Accelerated Resolution Therapy: Image Replacement
Hi Dr. Huberman, In listening to one of your podcast where you mentioned EMDR. I understood you to say that one of the drawbacks of EMDR was that it did not have the patient replace the disturbing images. I was excited to tell you about a relatively new eye movement therapy which does use image replacement! I am a trauma therapist in Georgia and was trained a few years ago in a new eye movement therapy called ( A.R.T.) Accelerated Resolution Therapy. I would sound like a snake oil salesman if I told you how incredible it actually works. It is something that you have to experience, (or read the testimonials I have received). ART was developed by Laney Rosenweig. After she was trained for EMDR, she began to combine other protocols ( Gestalt, NLP, Guided Imagery etc.) and found that by adding "Voluntary Image Replacement" into the protocol, clients were able to heal much faster. The image replacement is whatever the patient would like to have happened, or something completely silly which is memorable. I've seen significant and rapid healing with ART in as little as one 90 min session for problems such as childhood abuse, phobias, car accidents, assaults and other causes of PTS. Research showed that the average resolution of most traumatic events is 3-5 sessions. By using memory reconsolidation, ART eliminated the triggers to trauma. We say " keep the memory, loose the pain" because after ART the emotional charge is taken out of the memory. So I wanted you to know that you are correct, image replacement is the key to rapid healing !! My question is about bilateral eye movements. In ART, our training is that eye movements are the preferred method for reprocessing memories using bilateral stimulation. I often hear of other therapist using electronic tappers for the hands, or other body tapping methods. My experience leads me to believe that eye movements are far superior for memory re-consolidation than other methods, however I do not know of any research to support my hypothesis. I thought you would be the one person to ask with your vast knowledge the brain and ophthalmology . Could you tell me your opinion and explain why you believe what you. believe? Thank You! Carla Burran
Putting it all together hub and spoke - how does an individual manage all of this data?
You, me, or any of your subscribers are at the center of a data hub. Blood, DNA, and other tests provide us with performance feedback. Nutrition intake, exercise, and other trackers provide us with the tools to modify behaviors. I suspect most of us are motivated to improve. Most of us cannot access lab staff to help us keep track of the hundreds of data points mentioned in your or other podcasts. Would you dedicate a content series focused on the available tools for a regular person to capture, process, and interpret the data needed to improve their lives? Perhaps the first episode could focus on the general concept, and subsequent episodes focused on platform-specific approaches (Apple, Fitbit/Google, etc.). Not everyone is tech-savvy and would benefit from a hub and spoke model (the person at the center needs to track nutritional input, use this tool, feed into this central database, and benefits you in this way - move to the next spoke of info) - simplify it so more folks can sustain improvement over time.