Book Celebration

Mental health professionals are invited to a book signing celebration on Bainbridge Island. http://www.bainbridgepsychology.com/Remote-Office-Location.html

Robin Shapiro, editor of EMDR Solutions II and myself, author of Looking Through the Eyes of Trauma and Dissociation: An Illustrated Guide for EMDR Therapists and Clients, will be available to sell and sign books. No purchases are required to attend, however!

If health permits, a special guest will be Jaak Panksepp, Ph.D. renowned affective neuroscientist who discovered the scientific basis for the emotional circuits in the brain.

Also in attendance will be Katie O'Shea, from Spokane, developer of the Early Trauma protocol of EMDR and author of two chapters in Robin Shapiro's book. Ulrich Lanius is expected to come from Vancouver BC. He and I coauthored a chapter in Robin's book about the integration of EMDR, Ego State Therapy and Somatic Therapy.

Each will read snippets from their publications. Carrots will be provided for those who wish a bit of equine assisted relaxation. The horses will be demonstrating various of the subcortical affective circuits described by Dr Panksepp in his seminal volume, especially, the SEEK circuit, the PLAY circuit, and maybe the FEAR circuit, since they are a tad hinky by nature, the prey animals. The gelding will not be demonstrating the LUST circuit, but I can't be sure about the mare.

I'm hoping to get Jaak Panksepp to say something about the neurobiology of shame, and will keep you posted. What could be more interesting?