Written By: Tian Dayton, Ph.D., TEP Date: May 11th, 2012. Topic: Behavioral Health.
Psychodrama Psychodrama allows complexes and conflicts to be concretized by casting group members to play roles from the life of the protagonist. It allows the protagonist to have a physical “encounter” with the self; to see and experience what he carries within his mind and body, so that it can be made explicit, concrete and [...]
Written By: Tian Dayton, Ph.D., TEP Date: March 7th, 2012. Topic: Behavioral Health.
The translating of emotion into words is both illuminating and healing. It allows us to label what we’re feeling so that we can use our logical thinking to process and understand it. It allows us to witness the contents of our mind and heart as they pour out onto the paper. It helps the right [...]
Written By: Tian Dayton, Ph.D., TEP Date: January 8th, 2012. Topic: Family System.
by Tian Dayton, PhD Which characteristics do you identify with and to what extent? This is something of a self-test and a survey. If you are an Adult Child of Alcoholism or Addiction (ACOA), you may have been both traumatized and strengthened by that experience. Following is a survey of both the positive and the [...]
Written By: Tian Dayton, Ph.D., TEP Date: November 18th, 2011. Topic: Behavioral Health.
The greatest shift over the past two decades in the mental health world is the recognition that the body, as well as the mind and heart, need to be part of the therapeutic process. Relationship Trauma Repair (RTR) is a multi-sensory, experiential model that is easy to incorporate into any treatment setting. Because psychodrama and [...]
Written By: Tian Dayton, Ph.D., TEP Date: September 14th, 2011. Topic: Health & Wellbeing.
By Dr. Tian Dayton We are what we think about all day. The thoughts that we think and the feelings that accompany them can shape our experience of the day. A Harvard study looked at how what we think affects our immune systems. The findings were that negative thoughts actually cause us to maintain elevated [...]
Written By: Tian Dayton, Ph.D., TEP Date: August 23rd, 2011. Topic: Family System.
It has long been understood in the vernacular of the addictions field that those whose “lives become unmanageable” through excessive use of drugs and alcohol may be trying to “drown their pain” with drugs and alcohol. While initially addicts may feel they have found a way to manage a pain-filled inner world, this synthetic form [...]
Written By: Tian Dayton, Ph.D., TEP Date: July 27th, 2011. Topic: Family System.
In 1980, when the term adult child of alcoholic, ACOA, was coined, ACOAs literally came out of the woodwork, testifying in droves to confusion, resentment and hurt that the child within them still hung onto. They reported feeling, at times, like “children walking around in the bodies of grown-ups”. Both scared and relieved, they were [...]