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Digital Seminar

When Trauma Hijacks the Brain

Simple Science-Backed Tools to Bring Clients Back to Balance

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Faculty:
Daniel J. Siegel, MD
Duration:
1 Hour 31 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Feb 23, 2026
Product Code:
POS150683
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

When trauma hits, the brain loses balance – clients swing between overwhelm and shutdown, stuck in loops of fear, disconnection, and shame.

In this powerful keynote, world-renowned psychiatrist, Dr. Dan Siegel shows you how to help clients get unstuck by rebuilding the brain’s natural wiring for calm and connection.

You’ll discover how to:

  • Spot the brain-based signs of chaos and rigidity that keep clients trapped in trauma
  • Use simple mindfulness and relationship-based tools to cam stress and rewire safety
  • Apply Dr. Siegel’s proven Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) framework to help clients feel whole, present, and resilient again

Walk away with practical strategies you can use in your very next session – so your clients can move from fragmentation to healing, one connection at a time.

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Dr. Dan Siegel is the founder and director of education of the Mindsight Institute and founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA, where he was also co-principal investigator of the Center for Culture, Brain and Development and clinical professor of psychiatry at The School of Medicine.

An award-winning educator, Dan is the author of five New York Times bestsellers and over fifteen other books which have been translated into over forty languages. As the founding editor of the Norton Professional Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology (“IPNB”), Dan has overseen the publication of over one hundred books in the transdisciplinary IPNB frame which focuses on the mind and mental health.

A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dan completed his postgraduate training at UCLA specializing in pediatrics, and adult, adolescent, and child psychiatry. He was trained in attachment research and narrative analysis through a National Institute of Mental Health research training fellowship focusing on how relationships shape our autobiographical ways of making sense of our lives and influence our development across the lifespan. Financial: Dr. Dan Siegel serves as the Medical Director at the Lifespan Learning Institute and is the Co-Founder and Director of Education at the Mindsight Institute. He is also the founding editor of the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology. Dr. Siegel receives royalties as a published author and serves as a scientific advisor for the Inner Development Goals initiative and as an advisor for the Center for Child Well-Being. Additionally, he receives honoraria and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. Dr. Siegel has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Speaker Disclosures
Financial: Dr. Dan Siegel serves as the Medical Director at the Lifespan Learning Institute and is the Co-Founder and Director of Education at the Mindsight Institute. He is also the founding editor of the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology. Dr. Siegel receives royalties as a published author and serves as a scientific advisor for the Inner Development Goals initiative and as an advisor for the Center for Child Well-Being. Additionally, he receives honoraria and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. Dr. Siegel has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Dan Siegel is an honorary member of the Austrian Federal Association for Mindfulness. He also serves on the Board of the Garrison Institute and as an advisory board member for both Gloo and Convergence.

 


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Objectives

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe how trauma disrupts neural integration and contributes to states of chaos and rigidity.
  2. Examine the role of attachment and relational experiences in both the development of trauma and the process of recovery.
  3. Apply principles of Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) in clinical or educational settings to support healing and resilience in individuals impacted by trauma.

Outline

Introduction to Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)

  • Integration as the foundation of well-being
  • Chaos and rigidity as markers of impaired integration

Neurobiology of Trauma

  • Impact of trauma on memory, emotion, and stress-response systems
  • Dysregulation in neural networks (corpus callosum, hippocampus, prefrontal cortex)

Attachment, Relationships, and Trauma

  • Early attachment and its influence on vulnerability or resilience
  • Interpersonal experiences that exacerbate or buffer traumatic effects

Pathways to Integration and Healing

  • Neuroplasticity and the brain’s capacity for change
  • Clinical and educational interventions: mindfulness, attunement, and relational repair

Applications and Implications

  • Translating IPNB principles into daily practice
  • Fostering resilience and growth in individuals and communities

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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