Susanna Alyce is a doctoral candidate at the University of Essex researching within a “Mad Studies” paradigm CSA survivors’ experiences of trust and trustworthiness. She is an educator in trauma-informed practice at the University for clinical psychology students, and for the charity Survivors’ Voices.
Susanna also delivers Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and is a yoga teacher. She is currently working towards her diploma as a Person-Centred Counsellor at The Norwich Centre. She is a member of the Tavistock Network for Non-Recent CSA (https://www.networknrcsa.com), and facilitates two peer support groups for researchers.
Susanna is a survivor of child sex abuse (CSA). Her own debilitating anxiety led her to meditation and yoga in her early 20s. These effective self-care practices enabled her to live a full and rewarding life, while managing her internal landscape of fear. It was not until she turned 50 that she discovered the origin of what she now understands as ‘trauma distress’ caused by the dissociated and silenced memories of CSA.
Experience
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2010–presentMBSR Trainer, Self Employed
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2000–presentYoga Teacher, Self Employed
Education
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University of Bangor, MSc
Publications
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2022Avoiding psychological (re) traumatisation in dentistry when working with patients who are adult survivors of child sex abuse. , British Dental Journal
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2022Can you hear me?. , Journal of Mental Health
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2022Resilience As Recovery, Not Just Resistance. , SENTIO
Professional Memberships
- British Wheel of Yoga
- BAMBA
- the Person Centred Association
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Website
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
