Our Internal Tempest and the Pathway to Peace

This book will help you understand the causes, effects, and remedies for emotion dysregulation, depression, and anxiety that wage war on the soul from a developmental trauma, epigenetic, and polyvagal theory perspective.

Tornadoes ravage the land, hurricanes the sea – leaving paths of destruction wherever they go, but nothing compares to the tempest within, the one that tears at the soul and robs one of peace. This is a story of the pain of searing emotional dysregulation, one that does not respect age, gender, race, or station in life. It can start in infancy and, left unmanaged, has the potential for damaging or even destroying your life, and possibly even the lives of those around you. It almost destroyed mine and I will risk sharing some of my story in hopes that it might help you or the ones you care about and love. This book will help you understand the causes, effects, and remedies for emotion dysregulation, depression, and anxiety that wage war on the soul from a developmental trauma, epigenetic, and polyvagal theory perspective.

I have a B.A. in psychology from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.A. in psychology from the University of Arkansas, and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Arkansas. I completed an American Psychological Association-approved internship at Silas B. Hayes Army Community Hospital in Fort Ord, California and a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. I am licensed in Psychology in the State of Washington (#1695). I have worked as a pediatric and adolescent psychologist in the Army for 10 years, in private practice for 25 years, and more recently at Madigan Army Medical Center for the last 5 years where I serve as a senior staff member providing pediatric and adolescent psychological services, family therapy, training, supervision, and consultation to Madigan clinics. EDUCATION Ph.D. - University of Arkansas, December 1984 Major - Clinical Psychology (APA approved) B.A. - University of California at Berkeley, June, 1978 Major - Psychology SPECIALTIES Child and adolescent psychotherapy Family therapy Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Developmental trauma Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Depression and anxiety disorders Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Media addiction Maladaptive habit resolution Parenting guidance Pornography addiction Polyvagal Theory,