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When “I Don’t Know” Isn’t Resistance (Rethinking the Pause in Trauma Work)

Early in my training I was taught to treat “I don’t know” as avoidance — a door to gently push open. Over time I’ve come to see it as one of the most important pieces of clinical information a trauma client can offer,…

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