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How Trauma Disrupts Control and Clarity

SESSION 3 OF 3

Duration 21mins 22secs

Join Dr Jennifer Sweeton for a focused exploration of how the insula, cingulate, and prefrontal cortex contribute to trauma symptoms and recovery. Understand how an insula shutdown can cause dissociation while overactivation drives somatic flashbacks; how the cingulate supports self-regulation; and why prefrontal weakening undermines working memory and executive control. Dr Sweeton presents a practical, step-by-step treatment roadmap: establish safety and therapeutic alliance, reconnect with the body, regulate stress responses, rebuild cognitive capacities, then proceed to trauma-focused interventions. By following this sequence you’ll learn not only which tools to use but the precise order that maximises healing and long-term resilience.

ALL SESSIONS IN THIS MODULE: Neuropsychotherapy and Trauma Interventions

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Why the Brain Won’t Switch Off

Dive into the brain’s hidden survival system as Dr Jennifer Sweeton unpacks how trauma rewires threat detection. Explore why PTSD symptoms persist, how the amygdala hijacks rational thinking, and how fast survival pathways shape our responses—revealing powerful insights into healing and resilience.

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Why Safe Moments Still Feel Dangerous

Explore the powerful difference between constant hypervigilance and sudden trauma triggers in this eye-opening session with Dr Jennifer Sweeton. Learn why calming practices help baseline stress but can’t stop instant reactions—and discover how the brain can be retrained to recognise safety and restore control.

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How Trauma Disrupts Control and Clarity « you are here

Discover how the insula, cingulate, and prefrontal cortex shape trauma and recovery with Dr Jennifer Sweeton. Learn why insula shutdown causes dissociation and overactivation creates somatic flashbacks, how self-regulation and executive control weaken, and follow a clear roadmap—safety, body reconnection, regulation, cognition, then trauma-focused healing for lasting change.

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