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It starts with someone has an intention – An example; I want to be happy

2023/04/26

The physical body is an organ of resonance. This is the case for all species. The Limbic Brane and The Mirror Neurons helps us to sense the surroundings. See the…

What does it mean to resonate?

Pocast with Dr. Frantz Ruppert on trauma and healing

2021/06/10

Getting to Know the Inner Self. Exploratory Study of Identity Oriented Psychotrauma Therapy—Experiences and Value From Multiple Perspectives

2021/05/26

Written by: Sigrid StjernswärdDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Early trauma and failures in attachment attunement can affect future relational patterns, health and well-being. The…

I want to love and be loved

2021/04/22

A primal human need and the serious consequences when motherly love is missing. 20. februar 2021 The longing for love – a human condition I want to be loved –…

The Corona Pandemic Mania – Who am I in a traumatised society?

2020/03/23

Dr. Franz Ruppert 19 March 2020 What is going on here? It is unbelievable to me that in a time when we all have the internet, when in principle everyone…

Interview with Prof. Dr. Franz Ruppert: – Almost everyone is traumatized

2019/11/03

Prof. Dr. Franz Ruppert’s lecture in Los Angeles (August 2019)

2019/09/29

See the slides from from Prof. Dr. Franz Ruppert's lecture in Los Angeles from August 16th 2019: Narcissism or Healthy Identity? Content: What does "Narcissism“ mean? “Narcissistic Personality Disorder“ (NPD)…

The Roots of Identity In Utero: Transgenerational trauma

2019/08/17

Gabor Maté: Transgenerational trauma, stressed environment and child’s diagnosis

2019/08/17

Gabor Maté: How chronic symptoms can be healed given the right circumstance

2019/08/17

Video: ID sessions explained

2019/08/05

See this video made by The Institute for Identity Development in cooperation with IoPT Norway. Stephen Gyllenhaal is a film director and former student on our advanced training program.

What It Means to Have a Trauma of Identity – goop.com Q&A

2019/01/19

What It Means to Have a Trauma of Identity The experience of early-childhood trauma is often defined by what you can’t consciously remember. But it’s stored in the body, which…

Research on IoPT. Would you like to participate?

2018/12/19

Lund University in Sweden, and researcher Sigrid Stjernswäld, has initiated a research project within IoPT. Below you will find information about the research project in English. If you have experience…

Lecture: Psychotrauma and Medicine

2018/12/18

Lecture with Dr. Med. Harald Banzhaf at the international trauma conference. Download presentation (pdf)

More on the theory behind IoPT

2018/07/01

Oslo lecture. Podcast Franz Ruppert [audio mp3="https://www.iopt.no/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Ruppert171013hoy.mp3"][/audio]   The imprint  – Gabor Maté with others  – excerpts from the film In Utero:   Thomas R.Verny – «still face» experiment–excerpts from…

Who am I in a Traumatised Society?

2018/05/05

Who am I in a Traumatised Society? Lecture with Prof. Dr. Franz Ruppert May 4th 2018 in London. Download presentation (pdf)

Excerpts from Dr. Gabor Maté – 2 Days in Oslo

2018/04/19

Dr. Gabor Maté on constellations Order USB stick with Dr. Gabor Maté's lecture: Illness and health in a toxic society Dr. Gabor Maté: How chronic symptoms can be healed given…

Franz Ruppert lecture: Human Sexuality

2018/03/05

Desire, stress or terror? Human Sexuality defined by Identity oriented Traumatheory (IoPT) Modul 3 of International Training Munich, 2nd to 4th of November 2017

Importance of Psychotrauma studies for professionals – Interview with Marta Thorsheim

2018/01/24

Marta Thorsheim interviewed by Christine Wong

Mother’s Stress Affects Baby Through Amniotic Fluid

2017/06/20

  It is always nice to be able to share research that confirms what we meet in Identity processes with the intention method (IoPT). As we understand how early influence…

Interview with Prof. Dr. Franz Ruppert

2016/09/21

 Prof. Dr. Franz Ruppert interviewed by Helge Max Jahns: Self Encounter with the Sentence of Intention

The bonds between mother and child are much stronger than the researchers have believed

2016/09/19

Recent research has shown that the mother during pregnancy gets cells from the fetus. At the same time, the baby gets cells from the mother. Fetal cells can protect the…

The Telegraph: Phobias may be memories passed down in genes from ancestors

2016/06/21

Memories may be passed down through generations in DNA in a process that may be the underlying cause of phobias, according to this article from The Telegraph. Memories can be…

Mirror neurons: Enigma of the metaphysical modular brain

2016/06/20

  Mirror neurons are central in our therapy method and in our theory. In addition, it is one of the research fields that comes with ever new discoveries, exciting and…