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non-verbal leak

noun

Definitions

  1. A repetitive, patterned movement from the shoulders up, reflecting an unresolved…

    A repetitive, patterned movement from the shoulders up, reflecting an unresolved perceived trauma and manifesting an old decision or strategy from the past.

    • (2) more able to control affective expression and inhibit non-verbal leaks;
    • Such “non-verbal leaks” give away a person’s real attitude.
    • The Goodfield Method is based on the non-verbal leak (NVL), which is a repetitive, patterned head-and-neck movement that reflects an individual’s unresolved, perceived trauma.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for non-verbal leak. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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