OUR RESEARCH
Intentionally Improving Mental Health | Lead Differently
Let's be clear...it's all INTERCONNECTED!
Growth Mindset ⢠Behavioral Flexibility ⢠Limiting Beliefs ⢠Resiliency â˘Â Emotional Regulation ⢠Discipline ⢠Self-Organization â˘Â Self-Awareness ⢠Mental Health & Wellness ⢠Critical Thinking ⢠Ownership of Learning ⢠Leadership ⢠Intention ⢠Trust ⢠Accountability ⢠Developmental Trauma ⢠Emotional Intelligence ⢠Systems Theory â˘Â Mindset Mastery ⢠Passion
As a full time doctoral student, one thing I approach differently... Â
Treat the roots, not the symptoms.
Our Focus is Limbic Imprinting?
I'm passionate about teaching leaders how words works and how changing someone's mind (and mental state) is possible. Limbic imprinting is the emotional (and physiological) residue that's left behind when an emotional âwoundâ (created by complex trauma) isnât acknowledged, processed, or released.
When an emotional 'wound' is left unaddressed, one's emotional, physical and mental health bear the weight of it and begin to build adaptations. The presence of that adaptation then shows up in other areas, create interference and wreaking havoc on one's life. Masking, medicating and working around the adaptation, without exploring its root system is never-ending.
The goal of my research is two-fold; a. to help people explore the root systems and heal those spaces (which alleviates most adaptations) and b. to help parents, educators and coaches learn the language that helps kids self-discover their adaptations, minimizing the adaptation's impact.
Regardless of the original wound or the age it was created -Â Â
We are all capable of healing.
What unprocessed limbic imprinting leads to?
Unprocessed limbic imprinting (and complex trauma) is the perfect root system to create challenges like anxiety, depression, addictions, ADD/ADHD, behavior challenges, learning disorders, oppositional defiant disorder, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorders, PTSD, cPTSD and a myriad of other emotional, relational, familial, educational, legal, mental and work-related dysfunctions - all of which are often diagnosed as a standalone disorder (Bessel van der Kolk, 2005).
Who is trained in healing this space?
Although we would love to believe that licensed mental health practitioners (LMHP) are, the sad truth is - they are NOT. At the moment, this is a grey area for the majority of LMHPs (psychologists, therapists, psychotherapists, social workers and counselors) and physicians alike. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has yet to define this space or formally train LMHPs (or anyone else) in it, leaving the public health in peril. We believe that 'trauma' is ill defined and incredibly subjective, yet still a widely used term in the world of mental health.
See 'Interesting Facts About Trauma' below.
Trauma isnât what happens to you...trauma is what happens inside you, as a result of what happened to you - Dr. Gabor MatĂŠ
I've Studied With The Best
- Most people don't believe they have/had trauma anywhere in their life because they've completely normalized the presence of it. Trauma does not have to be a gigantic event. It can be the tiniest event that grows the biggest tree that's now blocking the access you need to live your best life. Think about the size of a seed vs the size of what can grow from it.
- Despite the high prevalence of societal trauma exposure and its link with a wide variety of psychopathology symptoms and human suffering, most mental health clinicians receive little systematic training in assessing or treating trauma (Henning, J. A., Brand, B., & Courtois, C. A. (2022). Graduate training and certification in trauma treatment for clinical practitioners. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 16(4), 362-375. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000326).Â
- Although the research literature on trauma and traumatic stress is extensive and constantly expanding, most psychologists have a cursory knowledge of trauma at best (Courtois, C. A., & Gold, S. N. (2009). The need for inclusion of psychological trauma in the professional curriculum: A call to action. Psychological Trauma, 1(1), 3-23. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0015224).
- Extensive coverage of trauma is not an integral component of the standard curricula in graduate-level education (Cook, J. M., Simiola, V., Ellis, A. E., & Thompson, R. (2017). Training in trauma psychology: A national survey of doctoral graduate programs. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 11(2), 108-114. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000150).
- The appropriate treatment for any given individual diagnosed with developmental trauma will not ultimately be based on a single fixed generic therapy, but instead on a matching of treatment components and practices that have been shown with similar individuals to best address the specific symptoms (Ford, J. D., 2021. Progress and limitations in the treatment of complex PTSD and developmental trauma disorder. Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry, 8(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40501-020-00236-6) & (Ford, J. D. (2023). Why we need a developmentally appropriate trauma diagnosis for children: A 10-year update on developmental trauma disorder. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 16(2), 403-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-021-00415-4)
Jodee's formal training
This is a glimpse of her educational path -
PhD in Human Development concentration: developmental psychology â˘Â in progress
Master of Arts - Public Service Leadership ⢠Siena Heights University
Compassionate Inquiry (trauma) â˘Â Dr. Gabor MatĂŠ & Sat Dharam Kaur
Certified Professional Coach ⢠Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
Professional Certified Coach (PCC) â˘Â International Coaching Federation
Licensed NLP Trainer â˘Â The Society of NLP
Licensed NLP Master Practitioner ⢠The Society of NLP
ELI Master Practitioner ⢠Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
Certified Executive Coach ⢠COR.E Leadership Dynamics Specialist Â
Certified Trauma Practitioner ⢠(multiple certifications)
Certified HeartMath Trauma Specialist ⢠HeartMath Institute
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