titrate an embodied process. It is also very helpful for times when […]
Creating Intentional Communities (Video)
The Active Pause blog/podcast explores creative approaches to being thoughtful, mindful and emotionally attuned. In this episode, Jan Winhall discusses “creating intentional communities.” In this conversation they explore both the underlying reasons for needing to gather in community; and how that harkens back to our family of origin and the many issues that challenge our […]
What Would You Do If You Were a Focusing Oriented Therapist? …An Experiential, Embodied Demo (Video)
This 5-minute video was created by Jan Winhall and Serge Prengel. It is based on an actual session, but the client is not visible, just the therapist. It is meant to give you an experiential sense of what a Focusing-oriented therapist might do. Click Here to Watch on YouTube