The Saratogian

Mosely Lecture at Skidmore to address trauma and art

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Psychological trauma and the power of art reveal both the mundane and timeless aspects of a single moment of life. That is the subject of this year’s Edwin M. Moseley Faculty ...
School of Visual Arts

Community Lecture Series: Leveraging Polyvagal Theory to Guide Art Therapy Interventions

MPS Art Therapy presents a talk with faculty member Joshua B. Brancheau, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT, on leveraging Polyvagal Theory to guide art therapy interventions. This lecture will introduce participants ...
Psychology Today

Polyvagal Theory: An Approach to Understanding Trauma

Co-authored by Lotus Huyen Vu and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. In 1994, Stephen Porges introduced the polyvagal theory, based on an evolutionary, neuropsychological understanding of the vagus nerve’s role ...
Deccan Chronicle

Literature as a witness to trauma and healing

Hyderabad: Can literature serve as both a witness to trauma and a tool for resilience and justice? This was the theme explored at the Annual Conference of the Association for Commonwealth Literature ...
Psychology Today

Loss, Dissociation, and Trauma in "The Lifted Veil"

Anticipating later theories of trauma psychosis, The Lifted Veil offers the possibility of emotional shock and psychological trauma as the root of Latimer’s double consciousness. Latimer’s childhood ...