In this lively and informative discussion*, writer and psychologist Rita McInnes explains I-brainmap**, developed in her clinical practice. I-brainmap™ is a practical process for working with-and-through traumatic and overwhelming experiences that have become imbedded in the body-brain. I-brainmap describes how the brain-body-mind becomes Stuck on Stress (SoS brain), with practical techniques and approaches to move through stuckness towards integration and change. ** Rita McInnes, I-brainmap, freeing your brain for happiness, now available in audio * with Chris Ashmore Media

Introducing the brain, the characters, Jack and Mary, and I-brainmap, a process and technique for practical brain change, with an invitation to curiosity, as you listen and engage with this material.

In this chapter I describe my experience of traumatic and overwhelming events that have shaped my life. It was these events that kindled a fascination for, and deep exploration of, the impact of trauma on the brain-body-mind. My passion for this work culminated in the development of the I-brainmap, and this book.

This chapter describes how I developed I-brainmap in a clinical setting and its practical application outside therapy. You’ll meet Jack and others to discover examples of how the I-brainmap is introduced and works in a clinical setting.

This chapter provides some of the fundamentals of I-brainmap, and relevant brain functions. It describes how I-brainmap works and some of the pitfalls in the use of I-brainmap.

Meet Mary, your other companion on this journey through I-brainmap. In this chapter I chat to Mary to explain the relevance of I-brainmap.

This chapter explores brain functions and structures relevant to I-brainmap, including principles of brain change such as bottom-up, brain change.

This chapter outlines the body-brain’s survival response to threat, and describes how the system can become Stuck on Stress (SoS brain). (Chapters 6 - 14 outlines each section of the I-brainmap. You can access a copy of the I-brainmap here.)

In this chapter I describe some of the common ways the brain-body-mind is triggered by things that are linked to previous experience. Triggers can be internal or external.

In this chapter I explain the glitch in memory, associated with traumatic and overwhelming events, which can make some memories, or experiences, difficult for the brain to integrate.