The content is informative and often illuminating, with exercises that are helpful, but the main problem with thGood content but horrible translation—
The content is informative and often illuminating, with exercises that are helpful, but the main problem with this book is that the English translation is really bad, riddled with awkward phrases as well as punctuation and grammar errors, which, combined, make it often hard to read and understand. I’m planning on reading Stam’s other works, but hope they’ve had a better translator/editor....more
The five adaptive survival styles the book describes—connection, attunement, trust, autonomy, and love-sexualAttachment Theory + Somatic Experiencing—
The five adaptive survival styles the book describes—connection, attunement, trust, autonomy, and love-sexuality—were really illuminating and I kept thinking of my friends and clients who fit the mold exactly. The descriptions of a NARM therapy session and NeuroAffective touch, too, were helpful and exciting to read, especially since I have a background in spiritual massage therapy with an emphasis on energy and touch. On the other hand, though, I didn’t find the physiology of developmental/relational trauma too interesting as it was pretty similar to the physiology of general (shock?) trauma that Somatic Experiencing covers.
Overall, I didn’t quite get the impression that NARM was a distinct modality on its own—rather, it felt like an offshoot of SE, or a dressed-up version of SE as SE constitutes the core of the methodology.
A recommended read for anyone interested in somatic therapy....more
This is a short introduction for curious laypeople who want to understand what IFS is and what it looks like to receive therapy A bit unsatisfactory--
This is a short introduction for curious laypeople who want to understand what IFS is and what it looks like to receive therapy in that modality. For those who've read Schwartz's more technical and comprehensive Internal Family Systems Therapy, this short introduction will quite underwhelming....more
The modality may be very useful and effective for treating trauma, but this book itself isn't well written or informative, with many many many repMeh-
The modality may be very useful and effective for treating trauma, but this book itself isn't well written or informative, with many many many repetitions and little instructions for the modality, all in clunky prose... There are a few golden insights (like the importance of being detached from seeking the literal truth of what happened), but overall, this could've been condensed to half its length and expanded to include more technical instructions for the modality itself....more
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