“When a kid is acting out or having trouble, instead of saying, ‘I’m going to punish you,’ they can turn around and ask, ‘What is going on to make you do these things?'” says Dr. Hunter. “Try to make sense without shame, and help the kid learn new ways to express themselves that aren’t destructive.”

“Rather than blame parents’ bodies and the prenatal period, Hunter says, the focus should be expanded to study persistent traumas that can influence kids long after birth, such as abusive parenting and childhood stress, which have also been linked to long-term health consequences.”

“We visit quite a few topics during this one-hour-conversation, and several key points have had staying power with me: Noël’s personal story with psychological trauma, the cultural differences between Denmark and the US, and the simultaneous hope-and-despair that seems to be a native setting in those of us who engage in psychiatry-debates.”

“You feel ‌you cannot move or think straight. The brain goes offline, except for certain parts that are necessary for life, like breathing,” says Dr. Hunter. “But your body essentially goes into survival mode. This happens because [your] mind unconsciously dissociates ‌to block the stress or any painful memories from resurfacing…”

Despite the wealth of research on trauma and what truly helps when people are suffering, the fields of psychiatry and psychology stubbornly cling to pathologizing, dogmatic and harmful ways of approaching mental health which are counterintuitive to healing. The voices of those with lived experience and dissenting clinicians are silenced under a system that aims to uphold the status quo. Clinical psychologist and advocate, Noël Hunter, knows this better than most. Today we talk about why this field is too stubborn to change, what clinicians can do to really make a difference, and why empathy is most needed now more than ever.

“Being triggered in this sense literally means something in the present has triggered a past traumatic memory that’s led the body’s fight-flight-freeze system to take over,” Noël Hunter, director of MindClear Integrative Psychotherapy in New York, told HuffPost. “The person is no longer fully in the present, but rather, their mind is back in the trauma.”

In addition to mindfulness and meditation, Hunter also suggests learning to attune to your internal state and let go of tension, as well as generally acting in a loving and gentle way toward yourself, which can make a tremendous difference in how you eventually feel about yourself.

“Mindfulness and acceptance are the two major antidotes to catastrophizing,” said Noël Hunter, licensed clinical psychologist and director of MindClear Integrative Psychotherapy in New York. “The key is being able to notice when the what-if spiral is beginning and try to bring yourself back to the present moment.”

“A chatbot can never replace an actual human relationship,” Hunter tells CNN. “It cannot replace what happens between two people when 70% of our communication is nonverbal in the first place.”

But Dr Hunter only sees a techno-bubble that, once it bursts, will get people to turn to more traditional ways of healing, either in the form of human-to-human therapy or spirituality. “Belonging to certain kinds of groups of peers, something involving relationships,” she says.

Noel Hunter, PsyD joins Mental Health News Radio with a fresh and alternative view of mental health and symptomology… and gives a different viewpoint on how childhood adversity shapes our altered states of awareness that many of us call mental illness.

“These early steps of being empowered can really make a big difference down the road and help you feel strong and assertive,” Hunter tells AskMen… “Don’t do anything you don’t want to do. If someone makes you feel bad for vocalizing your boundaries, it might be a sign that this person isn’t for you.”

The antidote, Hunter says, is staying present: letting go of what we can’t change and finding ways to bring joy, pleasure, meaning, and purpose to the here and now…“Buddhists have been telling us for millennia that focusing on the past or future too much can bring about great suffering,” says Hunter.

“When considering that almost everyone who meets criteria for a diagnosis of BPD has a long history of chronic trauma, I am not surprised that a group who experiences intense discrimination, rejection, and interpersonal trauma is more likely to meet criteria for this diagnosis.” said Hunter

Unhealthy conflict resolution looks more like “a battle to be won,” said clinical psychologist Noel Hunter …

“People who have a history of trauma might have reactions that don’t always make sense at first, like suddenly changing their mind about what they are or aren’t comfortable with, trying to please and not knowing how to accept pleasure, or needing frequent reassurance,” Hunter says…

Mental health clinicians are frequently in a position to navigate crises with individuals who are struggling with thoughts of suicide, self-harm, intense emotional distress, confusion, and/or threats of violence and abuse from others … Noel Hunter, a clinical psychologist,  will cover both research-based and her own experiences of integrating peer-informed approaches into clinical work.

According to Hunter, there are several reasons why journaling can be quite beneficial…“The part of the brain that is geared toward thinking is different than that of talking and writing … Thinking often operates on a loop, while speaking and/or writing has the benefit of surprising ourselves with our own words.”

A panel discussion including … psychologist and person with lived experience of both COVID-19 and psychiatry Noel Hunter … a discussion of mental health diagnosis and treatment in response to trauma in the COVID era, and how we might learn from this moment to strengthen our collective ability to always hear and respond to the voices we need to hear.

What’s more, bots don’t suffer when abused. Noel Hunter, a clinical psychologist in New York City, says most people who seek love in digits (or silicone) probably don’t pose a problem for society — but… “The danger is that, should that person actually end up in a human relationship, these views and harmful behaviors may have been reinforced, and the person will believe that this is okay.”

Noel Hunter, a psychologist … said, “Everyday I see the anxiety-producing effects of individuals trying to be, or feeling they should be, someone they are not … Introversion is not something to be ashamed of, nor to be gotten rid of.”

“changes can be made with mindfulness … and efforts to challenge one’s own typical relationship styles and behaviors,” Noel Hunter, PsyD, a clinical psychologist, tells Bustle…

We asked attendees of the ISPS UK2017 conference a question…

This week on MIA Radio we share the time between two interviewees; clinical psychologist Dr. Noel Hunter and entrepreneur and author Brett Francis.

In this episode of the Integral Health Resources Podcast, I discuss an important paper by Noel Hunter and William Schultz called A Response to the Hyper-focus on Brain-based Research and “Disease”.

“Trauma is real, discrimination is real, oppression is real… just because people are suffering with these doesn’t mean they have a brain disease”

A project by the Humane Clinic

Noel Hunter, Psy D, Clinical psychologist and author, speaking at the 2017 Karuna Conference hosted by Advocacy Unlimited and held at The Artists Collective, Hartford, CT on April 21, 2017.

In this interview for Psychosis Summit, Dr. Noel Hunter discusses her experiences both professionally and personally in regards to the link between psychosis and trauma.

Katherine Hine interviews Dr. Hunter regarding recent mental health legislation, human rights issues in mental health care, and trauma’s role in emotional distress.

Speaking at the launch event for the Institute for the Development of Human Arts. With Jazmine Russell, Alisha Ali, and Peter Stastny.

Noel Hunter claims the bill “threatens not only the civil liberties of individuals labeled as mentally ill, but it could also ultimately be detrimental to our society as a whole.”