Jim Hopper
@jimhopper
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Psychologist, trauma expert, teacher, writer, forensic consultant, researcher and therapist.
Boston
Joined November 2008
Framing how people respond during sexual assaults in terms of "survival mode" and "reflexes and habits" is much better than adding "freeze," "fawn" or other f-words to "fight, flight,..." To learn why, you can read my writings and watch my videos...
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Our conference this year, Feb 26-27, is on “Neglected Clinical Complexities,” and with a great schedule of speakers, presentations and panels we’ll be diving into them.
learn.hms.harvard.edu
Engage with the evolving landscape of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy by exploring complex clinical challenges, novel experiences, and emerging best practices at our 5th annual conference. Gain...
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It's happening!!! We'll be announcing the official national expansion date this week. Stay tuned! Learn more: https://t.co/ienq0p8X2D
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A majority of victims “freeze” in response to sexual assault. I spent over a year trying to understand what this means and why we are failing victims by not understanding it. In this week’s cover story for @NYTmag #ifroze #metoo
nytimes.com
Sexual assault often goes unpunished when victims fail to fight back. But investigators, psychologists and biologists all describe freezing as an involuntary response to trauma.
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The first 3 videos in the “Sexual Assault & the Brain” series I'm creating with Kat Duesterhaus are ready. https://t.co/orEQgX3SON
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I gave this brief (14 min) talk at Bessel van der Kolk’s trauma conference in May 2022, but these risks and responsibilities will always be with us.
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I’ve published two brief animated videos (one 4-min video) on common causes of people experiencing amnesia and delayed recall (aka recovering memories) of sexual abuse and other traumas.
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My interview for the Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Global Summit is available free today. I share a lot of what I’ve learned about “Collaboration, Connection, and Empowerment: Why Good Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Is Synonymous with Good Trauma Therapy.”
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Here's the Spotify version:
open.spotify.com
From Trauma To Triumph with Wade Robson and James Safechuck · Episode
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I really enjoyed talking about trauma-informed MDMA-and ketamine-assisted therapy with Wade Robson & James Safechuck, two courageous and talented men featured in Leaving Neverland, for their podcast series, From Trauma to Triumph.
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A somewhat personal story from me today. I wrote about what the words "neurodiversity" and "neurodivergent" mean (and don’t mean), specifically in the context of these terms now being used more broadly, not just in the autism community. https://t.co/pbwbjSabhD
vice.com
The words “neurodiversity” and “neurodivergent” are being used widely, from workplace initiatives to social media. But what do they really signify?
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Invitation to check out the FREE "Courses" section of my website. It has self-paced modules with interactive content that explains how stress and trauma can alter brain, experience and behavior during sexual assaults and other traumatic experiences. https://t.co/OLhnTLnXK1
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New review paper on forgetting with @TJRyan_77 TL;DR: forgetting = an adaptive (and potentially reversible) form of neuroplasticity that alters engram accessibility Thread below 1/n https://t.co/hsQiuIw1JK
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Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for eating disorders, with @MegJSpriggs, @N_Gukasyan, @DrAdeleLafrance, @schaffles, and Michael Mithoefer @MAPS. https://t.co/BHprbOFWpK
#EatingDisorders
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Great article on how Loftus tried stretched her usual pernicious testimony even further, and how the prosecutors exposed her.
abc.net.au
In the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, the court is examining, for the first time, the nature of incredibly complex and confusing traumatic memories — including hearing from a controversial psychologist.
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Great article from the UK, including the insights of a great memory researcher of this generation, Heather Flowe.
refinery29.com
Science shows that survivor testimony has immense value.
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