Belleruth Naparstek was the last featured guest in our Parenting with ACEs chat series last week. She is a psychotherapist, author, and guided imagery pioneer. She is the creator of the popular Health Journeys guided imagery audio series and author of Staying Well with Guided Imagery and Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal.
During the chat, Naparstek shared a bit about guided imagery and how and why it can be effective for those of us with ACEs and/or post-traumatic stress. The amazing ACEs Connection community shared quotes, questions, and wisdom. Please find excerpts below or go here for full chat transcript.
About Guided Imagery
How is Guided Imagery Different than Meditation?
Trauma & Racism
ACEs & Normalizing Experiences
Self-Regulation
Parents / Nourishment, Endurance, Self-Compassion, Resilience
First Nation Rituals
Resources/Modalities Shared/Discussed by ACEs Connection Members
- Laura: EMDR
- Dana: Transcendental meditation; Native Indians: flutes, Celtic harps, piano music, rainstorms, waves/ocean on You Tube loop to help with sleep
- Elizabeth: Inspiration & Lightheartedness
- Gail: Self-Compassion
- Leslie: RIM, Dr. Deb Sandella
Quotes / Wisdom by ACEs Connection Members
- Laura: "Some of us might do well to turn the Golden Rule around -- do unto ourselves as we would do unto others.
- Emily: "I like the idea of expanding beyond the visual and accessing more of the sense in the guided visualization."
- Elizabeth: "Breath is medicine. So is laughter..."
Guided imagery online & apps (thanks to Belleruth & Health Journeys blog)
- Guided Imagery: online sample
- Apps from Belleruth's blog:
Some research about guided imagery
- Adverse Childhood Experiences, Resilience and Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Common Denominator Issues for Children with Emotional, Mental, or Behavioral Problems
- Feasibility of trauma-focused Guided Imagery and Music with adult refugees diagnosed with PTSD: A pilot study
- Book Review: Therapeutic games and guided imagery Volume II: Tools for professionals working with children and adolescents with specific needs and in multicultural settings Thomas A. Artelt
- Guided Imagery and Music with female military veterans: An intervention development study
- Guided imagery targeting exercise, food cravings, and stress: a multi-modal randomized feasibility trial
- Guided visual imagery exercises on post-traumatic stress symptoms, coping self-efficacy and post-traumatic growth among flood affected victims
Where/how to find more of Belleruth's work
- The first talk is called Downloading Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress: Digitally Delivered, Evidence-Based Tools for Self-Administered Healing.
- The second webinar is called Lessons Learned from Treating PTS: Soldiers Teach Therapists about Do's, Don'ts & Understanding Military Culture
Writing
You Tube
- Guided Imagery for Soldiers with PTSD, NICABM
- Guided Imagery for Stress Reduction / Sample
- Survivors of Trauma & How They Heal, NICABM
Link to all chats in the Parenting with ACEs 2017 series:
- Chat Transcript: Belleruth Naparstek: Guided Imagery for ACEs
- Chat Transcript: Donna Jackson Nakazawa: Well-Being, Self-Care & ACEs with Jane Stevens
- Chat Transcript: Sebern Fisher: Neurofeedback & ACEs & Blog Post Summary: Neurofeedback & ACEs Quotes
- Chat Transcript: Fathers & ACEs: C. Clayton Daniels Jr. & B. Hamel & Blog Post Summary: Making the Good Stuff Louder blog post.
- Chat Transcript: Menopause, Parenting & ACEs: Carey Sipp & Blog Post Summary: Parenting, Menopause & ACEs
- Chat Transcript: An ACE-Informed Pediatrician: Dr. Claudia M. Gold & Blog Post Summary: Empathy & Listening as ACE-Informed Practice
- Chat Transcript: Parenting, PTSD & ACEs: Joyelle Brandt & Dawn Daum& Blog Post Summary: Parenting with PTSD & ACEs Chat Highlights
- Chat Transcript: Talking Tough Topics (ACEs) with Kids: Beth O'Malley & Blog Post Summary: Talking Tough Topics Review & Resources
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