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Marilyn L. Murray (born September 18, 1936) is an internationally recognized authority and pioneer regarding the treatment of trauma, abuse, and deprivation. She is the creator of the Murray Method which includes the widely implemented Trauma Egg - a Timeless Tool for Healing - which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2022.

Early Life:

Marilyn Lea Reh was born in Hillsboro, Kansas (hometown, Marion Kansas), but moved alone to Arizona at age 17. Married Troy T. Murray, Jr. 1956-1984; they have two daughters - Jinger Richardson (1960), Missy Anderson (1962).

Education:

Ottawa University, Phoenix, AZ   BA, Psychology, 1983

California State University at Sonoma, MA, Psychology, 1985

Careers:

Murray was the co-founder of the first major art gallery in Scottsdale, AZ in 1968, now a primary destination art market. She also was the co-founder of More Than Friends, one of the first small group organizations for women in 1975.

She entered the field of psychology in 1982 and was one of the original persons to speak publicly regarding abuse issues in the early 1980s. She is regarded as a pioneer in the field of trauma and is known for her work with abuse victims and with incarcerated sex offenders.

She is the author of The Murray Method regarding the treatment of trauma, abuse and deprivation. Her method is used by health professionals internationally and she is recognized as the creator of numerous theoretical models and therapeutic techniques including The Scindo Syndrome, the Trauma Egg and The Circles of Intimacy, Responsibility and Impact.

As a psychotherapist, she specialized in experiential intensive outpatient treatment starting in 1984. She assisted Psychological Counseling Services, Scottsdale, AZ in starting their intensive outpatient program in 1993.

Starting in 1997, she created and taught a graduate program for Ottawa University for seven years in Phoenix, Arizona entitled, The Treatment of Trauma, Abuse and Deprivation. She also taught for University of the Nations in Hawaii, Ukraine and the Netherlands, and now has students from over forty countries.

Since 2002 Murray has lived and worked part-time in Moscow, Russia where she presents her method to health professionals and clergy. There are Murray Method International centers in Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan, and Central Asia. Her paternal grandparents were Russian immigrants and many members of their families who remained in Russia were killed or imprisoned under Soviet rule.

Murray also was a featured columnist for The Moscow Times in 2012-1013. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/search/Marilyn%20Murray

Mike Tyson mentions his work with her in his book, The Undisputed Truth, 2014, and she is featured in the ABC Documentary: Mike Tyson, The Knockout, 2021 https://www.hulu.com/watch/2f6ff3c9-2c6c-4da8-b8eb-0b2732f78558

Occupation:

Educator, Theorist, Trainer, Author and Consultant; Psychological Analyst – Russia and Countries of the Former USSR

Murray Method International - President

Health Restoration International, Ltd., Scottsdale, AZ - President

Murray Method, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ - Training Instructor

Psychological Counseling Services, Scottsdale, AZ - Consultant

https://murraymethod.com/

https://murraymethod.ru/

Publications:

The Scindo Syndrome (Sonoma State University, 1985) https://www.worldcat.org/title/scindo-syndrome/oclc/970933260

Prisoner of Another War (PageMill Press, 1991; 2020) (in English and Russian)

https://www.amazon.com/Prisoner-Another-Remarkable-Journey-Childhood/dp/0985509325/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=prisoner+of+another+war&qid=1638508282&sr=8-1

The Murray Method…Creating Wholeness Beyond Trauma, Abuse, Neglect and

Addictions (Vivo Press, 2012; 2020) (in English and Russian)

https://www.amazon.com/Murray-Method-Creating-Wholeness-Addiction/dp/0985509317/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+murray+method&qid=1638508356&sr=8-1

Time to Live, The Moscow Times regular column, 2012-13

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/search/Marilyn%20Murray

The Institute of Business and Psychology, 2011; Moscow http://www.executive.ru/career/adviser/1446988/%20in%20the%20middle%20of%20theabove%20web-page

Lithuanian Papers, Volume 27, 2013; University of Tasmania

Awards:

Ottawa University Distinguished Service Award, 1991

Gratitude for Giving Award, 2011

International Humanitarian Award, 2018; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_GIObXBv0I

Personal: Murray maintains residences in Scottsdale, AZ and Moscow, Russia. Her daughters and their families also live in Scottsdale, AZ.

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Partial list of references to the work of Marilyn Murray:

A Pathway to Freedom; Andrei Nigai, Producer; 2012 Russian documentary regarding the Murray Method in countries of the former USSR; https://murraymethod.com/videos/

Sestra Magazine; October, 2008; Moscow

The Moscow Times interview, 2012 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2012/03/15/qa-mike-tysons-mom-peers-into-the-russian-mind-a13306

Russia for Experts; The Moscow Times, 2012

Der Spiegel: The Trauma of Stalingrad; Benjamin Bitter, 2013                                                                                                                                                        https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/russland-stalingrad-bleibt-ein-symbol-der-tapferkeit-a-880751.html

Sex Addiction, Case Studies and Management; Ralph E. Earle, Ph.D;  Marcus R. Earle, Ph.D. Routledge, 1995

The Betrayal Bond, Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships; Patrick J. Carnes, Ph.D. Health Communications, Inc., 1997

The Pornography Trap; Ralph E. Earle, Ph.D;  and Mark Laaser, Ph.D. Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2002, 2012

CBT for Compulsive Sexual Behaviour: A guide for professionals; by Thaddeus Birchard; Routledge, 2015

Sex Addiction as Affect Dysregulation: A Neurobioloically Informed Wholistic Treatment; Alexandra Katehakis, Ph.D.; W. W. Norton & Company, 2016

Experiential Group Therapy Interventions with DBT: A 30-Day Program for Treating Addiction and Trauma; Allan J. Katz; Mary Hickman Bellofatto; Routledge, 2018

Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model: A Bottom-Up Approach; Jan Winhall; Routledge, 2021

Uncovering Unconscious Beliefs Using the Trauma Egg; Redeemer Counseling Services; https://counseling.redeemer.com/updates/july-2019

Murray Method at the Meadows: https://togetheraz.com/2016/04/hot-topics-11/

Trauma Egg Instructions; https://healingforthesoul.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Trauma-Egg.pdf

The Trauma Egg; Guillaume Petit-Jean; 2017; https://guillaumepetit-jean.weebly.com/blog/the-trauma-egg ;

Trauma Eggs: https://thegentlepath.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/trauma-eggs/

PowerPoint Presentation, Amsterdam, 2018; Trauma Egg: https://www.slideshare.net/iCAADEvents/judy-crane-the-guest-house-ocala-power-point-presentation-icaad-amsterdam-2018

PowerPoint Presentation; Healing from Attachment Based Trauma; Trauma Egg: https://slideplayer.com/slide/17022866/

Understanding How to Do the Trauma Egg: Eli Machem; video 2016; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2xU1O18ZnY

Using the Trauma Egg to Reveal and Heal Your Past; Shereen Hariri; video 2014; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruAGHKzXuzQ

Professional Journals:

The Trauma Egg as an Intervention with the Spouses of Sexually Addicted Men; 2008; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10720160802516336?journalCode=usac20

The Effectiveness of Forgiveness Therapy for Wives of Alcoholics (using the Trauma Egg); South Korea, 2017; https://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/jnep/article/view/11652/7335