Psychologist, trauma expert, teacher, writer, forensic consultant, researcher and therapist.

Joined November 2008
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26 Aug 2023
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... jimhopper.com/topics/sexual-…

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11 Sep 2023
It's happening!!! We'll be announcing the official national expansion date this week. Stay tuned! Learn more: projectcallisto.org/
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26 Aug 2023
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... jimhopper.com/topics/sexual-…

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22 Aug 2023
⁩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/2023/08/22/magaz…
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The first 3 videos in the “Sexual Assault & the Brain” series I'm creating with Kat Duesterhaus are ready. youtu.be/IR4vVO-gXmg jimhopper.com/videos
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13 Jan 2023
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. youtu.be/31QbKuWDeUA
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15 Nov 2022
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. youtu.be/pw7Wf6WgVAk
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16 Oct 2022
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.” bestyear.krtra.com/t/yDb35nI…

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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. youtube.com/watch?v=aLuhJpR9…
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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. vice.com/en/article/v7dnzm/w…
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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. jimhopper.com/online-courses…
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Very important issue and article. vice.com/en/article/m7vxm8/i…

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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 rdcu.be/cEUH6

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Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for eating disorders, with @MegJSpriggs, @N_Gukasyan, @DrAdeleLafrance, @schaffles, and Michael Mithoefer @MAPS. neo.life/2022/02/psychedelic… #EatingDisorders

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14 Dec 2021
Great article from the UK, including the insights of a great memory researcher of this generation, Heather Flowe. refinery29.com/en-gb/2021/12…
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