Healing Traumatic Attachment Patterns — Dr. Janina Fisher

In this interview, I’m joined by Dr Janina Fisher — a clinical psychologist, author, and former trainer at Harvard Medical School. She is the developer of Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment and widely regarded as a leading pioneer in the field of attachment and trauma-informed care. This conversation focuses on how Janina's insights and approach can be applied to working with traumatic attachment. Expect to Learn: — Why frightened or frightening parenting can be just as harmful as abuse. — The relationship between traumatic attachment and borderline personality disorder — How attachment patterns influence the “window of tolerance” — Dr Fisher’s advice for the next generation of therapists. And more. You can learn more about Dr Fisher’s work at https://janinafisher.com. --- Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and a former instructor, Harvard Medical School. An international expert on the treatment of trauma, she is an Advisory Board member of the Trauma Research Foundation and the author of three books, Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Self-Alienation (2017), Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: a Workbook for Survivors and Therapists (2021), and The Living Legacy Instructional Flip Chart (2022). She is best known for her work on integrating mindfulness-based interventions into trauma treatment, and she is also the creator of Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) therapy. --- 3 Books Dr. Janina Fisher Recommends Every Therapist Should Read: — Healing Trauma: Attachment, Mind, Body and Brain — Dan Siegel and Marion Solomon - https://amzn.to/4fOVm38 — Neurobiology Essentials for Clinicians — Arlene Montgomery - https://amzn.to/4dzfIex — Handbook of Attachment — Jude Cassidy and Phillip Shaver - https://amzn.to/3YBqiO0 Interview Links: — Dr Janina’s website - https://janinafisher.com