A Deeper Dive into Managing High Conflict Moments - Dr. Stacy Jones
In this webinar Dr. Jones will talk to us about the neurophysiology of the stress response and break down the ways in which your body is a walking pharmacy. She will also discuss some major myths about the role that conflict plays in common stress response and teach you and your partner to use conflict to build couple connection and resilience.
Time Markers
0:00 – Introduction: Who is Dr. Jones?
3:33 – Dealing with unmet expectations
4:20 – Attachment gardens are inherited
6:40 – The reality of how attachments are formed
8:55 – Vulnerability is any type of distress
11:56 – Offloading stress is a biological need
13:38 – Connection is built in the storms
16:40 – 3 core responses to vulnerability
17:43 – How do you offload in healthy ways?
20:50 – How do you offload in a storm and avoid fight or flight?
23:26 – Partners responses to you are other responses to them
25:27 – Managing conflict is a body thing, not a word thing
27:37 – Training your body to stay calm in the storm
32:05 – Train your body that the conflict is manageable
33:39 – Seek a safe physical proximity
36:46 – Benefits for you
37:43 – Tune in and align
41:34 – Step back and let them lead
43:35 – Q&A
About Dr. Stacy Jones:
Dr. Jones specializes in treating trauma, has been studying trauma for over 15 years, and has been trained in EMDR for over 10 years. She also does research on the neuroplasticity of the brain and in the role that bilateral movement plays in activating the right/left sides of the brain to enhance physical and emotional health. Over the past 13 years, Dr. Jones has worked with couples, families, and individuals from nearly every walk of life and with nearly every presenting concern imaginable.
Dr. Stacy Jones Link:
https://www.theratechtxusa.com/staff
Insights:
Dr. Stacy Jones: Change cannot be pulled, it is infused – infuse calm and connection into vulnerable moments
Invites:
1. Keep your body calm, and allow the storm to roll2. Keep safe physical proximity, your body is a walking pharmacy
3. Tune in and align – hone into the core emotion and create a safe space
4. Step back and let them lead
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