If you live with a Holding Up Defense, you most likely were raised by a narcissistic caretakers. You adopted this defense in order to protect yourself from feeling the painful…

If you live with a Holding In Defense, you were likely reared in a family which was loving but over-controlling as your childhood caretakers tried to manage your every behavior…

This Holding Back Defense sub-type shows up almost exclusively in women although it does show up in men with a passive-feminine orientation. It gets its name from how a caretaker…

This Holding Back Defense sub-type shows up mostly in men, although recently more women are appearing in my office with this type. It gets its name from the old-time movie…

This Holding Back Defense sub-type is prevalent in both women & men. If you live with a Willful Determined sub-type of the Holding Back Defense, your caretakers most likely were…

(Note: Each Energetic Holding Defense descriptions will be described in a separate blog.) Instructions for Clients: Read the energetic holding defense descriptions below. Then select the one that resonates the…

When using the Start-up Protocol to help clients self-diagnose their primary and secondary energetic holding defenses and then begin to direct the restructuring of these defenses, it is important to…

When clients choose to move ahead with restructuring their energetic holding defenses, I like to begin with introducing them to the Start-up Protocol. The Start-up Protocol gets its name from…

Many trauma clients use the Spontaneous Movement Protocol along with the Energetic Grounding Protocols, and other Energetic Support Protocols to direct their Energetic Trauma Healing Therapy to achieve successful outcomes.…

One of the most powerful ways to help trauma victims get in touch with and follow their body’s cellular and healing wisdom comes directly out of the new brain research.…