Dr Robin Youngson - healing trauma

29/03/2026

All human beings are designed to heal trauma, naturally and easily. All it needs is one other caring person who offers compassionate presence and soothing touch. No training course, no fees, no restrictions - just what ordinary people do.
https://www.somaticcompassion.org/

19/02/2026

TRAIN IN HAVENING TECHNIQUES!

A unique training opportunity - learn how trauma can be healed quickly and easily, based on neuroscience.

Havening Techniques® were developed over fifteen years by a genius doctor in New York, Dr Ronald Ruden. He published a scientific paper in 2018 showing exactly how trauma is stored in the brain, right down to the level of molecular mechanisms. He also showed how the process can be set in reverse, to erase trauma in minutes.

When I witnessed this transformation for myself, I quit a 35 year career as a medical specialist to set up my own clinic and begin working as a trauma therapist using Havening. It has been the most astonishing and gratifying work of my entire career - and my full time work as a practitioner and trainer for the last six years.

I offer the most advanced training programme in Havening Techniques, immersing students in a therapeutic community to learn the practices by work on their own trauma, with the support of their fellow students. The in-person training course is followed by a period of supervised practice and intensive coaching and mentoring. Certification as a Havening Practitioner allows you to begin a new practice, which can transform the lives of many.

My last two training courses begin on 16th March and the 13th April. After that, I am retiring. See the link below for further information:
https://neuroscienceofhealing.com/training/

24/01/2026

How all ordinary people can heal trauma quickly and easily - and it's FREE.
https://www.somaticcompassion.org/

23/01/2026

Trauma isn’t always dramatic.�Sometimes it’s the accumulation of stress, shock, and never quite feeling safe again.�How do you recognise stress showing up in your own body?

21/01/2026

If therapy hasn’t helped, many people blame themselves.�Very few pause to ask whether the model of healing might be incomplete.�Does that feel familiar to you?

19/01/2026

Many people live with anxiety, numbness, or overwhelm and quietly conclude:�“This is just how I am now.”�
Have you ever had that thought?

19/01/2026

Excited that my new book is published in Kindle today - paperback to follow shortly.

"What if trauma could dissolve - gently, naturally, and often within minutes? Somatic Compassion reveals a breakthrough discovery: when two ordinary people connect through compassionate presence, soothing touch, and simple reminders of their strengths, the brain shifts into a state where painful memories lose their emotional power. No therapy, no techniques, no expertise - just the healing capacity we evolved to share.

Drawing on vivid real stories and clear, accessible neuroscience, Dr Robin Youngson shows how modern culture and the medical system have overlooked this innate human ability. Through heartfelt examples of rapid transformation, he offer a radically hopeful message: we heal best together, not alone.

A practical, revolutionary guide to reclaiming the deep wisdom of human connection - and transforming lives with astonishing ease."

What if trauma could dissolve - gently, naturally, and often within minutes? Somatic Compassion reveals a breakthrough discovery: when two ordinary people connect through compassionate presence, soothing touch, and simple reminders of their strengths, the brain shifts into a state where painful m...

05/01/2026

Did you know that New Zealand has the fastest growing network of Havening Practitioners in the world?
Find out more at https://neuroscienceofhealing.com/training/

25/12/2025

Many people live with anxiety, emotional pain, or a sense of being stuck and assume it’s something they must manage for life.

Somatic Compassion offers a different possibility.

It is a gentle, neuroscience-informed approach to trauma healing that works with the body and nervous system rather than analysis or effort. Healing often happens naturally, sometimes in minutes, when the body feels safe enough.

This work doesn’t require diagnosis, reliving the past, or professional expertise. It can be shared freely between people — with a friend, partner, or family member — through simple human presence and compassion.

On this page, I share reflections, insights, and practical ideas exploring this approach and what it means for healing, connection, and community.

If these posts resonate, you’re very welcome to follow the page.
And if you’d like to learn more about Somatic Compassion, you can visit the website here:

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Discover Somatic Compassion - a gentle, neuroscience-supported approach using compassion and soothing touch. Learn how compassionate presence can transform past pain.

11/10/2025

This is a massive milestone in my lifelong campaign to bring more compassion and healing to medical practice.
The New Zealand Medical Journal has published my extensive article on the neuroscience of trauma and how the brain has a mechanism that can rapidly erase that trauma, with profound implications for mental health care and the management of chronic physical disease. This represents my seven years of experience in using the novel healing methods (Havening Techniques) developed by Dr Ronald Ruden, in the USA. Five years ago I quit my medical career to set up my own clinic and do this work full time. I have seen hundreds of clients cure themselves of chronic anxiety, depression, panic disorders, PTSD, phobias, addictions, chronic pain, and chronic physical illness. Emotional trauma is one of the most important causes of mental illness and it can be rapidly healed using innate brain mechanisms.
The paper includes eight illustrative case histories. This is the first ever publication of this theory and practice in any mainstream, peer-reviewed medical journal and this approach could truly transform medical practice.
The NZMJ is open-access and you just need a free subscription to access all the papers, including my own. If you message me, I can send you a copy of the pdf. Click on the 'Video' link at the bottom of the page to watch a short video where I discuss the significance of this work.
If you work in any of these areas, you REALLY need to read this paper;
* mental healthcare
* chronic physical disease including diabetes
* chronic pain
* physician burnout
https://nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-138-no-1623/a-novel-theory-of-trauma-offers-new-treatment-possibilities