Attachment Security & the Neurobiology of Crisis, Trauma & Resilience

Unparalleled. Unprecedented. Extraordinary. Whatever descriptor you use for this time of societal crisis, it is clear that we are facing any number of defining moments as we struggle with COVID-19, systemic racism and institutionalized injustice, economic freefall, and climate change. How have our brains and nervous systems evolved to respond to crisis and trauma? What is attachment and how does it support and enhance our capacity for resilience? How can the tiny ripples of attachment security in our daily lives influence these massive forces moving in our country and across the globe? Join Dr. Gregory Czyszczon as we explore these topics through the lens of interpersonal neurobiology.  Dr. Gregory Czyszczon is an Assistant Professor of Counseling at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). His specialties include working with trauma throughout the lifespan, particularly in the context of attachment patterning in childhood and attachment trauma in adulthood. He has written for the Neuropsychotherapist and Guilford’s Play Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice and has recently been featured on the Thoughtful Counselor podcast. Dr. Czyszczon is a board member of the Global Association for Interpersonal Neurobiology Studies (GAINS) and has trained for several years in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) with the Neurosequential Network and Child Trauma Academy. He is the designer of and coordinator for EMU’s Integrated Ed.S. in School Counseling, a degree program launching in the Fall of 2021 with an emphasis on trauma, resilience, and restorative practices in schools.Support the show