This episode of Down The Rabbit Hole our Abeer Monem joins TCFV to talk about the intersection between traumatic brain injury (TBI) in people who have experienced domestic abuse, and an invaluable healing modality called neurofeedback. Please note that this episode carries a trigger warning for domestic violence.

Joining us we have two experts who are widely experienced in the field of helping survivors heal: Josh Brown from Fort Bend Women’s Center and Abeer Monem from the Harris Country Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. We start by learning that neurofeedback (also known as neurotherapy) teaches self-control of brain functions to develop healthier emotional patterns, before diving into the program that Abeer and Josh created that is pushing neurotherapy to the frontline of survivor care and support. You’ll hear Abeer describe the lightbulb moment when she realized the missing neurological information necessary for her patients’ healing, how she teamed up with Josh Brown, and the long road that led to the creation of the program. We also touch on issues of transport and hear some visionary steps to create much-needed mobile advocacy services. Finally, you’ll hear some moving testimonies of the truly transformational impact that neurofeedback has!

Find the Fort Bend Women’s Center HERE. Other resources mentioned in this episode include the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and VAWnet. If you want more information on this episode, you can email TCFV.