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The Trauma Therapist

The Trauma Therapist | Podcast is a podcast about the human spirit. Join Guy Macpherson, PhD at traumatherapistproject.com as he interviews thought-leaders in the fields of trauma, mindfulness, addiction and yoga and we learn about the journeys of these passionate mental health therapists who dedicate their lives to helping those who’ve been impacted by trauma.

Copyright: © Copyright Guy Crawford Macpherson

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Episode 695: What Makes Us Fabulous with Kyle Elliott Jan 30, 2023

As a queer person, male sexual assault survivor, and someone living with mental health conditions, Kyle is proud to get to use his voice and platform to help others share their stories, get help, and achieve recovery.
Kyle manages his anxiety, OCD, and PTSD with therapy, medication, and persistent self-care. Kyle is a career and life coach, professional speaker, and avid writer, who finds solidarity and relief in sharing his story and he wants you to know that help is available and recovery is possible.
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Kyle’s website

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What's new with The Trauma Therapist Project!

The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 600+ interviews
The Therapists Teach Workshop: a workshop for therapists who want to create their first online course.

Episode 694: Being Available To The Present with Jan Ohm Jan 26, 2023

Jan’s journey with healing began with chronic physical issues that wouldn’t resolve by means of modern medicine. Exploring alternatives led her to discover the connection between psychological stress and physiological issues and inspired her to become a psychotherapist.
Beginning her practice in 1993, Jan was also the co-director of a Toronto school of Tai Chi Chuan from 1988 – 2018, where she taught hundreds of bodies how to live and move in a harmonious and integrated way. In 2005, Jan began her studies in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, which offered a way to bring the richness of her somatic experience into the therapy space, leading to her specialty in trauma and dissociative disorders and the creation of WellSpace Trauma Therapy Clinic.
Since 2018, Jan has been a Consultant for the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute and the Clinical Director of WellSpace Trauma Therapy Clinic, offering Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Neurofeedback, Neurostimulation and Group Therapy.
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What's new with The Trauma Therapist Project!

The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 600+ interviews
The Therapists Teach Workshop: a workshop for therapists who want to create their first online course.

Episode 693: A Beautiful Maybe with Timothy Bailey Jan 23, 2023

Timothy Bailey is an artist and bandleader in Richmond, Virginia. He is a survivor of severe and prolonged childhood abuse resulting in lifelong post-traumatic mental illness. His acclaimed debut album, “Timothy Bailey & the Humans,” traces a narrative from despair and isolation to hope and connection. Timothy is passionate about contributing to public understanding of early trauma’s effects as well as advocating for art as an indispensable tool for healing.
“More than once I found myself wandering around the streets of Washington, D.C., with my shirt buttoned wrong, unsure of who I was, or where I was,” says Timothy Bailey. “Each time, I found a piece of paper in my pocket with a phone number on it that I did not recognize and called it. The number was for my therapist, and she would tell me how to get home.”
The search for a path out of trauma led to the founding of Timothy Bailey and the Humans.
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What's new with The Trauma Therapist Project!

The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 600+ interviews
The Therapists Teach Workshop: a workshop for therapists who want to create their first online course.

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What's new with The Trauma Therapist Project!

The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 600+ interviews
The Therapists Teach Workshop: a workshop for therapists who want to create their first online course.

Episode 692: Leading By Example with Mike Gaskell Jan 19, 2023

Dr. Michael Gaskell is a veteran principal in New Jersey and currently the Principal at Hammarskjold Middle School in East Brunswick.
Michael has been actively writing about highly relevant solutions to problems in educational leadership since 2018. His new book, Radical Principals: A Blueprint for Long-Term Equity and Stability at School focuses on disrupting trauma and inequity in learners and is a guidebook for K-12 leaders looking for creative ways, beyond the status quo, to support and nurture school communities in the wake of unprecedented obstacles.
His second book, Leading Schools Through Trauma was published in September of 2021 with Routledge’s imprint, Eye on Education, after his first book published last fall, Microstrategy Magic.
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What's new with The Trauma Therapist Project!

The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 600+ interviews
The Therapists Teach Workshop: a workshop for therapists who want to create their first online course.

Episode 691: Moving Parts with Ilyse Kennedy Jan 16, 2023

Ilyse is a therapist, group practice owner, and author, who offers trauma informed therapy for children, teens, and adults in South Austin, TX.
Ilyse attributes her passion for this work to her very first therapist. Each time she stepped into her office, Ilyse says, she felt fully seen and delighted in. She didn’t offer tools or interventions. She didn’t try to change or cure me. I don’t remember what we talked about, but I can still feel how her eyes lit up when I entered her office.
That is how I hope to make folks feel when they step into my own office I am also a mother, partner, daughter, sister, friend, neurodivergent, writer, dog mother, Bravo historian, music lover, East Coaster by birth, West Coaster by heart, and Austinite by location.
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What's new with The Trauma Therapist Project!

The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 600+ interviews
The Therapists Teach Workshop: a workshop for therapists who want to create their first online course.

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This episode is sponsored by HelloFresh America’s #1 Meal Kit.
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Episode 690: Soulwork, Trauma and Liberation with Dr. Elisa Hallerman Jan 12, 2023

Dr. Hallerman holds a master’s and doctorate from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Depth Psychology and Somatic Studies, focusing on neuroscience and trauma. She is also a drug and alcohol counselor and certified in yogic science for addictive behavior and a member of the Institute for Functional Medicine. Finally, Dr. Hallerman serves as a visiting professor for film and media arts at Chapman University, where she melds the art of agenting in Hollywood with balance, passion, meaning, and purpose.
Soulbriety: A Plan to Heal Your Trauma, Overcome Addiction, and Reconnect with Your Soul Hardcover – December 6, 2022
"In this vividly written, page-turner of a memoir, Dr. Elisha Hallerman depicts how neither drugs not glittering Hollywood glamor could satisfy her spirit's longing for true freedom. With unsparing honesty, she chronicles her own soul's journey hom to itself from the depths of trauma and addiction, now enabling her to guide many others on their own path to liberation."
Gabor Mate M.D
author of The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture
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What's new with The Trauma Therapist Project!

The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 600+ interviews
The Therapists Teach Workshop: a workshop for therapists who want to create their first online course.

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This episode is sponsored by HelloFresh America’s #1 Meal Kit.
Listeners of The Trauma Therapist | Podcast can get 21 free meals plus free shipping by going to https://buff.ly/3XAEjIf.

Episode 689: Your Dissociative Mind & Navigating Daily Life with Dr. Jamie Marich Jan 09, 2023

Dr. Jamie Marich (she/they) describes herself as a facilitator of transformative experiences. She is the founder of The Institute for Creative Mindfulness. A clinical trauma specialist, expressive artist, writer, yogini, performer, short filmmaker, Reiki master, TEDx speaker, and recovery advocate, she unites all of these elements in her mission to inspire healing in others.
She began her career as a humanitarian aid worker in Bosnia-Hercegovina from 2000-2003, primarily teaching English and music while freelancing with other projects.
Jamie travels internationally, teaching on topics related to trauma, EMDR therapy, expressive arts, mindfulness, and yoga while maintaining a private practice and online education operations in her home base of Northeast Ohio.
Jamie is the author of numerous books on trauma recovery and healing, with many more projects in the works. Marich is the founder of The Institute for Creative Mindfulness.
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This episode is sponsored by HelloFresh America’s #1 Meal Kit
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Episode 688: Discovering Open Authenticity with Guy Macpherson, PhD Jan 05, 2023

Do you want to be seen?
I would guess--yes!
We all do.
And in order to truly see someone we have to get out of our own way.
It’s not about all the great things we know. (Though they can sometimes help.)
It’s not about all the great workshops we’ve been to. (Thought they can sometimes help.)
It’s about being with the person in front of you.
And this beingness requires an allowance of who we are.
It doesn’t mean hiding our inadequacies or faults or lack of knowledge.
No. Rather, it means understanding that all of those things--and yes, as well as what we call our incredibleness--contributes to the amazing person we are and that’s all we have to be.
I, personally don’t think this is easy.
It is a journey.
Being with the person in front of us means being willing to take in what they are going through.
And being willing and able to hear what they are saying without having all of the thoughts racing around in our heads about ways in which we can help or heal or fix or cure.
This can be challenging because it can often feel like we’re not doing something to help.
Yet a big part of helping is simply this ability to be with, without having the need to do.
I think as humans we all want to be seen.
I think we need to be seen.
This is why I’m creating a group to encourage us along the way.
This is what Open Authenticity is all about.
If this sounds interesting to you and if you’re ready then I invite you to join us.
We begin in February.
To stay up to date about Open Authenticity please click here.

Episode 687: It Wasn't Your Fault with Donna Jenson & Reena Bernards Jan 02, 2023

Reena Bernards, LCMFT, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Maryland and Washington D.C. She is certified as an Emotionally Focused Therapist and works with individuals, couples, and families using a trauma-informed and attachment lens. She also works as an inter-group dialogue consultant and trainer. See her website.
Donna Jenson is Founder and Director of Time To Tell – with a mission to spark stories from lives affected by incest and sexual abuse to be told and heard. Donna wrote and performs her one-woman play, What She Knows: One Woman’s Way Through Incest to Joy, which is based on her own experience of surviving incest. She leads writing/mindfulness workshops for survivors interested in finding their voice and using it. She has performed her play and led workshops at correctional facilities, colleges, police departments, conferences for mental health professionals and sexual assault advocates, community organizations, and facilities with people in need of healing. Her book, Healing My Life from Incest to Joy, is a memoir of the choices she made and experiences she had that helped her heal from her childhood trauma. For more information, go to www.timetotell.org.
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Episode 686: Grief & Post-Traumatic Growth with Krista St-Germain Dec 29, 2022

Krista St-Germain is a Master Certified Life Coach, Post-Traumatic Growth and grief expert, widow, mom and host of The Widowed Mom Podcast. When her husband was killed by a drunk driver in 2016, Krista’s life was completely and unexpectedly flipped upside down. After therapy helped her uncurl from the fetal position, Krista discovered Life Coaching, Post Traumatic Growth and learned the tools she needed to move forward and create a future she could get excited about. Now she coaches and teaches other widows so they can love life again, too.
Krista has been featured online and in print in Psychology Today, Medium, Thrive Global, Bustle, Psych Central and Parents Magazine and on select podcasts such as The SelfWork Podcast, Seek The Joy, Life Check Yourself and You Need A Budget to name a few. Links: Instagram | Facebook | Widowed Moms Podcast | MediaIn
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Krista’s Website
Krista’s podcast: The Widowed Mom podcast

Episode 685: Unpacking Race, Class, Gender & Trauma with Silvia Dutchevici Dec 26, 2022

Silvia M. Dutchevici, MA, LCSW is the Critical Therapy Institute (CTI) founder and president.
With more than 20 years of experience in social services and a passion for psychotherapy, Dutchevici (pronounced “doot-KAY-vitch”) created CTI when she perceived the need to expand psychoanalytic praxis to reflect how race, class, gender, and religion intersect with psychological conflicts. Silvia has an intensive background in psychoanalytic theory and trauma, with a particular focus on torture.
However, after seeing that traditional psychoanalysis was not able to adequately transform and heal her patients, she embarked on an extended period of research and training. Drawing on liberation psychology and critical pedagogy scholarship and combining them with her real-life experience as a practicing psychotherapist, she founded CTI in 2012; it focuses on teaching, research, and the application of critical therapy in advisory, consulting, and educational services.
Unlike traditional therapists, critical therapists work from the premise that the personal is political. To be more effective, psychotherapy must therefore interrogate the patient’s as well as the therapist’s worldview. Engaging in power analysis, critical therapists explore deeply how power affects the patient’s and therapist’s identities as well as their relationship with one another. CTI offers a four-year training program for psychotherapists, as well as workshops on various clinical issues.
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Critical Therapy Institute
Silvia’s book: Critical Therapy: Power And Liberation in Psychotherapy.

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.
Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TRAUMA and get on your way to being your best self.
The Trauma Membership is coming. A monthly subscription offering you gold nuggets from 600+ interviews. Get access to each of my 3 online courses. The Master Class Video Series. And a subscription to The Trauma Therapist Newsletter.
Learn more here: http://thetraumamembership.com/

Episode 684: You. Are. Not. Alone. with Kelley Gunter Dec 22, 2022

Kelly is a survivor, an emotional warrior, connoisseur of comfort food, and the author of You Have Such a Pretty Face. Her painful journey to find peace and self-worth began with a 243-pound weight loss that included many dark moments of despair that eventually brought her to her knees. Broken and devastated in the aftermath of her own self-destruction, her fractured faith screamed out that somehow, she still had a faint pulse and her shattered heart was, in fact, still beating.
Following a lengthy career in social services, Kelly began writing full time. Her first book, You Have Such a Pretty Face, is a memoir detailing the emotional journey of being obese and the surprising changes brought on by her 243-pound weight loss following bariatric surgery, as well as the emotional factors that contributed to her initial weight gain.
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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.
Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TRAUMA and get on your way to being your best self.
The Trauma Membership is coming. A monthly subscription offering you gold nuggets from 600+ interviews. Get access to each of my 3 online courses. The Master Class Video Series. And a subscription to The Trauma Therapist Newsletter.
Learn more here: http://thetraumamembership.com/

Episode 683: I'm Grateful For My PTSD with Jason Anderson Dec 22, 2022

Jason served 20 years in the RCMP and medically retired in 2021 after recovering from PTSD stemming from his policing career. He transitioned to a career as a social worker/psychotherapist in Brantford, Ontario, where he works with public safety personnel and the general public in working through their traumas. He is also currently volunteering with a county/town CISM team as mental health support. In 2019, Jason assisted in the establishment and functioned as the main facilitator of a peer support group for public safety personnel and military.
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Balanced Thoughts Counseling

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.
Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TRAUMA and get on your way to being your best self.
The Trauma Membership is coming. A monthly subscription offering you gold nuggets from 600+ interviews. Get access to each of my 3 online courses. The Master Class Video Series. And a subscription to The Trauma Therapist Newsletter.
Learn more here: http://thetraumamembership.com/

Episode 681: No Excuses Just Results with Michael Unbroken Dec 12, 2022

I didn’t sign up to be the spokesman for survivors of child abuse. In fact, this job sucks. I mean that.
The truth is that the universe chose me for this role. I have been gifted the ability to navigate the most harsh and vicious child abuse to come out on the other side seemingly whole. I say seemingly because there will always be a part of me that was stolen. I cannot get that back. None of the rage, drugs, sex, rock n’ roll, or anger will give me that thing that was stolen.
The world is both beautiful and brutal and I have seen the best and the worst of it. I know that the abuse I suffered has given me an undeniable strength that I was only able to tap into after falling face first into complete darkness.
There is truth in understanding that Mindset is Everything. There are no shortcuts, trust me I’ve tried them all. There is hard work and on the backside of that is getting your life back.
Think Unbroken is about sharing the tools and skills I have created and leveraged over a lifetime to help other people break free of The Vortex and become the person that they know they are capable of being. If I can do it then anyone can.
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.
Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TRAUMA and get on your way to being your best self.
The Trauma Membership is coming. A monthly subscription offering you gold nuggets from 600+ interviews. Get access to each of my 3 online courses. The Master Class Video Series. And a subscription to The Trauma Therapist Newsletter.
Learn more here: http://thetraumamembership.com/

Episode 680: Healing Chronic Health Conditions with Christina Kantzavelos Dec 08, 2022

Christina Kantzavelos is a neurodivergent, and first-generation (third culture) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), life coach, writer and chronic illness warrior. She received both her BA and MSW from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and her MLIS from San Jose State University (SJSU).
She specializes in treating clients with chronic health conditions (aka spoonies and medical refugees) and trauma (including medical trauma). Chronic medical conditions (i.e. diabetes, dysautonomia, EDS, Lyme disease, bartonella, Hashimoto’s, mast cell activation syndrome, vasculitis, back, and neck pain, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, vertigo, IBS, IBD, sickle cell disease, mold illness, etc.) often come with significant challenges, like fear, anxiety, medical PTSD, and may interfere with relationships and daily function.
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.
Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TRAUMA and get on your way to being your best self.
The Trauma Membership is coming. A monthly subscription offering you gold nuggets from 600+ interviews. Get access to each of my 3 online courses. The Master Class Video Series. And a subscription to The Trauma Therapist Newsletter.
Learn more here: http://thetraumamembership.com/

Episode 679: Trauma Healing in the Yoga Zone with Joann Lutz Dec 05, 2022

Joann Lutz, MSW, licensed psychotherapist, certified yoga therapist, and registered yoga instructor, is the developer of “Nervous-System Informed, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga” and she has been training mental health, yoga, and rehabilitation professionals internationally for 10 years. Her work is a synthesis of classical yoga and neuroscience research, including Polyvagal Theory and Somatic Psychotherapy.
She is the author of the book Trauma Healing in the Yoga Zone (Handspring, 2021); a research paper, Classical Yoga Postures as Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Autonomic Nervous System Regulation (Cambridge Scholars Press), and a CE Course, Bringing Yoga into Social Work Practice, (NASWMA).
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.
Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TRAUMA and get on your way to being your best self.
The Trauma Membership is coming. A monthly subscription offering you gold nuggets from 600+ interviews. Get access to each of my 3 online courses. The Master Class Video Series. And a subscription to The Trauma Therapist Newsletter.
Learn more here: http://thetraumamembership.com/

Episode 678: Self-worth, Attachment Trauma & TikTok with Jenny Helms-Calvin Dec 01, 2022

Jenny Helms-Calvin is a licensed therapist with 230K+ followers on TikTok. She also founded and owns Soma Therapy, the largest mental health practice in Kansas with over 50 mental health providers. Her jam is talking about self-worth, attachment trauma, and how people can heal from their bullsh*t trauma narratives and live a badass life.
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Jenny on TikTok
Jenny on Youtube
This episode is sponsored by by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TRAUMA and get on your way to being your best self.

Episode 677: 87 Miles on Rollerblades with David Richman Nov 28, 2022

After working in a variety of industries–including launching two start-ups–David Richman entered the financial industry as an advisor. Several years in, he found that his interests were more in managing people and businesses than in managing money. Over the next 15 years, he managed ever-larger businesses for the same Wall Street firm.
As a former sedentary, overweight smoker, David knew that he needed to focus not on what others wanted out of him but on what he wanted out of life. Through lessons learned in business and sport, David introduces the concept of the “middle of the pack” and discusses how to get more out of ourselves than ever imagined.
After losing his sister to brain cancer, David has organized a yearly fundraiser in her memory, the most recent being the impetus for his upcoming book, Cycle of Lives – 15 People’s Stories, 5,000 Miles, and a Journey Through the Emotional Chaos of Cancer.
Over the last 10 years, David has completed over 50 triathlons, including 15 Ironman-distance triathlons (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run), more than 50 runs longer than marathon distance, including several 24-hour runs, running 85 miles in Mexico in the heat of the summer, running 104 miles straight from Santa Barbara to Manhattan Beach, and most recently biking 4,700-miles in just six weeks as he met with the participants of his upcoming book exploring the emotional side of cancer.
David was born in Miami and raised mostly in the Los Angeles area. He and his wife split their time between homes in Southern California and Southern Nevada. He has worked in real estate, lending, and construction, started both an animation company and a skincare company, and then went into financial services. He has college-aged twins who are as aspirational as their father.
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David’s website
Cycleoflives.org

Episode 676: A Life of Invisibility No More with Sarah Miller Nov 24, 2022

I have lived through the unthinkable. I have experienced the devastation, the crushed soul, and shattered heart. I can connect with you from a place that knows what it’s like to live with such intense pain, to live with so much guilt and shame that it seems impossible to speak to yourself with loving kindness. Yet, I survived, I’m still surviving, and my heart has discovered that post-traumatic growth, is, in fact a thing. I am a Royal Air Force Veteran, turned Physical Therapist Assistant, turned Wellness Coach.
I sit in a unique situation, where I can seek to understand your pain and wellbeing challenges, from a heart that has a sense of knowing what it’s like. A heart that is sensitive and compassionate to what you are going through, and a heart that will advocate for your health and wellbeing, just as much as my own.I am on a journey of rediscovering my wellness. A journey where I’m learning to live alongside my pain instead of being wholly consumed by it. Now, I am wholeheartedly devoted to helping you do the same. You are so worth it.
"What you leave behind is not what is engraved into stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others". Pericles
It is my mission is to fill the world with positive energy and hope, just like Madeline did when she was here on earth. In all that I do, I honor her energy and love for filling up others people's buckets.
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Sarah’s site: Wellshine Coaching
HeartMath
Madeline’s tribute video

Episode 675: The Journey to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy with Dr. Michael Baly Nov 21, 2022

Dr. Michael Baly is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Northern Virginia. His work focuses on helping individuals address the effects of complex trauma, attachment wounds, and ongoing relational stress. He is a Certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapist, and a consultant and trainer in development with the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. He has particular interests in working with teenagers and emerging adults, new parents, and individuals struggling with compulsive, self-injurious, and addictive behaviors. He is also passionate about integrating Sensorimotor Psychotherapy with alternative disciplines – such as neurofeedback and psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Currently, Dr. Baly is a partner and Clinical Director at Ekoe, an integrative practice focused on creating safe, anti-oppressive spaces focused on embodied and collective trauma healing. Previously, Dr. Baly taught at Johns Hopkins University; was a founding partner and Clinical Director of Encore Outpatient Services, an intensive outpatient program treating co-occurring trauma and substance use disorders; and was a supervising psychologist overseeing a postdoctoral training program at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Dr. Baly currently lives in Washington, DC with his wife, 6-month-old son, dog and cat.
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Ekoe
drbaly@ekoehealing.com
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Episode 674: Belief Systems, Gender Roles and DV with Kate Fylan Nov 17, 2022

Kate is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (Australian Association of Social Workers) and a Play Therapist. She began her Social Work career in frontline Child Protection - assessing risk to children, working with children and families to reduce risk, and where necessary, placement of children in out-of-home care. Kate is trained and experienced in forensic risk assessments and investigative interviewing and has presented evidence in Children's Court, Family Law Court, and Criminal Court. She has managed a team of child protection workers before going into private practice.
She graduated from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) in 2001 with a Bachelor's In Social Work. Kate completed a Post Graduation Diploma qualifying her as a Play Therapist in 2006 awarded by Play Therapy International (PTI) and the University of Canterbury. She holds a current registration with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and is an Approved Victim's Services Counsellor.
Since going into private practice in 2010, Kate has worked in Cara House, Juvenile Justice, and now in Sydney's Northern Beaches. Kate's area of work includes parenting support following abuse of a child, individual trauma therapy, and her areas of expertise include Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, and Intimate Partner Violence (recovering parent, child). Kate is experienced in working with perpetrators of violence and children who have engaged in inappropriate sexualized behaviors. Kate worked extensively within a trauma framework with female juvenile offenders who were in detention.
Kate is a published author and has presented locally and internationally. She has taken part in acclaimed podcasts in the field of trauma. She provides training with regard to engaging difficult families, parenting post violence, and safety work for children and parents. She is a Clinical Supervisor for both Social Workers and Play Therapist.
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Kate on Facebook
Kate on episode 335 of The Trauma Therapist | Podcast

Episode 673: Being In The Moment: Group Psychotherapy with Dr. Haim Weinberg Nov 14, 2022

Dr. Weinberg is a licensed psychologist in California (PSY 23243) & Israel, in private practice in Sacramento, California, with more than 35 years of experience. He is also a group analyst and Certified Group Psychotherapist as well as the past President of the Israeli Association of Group Psychotherapy and the Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society and the list-owner of the group psychotherapy professional online discussion forum. Dr. Weinberg was the Academic Vice-President of the Professional School of Psychology in which he created and coordinates an online doctoral program in group psychotherapy and marital therapy.
He published books on Internet groups and about Fairy Tales and the Social Unconscious and co-edited a book about the large group and a series of books about the social unconscious.
He is on the clinical faculty of Psychiatry at UC Davis Medical Center and a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and the International Group Psychotherapy Association, as well as a Distinguished Fellow of the Israeli Group Psychotherapy Association.
He has received several awards including the Harold Bernard Group Psychotherapy Training Award and the Ann Alonso Award for Excellence in Psychodynamic Group Therapy.
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Dr. Haim at Sacramento Center for Psychotherapy
Dr. Haim’s books
haimwein@gmail.com

Episode 672: You Had Me at Organicity with Jacquie Compton Nov 10, 2022

Jacquie is a Registered Psychotherapist In private practice. She is a Registered Art Therapist, a Certified Advanced Practitioner in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and a trainer in development with the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. Jacquie is an instructor and clinical supervisor at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute and facilitates a course on cultural humility and trauma-informed art therapy.
In addition, Jacquie is a published poet, mother, and speaker. Over the past 15 years, she has developed a trauma-focused practice incorporating art-based, body-based, and talk-based therapy and currently resides in Toronto.
In This Episode
Jacquie’s website
Jacquie’s email: jacquie@thegroundedheart.com
Jacquie’s book

Episode 671: Compuslive Sexual Behaviors & Trauma with Marie Damgaard, BA, MEd. Nov 07, 2022

Marie has worked in the field of trauma, addiction and sexuality for over 15 years, beginning with research work during her undergraduate degree in the areas of aging and sexuality, and sexual experiences for men and women and ‘non-normative’ sexual patterns.
During my graduate degree, I received extensive training in working with sexually compulsive clients. Additionally, I am a Sex Therapist certification candidate and am excited to support a vast landscape of sexuality as I expand my understanding about human sexuality in supporting diverse clients.
Marie has also been trained to work alongside marginalized populations such as sex workers and Transgender individuals. Other areas of clinical specialization include, sexual trauma, erectile dysfunction, and chronic pelvic pain.
These experiences have informed how she views the continuum of sexuality which has various expressions and depth. Her range of expertise spans from the shadow side (including out of control sexual behaviour and the effect on partners), to sex therapy and the rainbow end of the spectrum with more nuanced behaviours through mutual negotiation and consent.
In This Episode
Marie’s website

Episode 670: Recovery Through Verse With Phil Goldstein Nov 03, 2022

Phil Goldstein is a poet, editor, copywriter, journalist, and content marketer. His debut poetry collection, How to Bury a Boy at Sea, was published by Stillhouse Press in April 2022.
In How to Bury a Boy at Sea, poet Phil Goldstein is the architect of his own unburdening, offering a rare and unflinching glimpse into the effects of child sexual abuse from the male perspective.
Equal parts fury and calm, Goldstein’s poems contemplate family, faith, masculinity, and survival, delivering a powerful account of recovery through verse, from silence and shame to healing and rediscovered intimacy and agency.
His poetry has been nominated for a Best of the Net award and has appeared in or is forthcoming in South Florida Poetry Journal, Jet Fuel Review, The Laurel Review, Rust + Moth, Two Peach, Awakened Voices, The Indianapolis Review, and elsewhere.
By day, he works as an editor and copywriter for a large technology company. He currently lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Jenny, and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and two cats, Grady and Princess.
In This Episode
Phil’s website

Episode 669: A Promise To My Sister with Dr. Omar Reda Oct 31, 2022

Dr. Reda is a global trauma expert, the author of several books, and a highly sought-after dynamic public speaker.. He has extensive experience and expertise working with survivors of all kinds of trauma and has developed a particular soft spot in his heart for children and refugees. Dr. Reda is the founder and director of multiple projects nationally and globally that address psychosocial healing, recovery, rehabilitation, and reconciliation.
He has served as the psychosocial advisor for several international non-governmental organizations, as a World Health Organization trainer, and as Libya’s deputy mental health lead during the 2011 war. He is also the founder of Untangled and The Wounded Healer models of care. He lives between Oregon and Colorado with his wife and three daughters.
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DR. OMAR REDA - Home (dromarreda.com)
Omar’s LinkedIn
The Wounded Healer
Untangled

Episode 668: Addressing Substance Use with Betsy Byler Oct 27, 2022

Betsy is on a mission to share with therapists the ways they can address substance use using their existing skills. She loves taking topics that are typically aimed specifically at substance use counselors and sharing them in a way that is relevant and tailored to meet every therapist’s needs.
She says that, “By adding substance use to your scope of practice, you can expand your ability to treat the whole person and better meet your clients need, bringing more hope, healing and freedom to the people you serve.”
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Betsy's website
Beysy’s podcast
Betsy’s Substance Use Course

Episode 667: My Daughter's Have My Courage in Their Blood with Amelia Zachry Oct 24, 2022

Amelia Zachry was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After graduating from Curtin University with a degree in marketing, she worked in public relations and marketing until she met her American husband, Daniel, when he was traveling through Malaysia. Since then, they have lived together in Japan, Canada (where Amelia obtained a second degree in human ecology from the University of Western Ontario), and Kentucky, and had two daughters together.
Amelia Zachry is a writer and an advocate for sexual assault survivors and those who suffer from mental illness.
Her experience with sexual assault and the mental illness that followed has been one in secrecy, born of fear and shame. Going undiagnosed and untreated, she suffered in silence. Maladaptive behaviors that affected her life were just part of the norm. Once diagnosed, she learned about treatment and therapy and a methodology to regain her life.
Now, she’s walking the journey in recovery and she’s taken to writing to break the silence. Her book, Enough, which is a book about hope and inspiration, is an homage to all those suffering in silence.
She was recently published on HuffPost and Moms Don’t Have Time to Write, and blogs weekly at https://ameliazachry.com, where you can find a list of her recent appearances and more information about her and her work. Amelia lives in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Enough: A Memoir of Mistakes, Mania, and Motherhood
Amelia’s blog

Episode 666: Others Over Self with Shelly Rood Oct 20, 2022

Shelly served in the United States Army Reserves for 16 years as an Intelligence Officer and now is a small business owner and ordained minister, advocating for selfless service in action. Attaining the rank of Captain, Shelly served as an S2, a Company Commander and more, leading covert intelligence briefings and orchestrating security programs for nearly 4,000 Soldiers. Her military awards include the Shield of Sparta and the St. Joan D’Arc.
A Distinguished Military Graduate from Western Michigan University, Shelly graduates in May 2022 with her M.A. in Ministry Studies at Moody Theological Seminary. She is the creator ofOthers Over Self®, a leadership mindset serving people in positions of influence to make a lasting impact on others. Shelly facilitates the Warriors With Warriors Program: Connecting Spiritual Warriors with Earthly Warriors. She is happily married and is tackling the daily challenge of raising two boys in an increasingly self-focused society.
From being overseas and leading covert intelligence briefings to orchestrating security programs for nearly 4,000 Soldiers, Shelly Rood (RUDE) knows first hand what it means to protect and care for others. Through Others Over Self®, Shelly and her team are dedicated to serving others by providing trainings that connect people through shared life experiences and deepen interpersonal skills, all while celebrating our nation’s heroes.
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Shelly’s Website
Shell’ys gift to The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners
Shelly on Instagram
Shelly on LinkedIn
Shelly / Others Over Self on Facebook

Episode 665: We Can Be Fully Known with Virginia Cruse Oct 17, 2022

Virginia is a Soldier-turned-therapist. She is a former active duty Army soldier, Masters-level Licensed Professional Counselor & National Certified Counselor specializing in Military Issues and Combat-Related Trauma.
She is not the typical rah-rah, “you can do it” therapist. She’s been in the trenches. She speaks from a place most other therapists have never been. Her passion comes through loud and clear; she knows that PTSD is a killer and that dissolving the stigma around mental health and treatment saves lives.
Virginia gives away a free copy of the audiobook for The Soldier's Guide to PTSD in her newsletter. Here's the link for listeners to sign up for the show notes: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/oia1vyk3pm
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Military Counseling Center
The Soldier's Guide to PTSD: A No-Sh*t Guide to Reclaiming Your Life
The soldier’s Blog

Episode 664: Operation: Restore Hope with Sgt Aaron Quinonez Oct 13, 2022

Sgt. Aaron Quinonez (Sgt Q) is a proud veteran, speaker, author, father and PTSD ambassador. Sgt Q endured a rough upbringing before becoming a proud Marine right out of high school. He was trained to fight the enemy and was prepared for war, however when he volunteered for a combat tour in Iraq, little did he know that his real battle would be fought in his mind. After eight years of military service, Sgt Q suffered from depression, anger, and panic attacks and was diagnosed with PTSD. He nearly ended his own life and now has gone on to help others that battle the same mental health issues.
Sgt Q traded the battlefield for the mission field and found healing and purpose through building homes and churches, feeding children, and supplying precious hope to struggling communities worldwide. God then called him to form QMissions, a pathway for veterans—Sgt Q’s fellow warfighters—to replace the battle scars of their minds with the joy of serving. Now, Sgt Q is the award-winning author of Healing Thru Service originally aimed at struggling veterans, which also offers help for anyone in crisis and may be one's ticket to a more fulfilled life. He went from being homeless and on the brink of suicide to starting the multi-million dollar company with over 100 employees, Reliable Commercial Cleaning, founding the veteran non-profit, Q Missions, and the health-tech startup, Q Actual 2.0, that helps with suicide prevention by creating real-life squads with an eternal bond.
Sgt Q is a Marine 1st Anglico veteran who specialized in communication as a forward observer. He holds billets for Naval Weapons Security Management and Close Combat Instructor. He received badges for expert marksmanship and master parachutist. He received the 2016 Distinguished Service to Veterans award and the 2018 Superior Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs. An was awarded the 2017 Hometown Hero award from Kiro7 news.
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Q Missions Website
Q Actual 2.0 Website

Episode 663: Using Our Voices to Heal with Marisa Michelson Oct 11, 2022

Marisa Michelson is a singer and singing teacher, an award-winning composer, and the founding director of the embodied vocal-performance ensemble, Constellation Chor which seeks wild embodiment through voice and body and has made a name for itself performing at such venues as Lincoln Center, The Kitchen, National Sawdust, Pioneer Works, and in Greece and Iceland.
With Constellation Chor, Marisa has developed a practice for connecting to Self and Other via group voice and movement improvisation, a practice that she teaches to all humans (not just professional artists) and calls Core Sounding™.
She recently completed a certificate in Integrative Somatic Trauma Healing from the Embody Lab which is part of what has inspired her to be in direct conversation with therapists and somatic healers. Marisa is working on her first book, currently entitled “Free: The Embodied Metaphysics of Singing” www.marisamichelsonvocalstudio.com
As a voice teacher, Marisa has taught Broadway stars, opera singers, and people who have never sung before but who know that singing is their birthright. Her perspective is grounded in the Libero Canto© Approach which was first developed by Lajos Szamosi in Budapest before World War II and is her primary pedagogical lineage.
Marisa is a student of Tantra and Circling, and has done one on one voice work at the Center for Motivation and Change with humans who struggle with addiction.
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Marisa’s website
Marisa’s Vocal Studio

Episode 662: A Memoir of Stolen Boyhood with Stephen Mills Oct 10, 2022

Stephen Mills is the author of CHOSEN: A Memoir of Stolen Boyhood, in which he recounts his childhood sexual abuse by a summer camp director, the long painful process of recovery, and his quest to stop a serial predator and find justice. The New York Times has called the book "a searing, haunting, urgent cri de coeur." The Pulitzer-prize-winning novelist, Junot Diaz, says CHOSEN is "a work of shattering, almost unbearable radiance. It is destined to be a classic because this is a book that will save lives.
Since 1983, he has advised and written for an array of public interest organizations in the fields of human rights, civil liberties, and the environment. He is honored to serve as an Ambassador for CHILD USA, the leading nonprofit fighting for the civil rights of children.
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Stephen’s website

Episode 661: When Family Trauma is The Norm with Kaytee Gillis Oct 06, 2022

Kaytee is a licensed clinical social worker/psychotherapist, who has been in the field for over 10 years. She specializes in working with survivors of family trauma, family dysfunction, and relationship trauma, including those who have experienced IPV and abuse.
Kaytee works from a trauma-informed and attachment-based lens, and uses a combination of psychotherapy techniques that are catered to the individual and the goals she creates with her clients.
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Kaytee’s website

Episode 660: Life Centered Therapy with Andy Hahn, PsyD Oct 03, 2022

Andrew Hahn, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and the developer of the Life Centered Therapy Training program and co-author, along with Joan Beckett, of the book, The One-Hour Miracle.
While Dr. Hahn’s strong foundation and significant experience in traditional psychology has served his clients well, he has been untiring in his effort to better understand what is going on for people so that he could better help them live more contented and healthier lives. This calling for greater understanding, as well as certain experiences which he could not fully comprehend within the confines of traditional Western paradigms, led him on a search for answers that opened him to the worlds of Buddhist and Eastern Psychology, as well as Mystery Trainings; and Depth, Archetypal and Spiritual Psychology.
He received his A.B. Magna Cum Laude in Social Studies/Psychology from Harvard University and his Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Hahnemann University. He is certified by Helen Palmer to teach the Enneagram and has also been a faculty member in the graduate Counseling Programs at Lesley University and Northeastern University.
During this period, Thich Nhat Hanh, Brugh Joy, Dick Olney, Helen Palmer, Barbara Hastings, and Claudio Naranjo were particularly influential and powerful teachers for him.
As that period was ending, he started working with Judith Swack, the developer of Healing from the Body Level Up. Working with her opened him to the worlds of Kinesiology, current research on Violence and Loss Traumas, and Energy Psychology. Dr. Swack and Dr. Hahn collaborated for several years marrying their two worlds, and this collaboration formed the foundation of the work that is now known as Life Centered Therapy.
In 1997, after several years of witnessing the power of the work, Dr. Hahn developed the Life Centered Therapy Training program for those who want to facilitate and/or teach this process. Today, Dr. Hahn has a private practice in Waltham, MA; speaks, teaches and leads trainings and healing groups internationally; and continues his effort to better understand what is going on for people so that he can better help them live more contented and healthier lives.
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Life Centered Therapy

Episode 659: We Can't Fathom The Truth with Denisha Michelle Seals Sep 29, 2022

Denisha Seals is a spoken word artist, award-winning filmmaker and author who uses the power of her pen to lift the voices of the marginalized and victimized. A survivor of childhood sexual abuse and trauma, she advocates for more awareness and understanding of the emotional toll abuse victims experience, particularly children of color. Her uplifting stories inspire readers to be strong, fearless and full of hope.
Denisha completed her Bachelor's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha in 2013. For more information about Denisha, follow her at water2spirit.com.
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Denisha’s website

Episode 658: How To Work With Silence with Adena Bank Lees Sep 27, 2022

Adena Bank Lees is an internationally recognized authority on trauma related to childhood sexual abuse, in particular Covert Emotional Incest (CEI). Adena’s mission is to bring CEI out of the shadows and shine light on the process of identifying and healing from it.
In her book, Covert Emotional Incest: The Hidden Sexual Abuse, Adena details the complex nature of CEI, its damaging consequences, and the path to restoration of health and well-being.
A leader in the field of traumatic stress and addiction, Adena has been offering expert clinical psychotherapy to clients as well as training and consulting services to professionals around the globe for over 25 years. HER driving passion is to equip professionals to be effective practitioners, as evidenced by the 1000+ workshops she has conducted on topics such as child sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, substance abuse and addiction, and related mental health issues.
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Adena's website
Adena on episode #223 The Trauma Therapist | Podcast
Covert Emotional Incest: The Hidden Sexual Abuse: A Story of Hope and Healing, Adena Bank Lees LCSW
Adena’s Consulting
YouTube
Facebook
Psychodrama
Richard Schwartz
Healing World Trauma with the Therapeutic Spiral Model: Psychodramatic Stories from the Frontlines, Kate Hudgins, Francesca Toscani

Episode 657: The PTSD Recovery Workbook with Jennifer Hughes, PhD Sep 26, 2022

Jenny Hughes is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of trauma and PTSD. As a clinician, she practices EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Prolonged Exposure therapy. Jenny recently published a workbook designed for clients to use on their own or with their therapist called the PTSD Recovery Workbook, which can be found on Amazon.
Through her clinical work, Jenny discovered that her true passion is to support other trauma therapists through the inevitable experience of vicarious trauma. While trauma work is incredibly rewarding, Jenny knew the therapists making space for this healing deserved to be cared for too. This inspired her to create The BRAVE Trauma Therapist Collective, a membership site that helps trauma therapists go from feeling drained and demoralized to energized and empowered. Members of BRAVE work with Jenny to become more aware of how to name VT, develop realistic ways to tame VT, and ultimately reframe VT by thriving in their professional and personal lives.
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Jenn’s website
Brave Providers Website
Brave Providers on Instagram
Brave Providers on TikTok
The Brave Vicarious Trauma Community on Facebook

Episode 656: I'm Not Here to Change You or Judge You with Luis Mojica Sep 22, 2022

Luis is the founder of Holistic Life Navigation, a form of trauma therapy that integrates whole food nutrition, self-inquiry & Somatic Experiencing. He is a Somatic Therapist who specializes in trauma, addiction, and PTSD. He is also the Director of Nutrition and Detox Services at Samadhi, a holistic recovery center in Kingston, New York.
My name is Luis Mojica (pronounced Lew-Eace {rhymes with peace} Mo-hee-ka). I teach people how to release stress and trauma through listening to their bodies.
I am a trained somatic therapist, life coach, and whole food nutritional counselor. I show up to each moment with unconditional love and understanding.
I'm not here to change you or judge you. I'm here to understand you so that you can understand yourself. From that comes a deep wisdom and love that can heal anything.
I come to this work from a deeply personal experience with suffering and healing that suffering. The environment I create is incredibly loving and empathic. There is no judgment and there are no expectations. I’m a guide who helps you get in touch with your truest self - and from there, everything blossoms.
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Luis’ Website

Episode 655: Drawing With Chalk with Trish Michael Sep 19, 2022

Trish Michael is an author, artist, photographer and two time cancer survivor living in Maui, Hawaii and working to make the world a better place with all that she does.
Throughout her life, Trish has faced constant adversity; a single mom at 18, abusive marriage for 20 years, and cancer twice. And through it all she has worked to see the bright side and be the bright side when it couldn’t be seen.
This shows in her uncanny ability to connect with people and show them their best self through her photography, as well as through her art and writing which she uses to uplift and bring light.
Her books, which have all been written for her own children at difficult stages in their lives, are her way of reminding them (and the world!) that anything is possible. Steeped in hard won wisdom, and written to empower, her books use fun rhymes and comforting cadence to make hard to swallow truths easy to digest.
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Trish’s website
Trish’s books
A giant thank-you to our sponsor, NICABM
The first free broadcast of NICABM’s Advanced Master Program on the Treatment of Trauma is premiering next week.
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Episode 654: Creating Trauma-Informed Social Workers with Jennifer King, DSW, LISW Sep 15, 2022

Dr. Jennifer King is a trauma therapist-turned-academic. An Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, Dr. King works to prepare future social workers to engage in practice that is rooted in the neurobiology of trauma and healing and embodies great reverence for the multitude of ways survivors survive. She draws from her practice experience working with traumatized kids and families to create the types of learning opportunities and supports she needed when she was a new therapist in the field.
Dr. King is the Chair of the Graduate Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice Program, and the Director of the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics Fellowship program. Through a partnership with Dr. Bruce Perry and the Neurosequential Network, she created the first comprehensive program to train social work students in this innovative, neurobiologically-informed model via classroom instruction and field experience.
She is also: a mom to 3, an unschooler, a wife, partner, daughter, sister, friend, colleague, and human in the year 2021.
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Jennifer's website
Jennifer on Twitter
A giant thank-you to our sponsor, NICABM
The first free broadcast of NICABM’s Advanced Master Program on the Treatment of Trauma is premiering next week.
Make sure you sign up now to secure your spot. It’s free.
Just go to TraumaMasterSeries.com/Guy

Episode 653: A Story About My Brother with Sherry Walling, PhD Sep 12, 2022

Sherry Walling is a clinical psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author, and mental health advocate.
She is graduate of the University of California, Davis and Fuller School of Psychology. She has a PhD in clinical psychology and master’s degrees in both psychology and theology and completed research fellowships at Yale University School of Medicine and the National Center for PTSD in Boston.
She spent several years working with veterans before going on to become the director of clinical training at House Psychiatric Clinic in Fresno, California.
Her company, ZenFounder, helps entrepreneurs and leaders navigate transition, rapid growth, loss, conflict, or any manner of complex human experience.
Her soon-to-be-released new book, Touching Two Worlds, Sherry explores the inner workings of her own grief—and leaves a kind of hand-drawn map for those rebuilding hope in the aftermath of loss.
Sherry and her husband, Rob, reside in Minneapolis where they spend their time driving their children to music lessons. She has also been known to occasionally perform as a circus aerialist.
She hosts the ZenFounder podcast, which has been called a “must listen” by both Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine and has been downloaded more than 1,000,000 times. She is also the host of Mind Curious, a podcast exploring innovations in mental health care via psychedelics.
Her best-selling book,The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Shit Together, combines the insight and warmth of a therapist with the truth-telling mirth of someone who has been there.
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Sherry’s website
Touching Two Worlds
Zen Founder

Episode 652: An Advocate for Healing with Sarah Sep 08, 2022

Sarah is the author of “To the Shadows,” in which she shares her journey of trauma recovery. Sarah was the first victim of ex-USC gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall to speak out about what occurred.
Sarah was a master student at USC in 2004 during this abuse. In 2010 she finally mustered the strength and courage to confront what happened and sent a formal complaint to USC. It was completely dismissed. It wasn’t until 2018 when she saw ads about other women who had been molested that she contacted a law firm. She wound up being one of the 20 women (of the approximately 700 victims) that was deposed for the ongoing lawsuit.
The book is an exploration of surviving trauma and the difficult process of healing. Sarah, who is hearing impaired, tried to bury what happened and after it was consuming her life she went through the painful process of healing. The book also shines a spotlight on how doctors are being protected by a broken system.
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Sarah’s website
Sarah on Twitter
Sarah on Instagram

Episode 651: Emotions Are Body-Based with Hilary Hendel, LCSW Sep 05, 2022

Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW, received her BA in biochemistry from Wesleyan University, a DDS from Columbia, and an MSW from Fordham University. She is a certified psychoanalyst and AEDP psychotherapist and supervisor. She is also the co-developed of the Emotions Education 101 Turnkey Curriculum and Emotions Education 101 8-week class on Zoom.
Hilary is passionate about taking the complex world of emotions and making them easy to understand and work with for greater peace, calm and confidence. She is the developer of the Change Triangle tool for emotional health. She is also the author of the award-winning self-help book on emotions called, "It’s Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self" (Random House & Penguin UK). She has published articles in The New York Times, TIME, Oprah, Salon, and professional journals. Hilary’s blog on emotions and how to use them for wellbeing is read worldwide.
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For more FREE resources on emotions and emotional health, visit Hilary’s website at Hilaryjacobshendel.com.
Hilary on Facebook
Hilary on Twitter
Hilary on Instagram
The Change Triangle Youtube Channel
https://www.hilaryjacobshendel.com/emotions-education-101
Order It’s Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self (Random House, 2018)

Episode 650: Ballet, Somatics & Post Traumatic Growth with Joelle Rabow Maletis Sep 01, 2022

Joelle’s passion is helping clients develop through self discovery and Post Trauma Growth. As a well-known psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor and CEO, Joelle Rabow Maletis uses reflective listening, strategic inquiry, and encouragement to provide feedback and interaction that allows clients to make informed, healthy, and compassionate decisions.
Joelle’s career highlights include a feature on TED Top 10 Mental Health Videos for authoring a TED-Ed’s PTSD video, executive Coach for Apple, Google, Netflix, Zoom and other Silicon Valley executives.
Joelle is a psychology professor at major universities, a guest speaker on ABC’s 60 Minutes: Beyond the Headlines, and Associate Producer to award-winning short film “Repressive Fire” about post 9/11 PTSD. She has also been on numerous podcasts, highlights include Bi-Polar Girl, Switch Research Therapy Talk, Mental Health Break, Patenting 2Go, Transforming Anxiety and Fertility Forward. In addition, Joelle is the host of Switch Research YouTube Live Miniseries, guest host for BiPolar Girl Podcast, a published author, appeared on multiple webinars for The World Congress of Traumatic Stress, TalkSpace, The Lasting App, San Jose Police Department, San Francisco Police Department, Veteran Administration (VA) panels for best practices for PTSD treatment, and has received several Outstanding Achievement Awards for Top Female Executive.
Joelle holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology specializing in Trauma, a Master of Fine Arts in Dance, a Master of Arts in Education, a Bachelor of Science in Political Science, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. She is a native Californian and adores spending time with her family – partner, two children and pets, Cleo and Madeira. Outside of the office, she enjoys all adventures, especially being an avid skier! When not working, Joelle loves traveling, sports, cooking, baking, running, biking, hiking, reading, writing and watching women’s soccer!
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Joelle’s Website

Episode 649: The Invisible Epidemic with Paul Conti, MD Aug 29, 2022

In Dr. Conti’s book, Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic, he examines the most recent research, clinical best practices, and real-life stories to present a deeper and more urgent view of trauma. He identifies the changes that we can make, both as individuals and as a society, to alleviate trauma’s effect and prevent further traumatization in the future. Dr. Conti reveals that what we once considered a lifelong, unbeatable illness is both treatable and preventable.
Paul Conti, MD is a graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed his psychiatry training at Stanford and at Harvard, where he was appointed chief resident. He then served on the medical faculty before founding the Pacific Premier Group PPG
Founded in 2014 by Dr. Conti, PPG’s approach blends both brain biology and psychology. Their work acknowledges and honors the devastating effects trauma can have upon individuals and the systems they inhabit. Although their work is not exclusively related to trauma, they find that the impact of trauma is often present as they collaborate to solve problems and improve lives. PPG’s focus includes families, businesses, wealth transition planning, and high profile careers.
PPG offers comprehensive mental health care, business and other consulting services, and medical opinions for the legal arena.
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Pacific Premier Group PPG
drpaulconti.com

Episode 648: The Origins of Moral Injury with Timothy Shaw, PhD Aug 25, 2022

Amongst my incredible guests Timothy Shaw, PhD is in a class by himself. Tim studies the impact, origins and implications of moral injury. And in this interview (his second) he shares his inspiring passion not just for the topic of moral injury, but for its origins, meaning and significance for us as human beings.
Timothy has undertaken original research into how laws of war and deeper considerations of ethics and justice can inform our understanding of moral injury, the ‘signature sound’ of contemporary war.
He has taught ethics at university of Sydney and holds a research masters investigating the implications of just war theory - the most uninterrupted, longest-continuing study of moral decision-making known in the Western World - on psychological distress arising from preparative agency.
In addition, Tim received his PhD on the topic of moral injury, and the question of why killing is traumatic using the ethical optics of French philosopher, Emmannuel Levinas.
Tim is also editor of Great Philosophical Problems, a leading philosophical content publisher and leading voice in field of moral injury, Levinas and the just war tradition.
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Tim's website

Episode 647: How To Talk To Your Teen with Elliot Kallen Aug 22, 2022

Elliot is the Co-Founder and President of A Brighter Day, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping teens manage depression and stress.
He and his wife started the nonprofit in 2015 in memory of their youngest son, Jake, who committed suicide at 19.
Every year, millions of teenagers struggle with thoughts of depression, deep sadness, isolation, stress, and the feeling of helplessness. Because of their mental health issues, thousands commit suicide, making it one of the leading causes of death among teens in the US.
Sadly, and too often, the parents of these teens are the last to learn about their child's mental problems, and sometimes it's too late to take action.
A Brighter Day aims to stop teen suicide by educating teens and their parents about mental disorders, and providing resources they can use to reach out and communicate when depression and stress are affecting either their own or the lives of those around them.
They have helped thousands of teens deal with mental health issues while still allowing them to retain their privacy and dignity.
Elliot is also actively involved in several other nonprofit organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club of Contra Costa, and Congregation B’nai Shalom, for which he has helped raise millions of dollars.
For nearly 30 years, he has also run a wealth management firm, Prosperity Financial Group, which helps individuals achieve their retirement goals and uniquely invest their assets.
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A Brighter Day
The Resource Center

Episode 646: From Victim to Survivor to Thriver with Chantelle Branch Aug 18, 2022

Chantelle Branch is a Certified Domestic Violence and Abuse Specialist, Survivor, Mentor, and Author with a background in Human Services and Counseling.
Chantelle founded My Fearless Future Project (MFF Project) a social enterprise business offering mentorship programs and support groups to help young women in urban schools build self-confidence and self-esteem, improve decision-making skills, and heal, so that they can thrive.
Chantelle received training and certifications in Domestic Violence Training through the State of Illinois Domestic Violence (DV) mentoring certification programs at WINGS Program Inc. As well as Sexual Assualt Certification, through SACIS in Illinois, and through the National Beauty Training seminar specific to recognizing and supporting victims of DV.
After transitioning from being a victim to a survivor of domestic violence, Chantelle was determined to share her personal experience and to educate and inspire others. Sharing her message of resiliency and empowerment, Chantelle has written two books, "Decisions," a fictional tale of real life experiences in an abusive relationship, and "Chained by Boundaries," a self help ebook that addresses the challenges with “fight or flight”, traumas, and denials of toxic relationships. Today she shares her message of hope for future generations.
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Chantelle on LinkedIn
Chantelle’s website

Episode 645: The Earthquake That is Trauma with Dr Nina Burrowes Aug 15, 2022

Dr. Nina Burrowes is a psychologist, author, and activist specialising in the psychology of sexual violence and relationship abuse. Nina is the author of 'The courage to be me' an illustrated book about recovery from sexual abuse, 'Eyes open to sexual abuse. What every parent needs to know' and the creator of the online course 'How do people heal from trauma?'
As an educator Nina is keen to bring the trauma literature to a wider audience using illustration, video, events, and even a game show to help people build their understanding of trauma, consent and relationships.
She is the founder of The Consent Collective, a social enterprise delivering education resources to universities, colleges, police forces and trauma support organizations across the UK.
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Nina’s website
Nina on Twitter

Episode 644: Where is Our Wonder? with Nikki Eisenhauer Aug 11, 2022

Nikki is a Professional Psychotherapist, International Life Coach, Yoga Teacher, and Host of the podcast, Emotional Badass: Where Moxie Meets Mindful. In 2017, she launched the podcast to spread healing, empowerment, and hope to Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), empaths, survivors, and seekers all over theworld. Drawing from her personal experiences as a survivor of childhood abuse and the years she’s spent as a psychotherapist and life coach, she mindfully designed the show to be the emotional education so many of us crave.
I truly believe in the power of healing. When we heal our wounds, let go of what doesn’t serve us, and embrace transformational self care, we are able live a life of purpose, peace, and connection. As we each step up to do this healing work—through the butterfly effect,
—we change the world.
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Emotional Badass Patreon
Emotional Badass Spotify
Emotional Badass iTunes
Nikki’s Boundaries Course

Episode 643: The Courage to Stand Up with Clara Martin Aug 08, 2022

Clara Martin medically retired from the US Army with PTSD from military sexual trauma, and chronic migraines. She went to work as a peer counselor/victim advocate at a local nonprofit, and decided that she absolutely didn’t need therapy. Nine months later, after suffering a psychotic breakdown and being 5150’d by her concerned mother and brother, Clara realized that was probably not the best decision she’d ever made.
The recovery process was a long and arduous one, aided by an incredibly supportive family and community of friends, a fantastic therapist and psychiatrist, volunteer work in disaster relief with Team Rubicon and on crisis hotlines, and writing - three books are available on Amazon here, and she writes a weekly blog here, and just finished her first graduate course in clinical mental health counseling.
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Clara’s Books
Clara’s Blog

Episode 642: All The Love in The World with Dr. Aimie Apigian Aug 04, 2022

Aimie Apigian, MD, MS, MPH, is a Board-Certified Preventive Medicine physician with a Masters in Biochemistry and a Masters in Public Health. She is an author, speaker and founder of Trauma Healing Accelerated, LLC and Family Challenge Camps, and host of Bio-Optimize Summit.
After a few years in a general surgery residency in Portland, OR, she decided to forge her career path as a Trauma, Attachment and Addiction Medicine Physician. She believes the healing journey can be accelerated through evidence-based tools and approaches to rewire the nervous system and the effects of chronic stress and trauma on the mind and body. Having both parented children with effects from attachment and trauma issues and then having her own health challenges from chronic stress and traumas, she is intensely invested on finding what actually works practically and how to restore the body to its highest potential for health optimizing the biology.
She is the Founder and Director for Family Challenge Camps, a non-profit organization founded in 2011 providing an experiential transformative intensive for families with children with trauma and attachment issues. She now has founded Trauma Healing Accelerated to bring information and personal empowerment through online courses. She hosts summits on how to optimize the biology in those who want the next level to their health and performance. She has an active medical practice in California in Addiction Medicine and Concierge Functional Medicine.
In addition to her medical training, she is also a Functional Medicine physician and has training and certifications specifically in neuro-autoimmunity, nutrition and genetics for addictions, mental health, and mood and behavioral disorders.
Aimie has a number of certifications in various trauma therapies including Instinctual Trauma Response Model (an art trauma therapy), Somatic Experiencing (developed by Dr. Peter Levine), and NeuroAffective Touch (Dr. Aline LaPierre). Dr. Aimie enjoys bridging the gap between what she sees happening in these trauma therapies and a person’s biology and nervous system.
In This Episode
Dr. Aimie’s Website
Dr. Aimie on YouTube

Republish: Peter Bernstein, PhD. Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak With Authenticity. Aug 01, 2022

The world doesn’t seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we’re all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I’m republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.
Peter M. Bernstein, PhD is the founder and director of the Bernstein Institute. As a coach, mentor, educator and trainer, Peter has almost 50 years of experience providing relief and recovery from trauma and emotional and physical pain. Peter's unique approach utilizes a combination of coaching, mentoring and bodywork to offer hope and healing through transformative resilience.
In This Episode
The Bernstein Institute
The Bernstein Institute on Facebook
Trauma: Healing the Hidden Epidemic, Peter M. Bernstein, PhD
Peter's incredible first interview on the podcast, episode 91 (and then on 269)
Peter’s podcast: The Survivor’s Guide To Life

Republish: Kate Hudgins. Managing in the Midst of The Current Outbreak with Spontaneity & Creativity Jul 28, 2022

The world doesn’t seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we’re all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I’m republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.
I’m very excited to have back Kate Hudgins, Ph.D., TEP, as my guest today as we continue with the third in the series, TSM of Prescriptive roles, TSM Trauma Triangle and post traumatic growth
Kate continues from her previous interviews as we discuss experiential therapy, and specifically psychodrama. Experiential therapy, as you’ll learn in this interview, involves a certain immediacy from the people involved and demands courage from both the client and therapist, and it has an incredible power to heal.
Kate is an inspirational leader and a stellar trainer known worldwide for her innovative model of safe and effective trauma treatment.
Recognized as an international expert and author on trauma, Kate brings rigorous clinical training in psychology, psychodrama, and experiential psychotherapy as well as cross-cultural and indigenous learning and her own life experience.
Along with Francesca Toscani, M.Ed., TEP, Dr. Kate has developed, refined, and taught the Therapeutic Spiral Model, the healing method for survivors of trauma, in 35 countries and counting. She has been an experiential psychotherapist and trainer for more than 40 years, bringing spontaneity, creativity, and healing to people who have experienced trauma in many settings.
In This Episode
Kate’s website
About the Therapeutic Spiral Model
Kate on Facebook
Healing World Trauma with the Therapeutic Spiral Model, Kate Hudgins, PhD

Republish: Pat Ogden, PhD. Managing in The Midst of An Outbreak Jul 27, 2022

The world doesn’t seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we’re all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I’m republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.
We continue the series, Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak, with none other than Pat Ogden, PhD, a pioneer in somatic psychology and both Founder and Education Director of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute®, an internationally recognized school specializing in somatic–cognitive approaches for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and attachment disturbances.
In this interview Pat shares her thoughts on how this pandemic, and the trauma associated with it, is impacting us not only on an individual level, but on a global scale, as well. She shares her thoughts 0n the importance of recognizing our body's responses and reactions as a means of regulating our nervous system, when we find ourselves in the center of anxiety.
First, a huge-thank you to my sponsors for making this podcast happen:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy InstituteDo you struggle to help numb, disconnected clients who can’t feel emotion or explore inner experience?Learn a comprehensive approach to conceptualize your clients’ concerns. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy uniquely includes the body in therapy as both a source of information and target for intervention…because words are not enough.Go beyond theories and gain practical ways to open a new dimension for effective therapy.Visit Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute online at sensorimotor.org today
Pat is co-founder of the Hakomi Institute, a clinician, consultant, international lecturer and trainer, and first author of Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy. Her second book, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015) is a practical guide to integrate Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® into the treatment of trauma and attachment issues. Dr. Ogden is currently developing Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® for children, adolescents and families with colleagues.
In This Episode
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
SPI COVID resource page
Deb Dana, LCSW

Trauma Healing Circle Jul 26, 2022

What is The Trauma Healing Circle?
The THC is a small (4 person) group healing program led and facilitated by myself, Guy Macpherson, PhD.
Over the course of the last several years hosting The Trauma Therapist Podcast I've interviewed hundreds of incredibly skilled and passionate therapists who've dedicated their lives to helping individuals who've been impacted by trauma.
From this experience I've been fortunate to learn a heck of a lot.
I've learned there are so many trauma treatment modalities out there.
I've also learned that one of the most vital elements in the journey of healing is human connection.
Intentional, thoughtful, compassionate human connection.
This is what The Trauma Circle is all about and I am providing and creating here.
This is a program for anyone (whether you're a therapist, coach or not) who would like to heal with the support of others.
*Please note: This is not therapy.
This is a small group coaching program (4 per group), facilitated by myself, over Zoom, with the goal of beginning the healing process.
With the support of others who are beginning their healing journey...
we will listen to each other
we will ask questions
we will be supportive at every turn
we will share ideas and resources
and most of all--we will be human beings in the presence of one another and connect with each other as we together create an incredible healing circle.
We will refrain from offering unsolicited advice and refrain from judgement.
The success of this group revolves around each participant's willingness to abide by these guidelines.
Who is this for?
This is for anyone (you don't have to be a therapist, coach or mental health provider) who's experienced trauma and would like to heal with the support of others.
Why a group?
There is incredible healing power in joining a group of others with shared experiences.
Yes, there will be others who haven't had your exact experience, but meeting with others in this safe space and hearing their stories and learning about what they're doing to help themselves heal, and also hearing of their struggles, too, will let you know that you're not alone, and is also immensely empowering.
When will we meet?
We will meet Mondays or Tuesdays in August.
You choose which group you'd like to join, either the Monday or Tuesday group. (no switching back and forth)
Meeting Times:
Mondays in August
August 1, 10am-11:30am PST
August 8, 10am-11:30am PST
August 15, 10am-11:30am PST
August 22, 10am-11:30am PST
Tuesdays in August
August 2, 10am-11:30am PST
August 9, 10am-11:30am PST
August 16, 10am-11:30am PST
August 23, 10am-11:30am PST
Sundays in August
August 7, 3pm - 4:30 pm PST
August 14, 3pm - 4:30 pm PST
August 21, 3pm - 4:30 pm PST
August 28, 3pm - 4:30 pm PST
What is the fee?
The fee is $397 which includes the four sessions in August.
Learn more at: http://thetraumahealingcircle.com/

Episode 637: Living The Practice of Somatic Experiencing with Debra Clydesdale Jul 25, 2022

Debra integrates Physical Medicine applications including modalities, bodywork, movement, and touch into her Somatic Experiencing practice, specializing in early life trauma resolution, head injuries, medical trauma and chronic trauma patterns. She has over 25 years of Somatic Experience practice and has integrated it with many other treatments. Debra is currently on Faculty at Somatic Experiencing International and has assisted Peter Levine in post advanced trainings and has done consultations with many different types of providers from Medical doctors, to Psycho-analysists, MFT’s, counselors to PT’s and teachers, to name a few, helping them integrate Somatic Experiencing into their specialties.
Debra has completed certification training in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Masters Degree), Somatic Experiencing, Hellerwork, Acupuncture Detoxification and Addiction (NADA), and is a Registered Somatic Movement Educator/Therapist (RSME/T) and has been recognized as a Qualified Medical Evaluator by the State of California.
She also is board specialized as a Diplomate in Acupuncture Orthopedics, is a NCCAOM Diplomate (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) and has provided CEU training courses for health care professionals including acupuncturists and massage therapists.
In This Episode
Debra’s website
Somatic Experiencing International

Republish: Cathy Malchiodi, PhD. Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak with Creativity Jul 22, 2022

The world doesn’t seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we’re all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I’m republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.
Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPAT, LPCC, ATR-BC, REAT is a leading international expert, writer, and educator in the fields of art therapy, expressive arts therapy, trauma and arts in healthcare.
In this interview Cathy brings to our current situation of shelter-in-place and quarantine, a breath of fresh air in the form of authenticity and the suggestion that this experience has presented us with the fact that this is an opportunity for us to learn of different ways to cope.
A giant thank-you to my sponsors:
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
Do you struggle to help numb, disconnected clients who can’t feel emotion or explore inner experience?/
Learn a comprehensive approach to conceptualize your clients’ concerns. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy uniquely includes the body in therapy as both a source of information and target for intervention…because words are not enough./
Go beyond theories and gain practical ways to open a new dimension for effective therapy.
Visit Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute online today at: http://sensorimotor.org
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: https://cptsdfoundation.org/traumatherapistpodcast/
Cathy is a psychologist, a Board Certified and Licensed Professional Art Therapist, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and has had over 30 years of experience and education in trauma intervention and disaster relief and integrative approaches to health.
She is the founder, director and lead faculty member of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute, and her most recent book is titled, Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body, and Imagination in the Healing Process.
In This Episode
Cathy's Website
Cathy on Youtube

Republish: Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD. Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak with Dignity: The Marginalized Populations Jul 21, 2022

The world doesn’t seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we’re all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I’m republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.
Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis is a licensed psychologist, ordained minister, and sacred artist who has worked nationally and globally to provide relief and empowerment to marginalized persons. Dr. Thema, a professor at Pepperdine University, is a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women. Her contributions to psychological research, policy, and practice have been honored by national and regional psychological associations.
Dr. Thema earned her doctorate from Duke University, completed her post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical Center, and is a past American Psychological Association representative to the United Nations.
She has served as a mental health media consultant for numerous print, radio, and television media outlets, including but not limited to the Huffington Post, NPR, CBS, Oxygen, CNN, BET, TV One, Lifetime, and We TV.
Using artistic expression, spirituality, psychology and culture, Dr. Bryant-Davis is an internationally recognized lecturer, performer, and minister. She has presented at conferences, universities, churches, community centers, schools and prisons throughout the United States as well as in South America, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. Dr. Bryant-Davis is an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She leads a community mental health bible study at Walker Temple AME Church in Los Angeles and lives by words from her mother, Rev. Cecelia Williams Bryant, who states “God is speaking. My life is God’s vocabulary.”
In This Episode
Dr. Therma's Website
Contact Dr. Therma
Connect with Dr. Therma on Facebook

Republish: Christine Forner. Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak with Dignity Jul 20, 2022

Christine Forner (B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W., Registered Social Worker) Began her career early starting as a volunteer at the age of 16 at a crisis line for Teens. She has worked at The Calgary Sexual Assault Centre, Wheatland Crisis Shelter for survivors of domestic violence and in 1998 Christine started her clinical experience at The Calgary Women’s Health Collective.
Since 2011, Christine has worked in her own private practice which specializes in complex trauma and dissociative disorders. She has over twenty years experience working with individuals with Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Dissociation, Developmental Trauma and Dissociative Disorders, with specialized training in EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Psychotherapeutic Meditation techniques, Neurofeedback and Havening.
Christine is the current clinical supervisor at Waypoints Sexual Assault Centre in Fort McMurry, Alberta and teaches locally and at an international level on the issue of dissociation, complex trauma, and the intersection of dissociation and mindfulness.
Christine was the treasurer of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (2011-2012) and was the President of the ISSTD in 2019.
As well as being a board member she is also a member of the Conference Committee and for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. Christine has spent the last 15 years working on methods of meditation that are affective for persons who have Complex Posttraumatic Disorder and Dissociative Disorders. She is the author of Dissociation, Mindfulness and Creative Meditations: Trauma informed practices to facilitate growth (Routledge, 2017).
In This Episode
Christine's Website
Dissociation, Mindfulness, and Creative Meditations
Contact Dr. Leslie

Republish: Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MFT. Managing inThe Midst of The Current Outbreak Jul 18, 2022

Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, MFT is a licensed Somatic Psychotherapist. She is an International teacher of psychology and trains health professionals in California, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Europe and starting in China next year.
Manuela co-directs and teaches at the Hakomi Institute of California that hosts her trauma training: From Trauma to Dharma. (starts again in April 2016) This training integrates current neuroscience of trauma theory, somatic and mindfulness-based interventions with dharmic teachings and embodied meditation practices.
In addition Manuela has trained in various methods of working with trauma (e.g.Somatic Experiencing) and counseled survivors of political oppression, torture and trauma for the past 25 years. Her recent book: 8 Keys to Practicing Mindfulness. Practical Strategies for Emotional Health and Wellbeing, has been published by by W.W. Norton. (2015)
In This Episode
Johanna's Website
Connect with Marci On Linkedin
Connect with Leslie on Linkedin

Republish: Mica Gonzalez, PhD. Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak Jul 15, 2022

The world doesn’t seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we’re all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I’m republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.
Today we continue with our series on Managing during the current outbreak with my guest, Dr. Mica Gonzalez.
Mica is the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Family First Psychotherapy in Oakland, California and he specializes in helping anxious, aggressive, and hyper kids and their stressed out parents.
When I queried people about who they wanted to hear from for this series, Mica’s name came up. And when you listen to this interview, you’ll understand why. Mica has an amazing way of articulating concepts about early child development and therapy while at that same time, conveying a sense of groundedness and calm. Perfect for this series!
Mica is hosting a free webinar April 8th at 10:30 am PST on Developing resilience in uncertain times.
Register for it here. Developing resilience in uncertain times.
First off, a giant thank-you to my sponsor:
Talkspace
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Mica received his doctoral degree from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology and trained in a variety of settings, including a middle school, an adult day treatment facility, and home-visiting early intervention programs. He is trained in Child-Parent Psychotherapy, a trauma-informed approach to early intervention, and has an endorsement as an Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist from the California Center for Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health.
Mica also provides online early parenting education through his blog and website,The Good Enough Parents.
In This Episode
Family First Psychotherapy
The Good Enough Parents
Article by Aisha Ahmad
Mica is hosting a free webinar April 8th at 10:30 am PST on Developing resilience in uncertain times.Register for it here. Developing resilience in uncertain times.

Republish: Sharon Salzberg. Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak Jul 14, 2022

The world doesn’t seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we’re all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I’m republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.
Today, we continue with the series Managing in The Midst of The Outbreak, with Sharon Salzberg, New York Times Best selling author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practices in the West.
In 1974, Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein.
First a giant thank-you to my sponsors:
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
Do you struggle to help numb, disconnected clients who can’t feel emotion or explore inner experience?/
Learn a comprehensive approach to conceptualize your clients’ concerns. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy uniquely includes the body in therapy as both a source of information and target for intervention…because words are not enough./
Go beyond theories and gain practical ways to open a new dimension for effective therapy.
Visit Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute online today at: http://sensorimotor.org
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: https://cptsdfoundation.org/traumatherapistpodcast/
Sharon’s emphasis is on vipassanā (insight) and mettā (loving-kindness) methods, and she’s been leading meditation retreats around the world for over three decades. Her books includeLovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, andReal Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program.
In This Episode
Sharon's Website
Sharon’s books

Republish: Fran S. Waters, LMFT. Managing in The Midst of COVID-19 Jul 13, 2022

The world doesn’t seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we’re all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I’m republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.
Today we continue with the series, Managing in The Midst of COVID-19.
My guest today, Fran Waters is one of those therapists you wish you had: She’s funny, warm, creative and super smart.
In this interview we talk about the global impacts of trauma and how to manage during this unprecedented time, as well as explore how the trauma of this experience is impacting individuals and therapists alike.
Fran is an internationally recognized trainer and consultant in the field of childhood trauma, abuse, and dissociation. As an invited presenter, she has conducted extensive training programs nationally and internationally ranging from a day to 5 days in Europe, Africa, Australia, South America, and North America. She is the author of Healing the Fractured Child: Diagnosis and Treatment of Youth With Dissociation, and past president of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSTD). She is a Fellow of the ISSTD, and received ISSTD's Presidential Award and Cornelia Wilbert Award, the Media Award from American Professional Society on Abuse of Children for her 3 Part DVD on Trauma and Dissociation of Children, and the William Friedrich Memorial Child Sexual Abuse Research, Assessment and/or Treatment Award from Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma. She maintains a private practice in Marquette, MI.
In This Episode
Fran's Website
Connect with Dr. Leslie on Facebook
Contact Dr. Leslie

Republish: Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD. Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic with Dignity: The Marginalized Populations Jul 11, 2022

The world doesn’t seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we’re all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I’m republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.
Thema, a repeat guest on this podcast, is a light of hope for all of us. Watch this interview and you’ll feel it.
Thema is a licensed psychologist, ordained minister, and sacred artist who has worked nationally and globally to provide relief and empowerment to marginalized persons. Dr. Thema, a professor at Pepperdine University, is a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women. Her contributions to psychological research, policy, and practice have been honored by national and regional psychological associations.
Dr. Thema earned her doctorate from Duke University, completed her post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical Center, and is a past American Psychological Association representative to the United Nations.
She has served as a mental health media consultant for numerous print, radio, and television media outlets, including but not limited to the Huffington Post, NPR, CBS, Oxygen, CNN, BET, TV One, Lifetime, and We TV.
Using artistic expression, spirituality, psychology and culture, Dr. Bryant-Davis is an internationally recognized lecturer, performer, and minister. She has presented at conferences, universities, churches, community centers, schools and prisons throughout the United States as well as in South America, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. Dr. Bryant-Davis is an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She leads a community mental health bible study at Walker Temple AME Church in Los Angeles and lives by words from her mother, Rev. Cecelia Williams Bryant, who states “God is speaking. My life is God’s vocabulary.”

Republish: Janina Fisher, PhD. Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic Jul 08, 2022

The world doesn’t seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we’re all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I’m republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.
Today my guest is the incomparable Janina Fisher, PhD.
This is the third in the series, Managing in The Midst of COVID-19, (listen to Bruce Perry here and Peter Levine here).
When I reached out to the Trauma Therapist | 2.0 community to ask them who they’d like to hear from for this series, Janina’s name (not surprisingly) came up.
I’ve been fortunate to have been trained by Janina during my Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1 and Level 2 training, and be a member of one of her consultation groups. Her knowledge of trauma is inspiring and her humor is non-stop. She’s incredible.
Janina Fisher, PhD, is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Instructor at the Trauma Center, an outpatient clinic and research center founded by Bessel van der Kolk.
Known for her expertise as both a therapist and consultant, she is also past president of the New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation, an EMDR International Association Credit Provider, a faculty member of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, and a former Instructor, Harvard Medical School.
Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors,
Dr. Fisher has been an invited speaker at the Cape Cod Institute, Harvard Medical School Conference Series, the EMDR International Association Annual Conference, University of Wisconsin, University of Westminster in London, the Psychotraumatology Institute of Europe, and the Esalen Institute. Dr. Fisher lectures and teaches nationally and internationally on topics related to the integration of research and treatment and how to introduce these newer trauma treatment paradigms in traditional therapeutic approaches.
In This Episode
Janina's Website
Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors, Janina Fisher, PhD

Republish: Bruce Perry, MD, PhD. Staying Emotionally Close In The Time of The Pandemic. Jul 07, 2022

The world doesn’t seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we’re all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I’m republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.
Dr. Bruce Perry is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and neuroscientist.
He is senior fellow at the ChildTrauma Academy and an adjunct professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
In addition to having written more than two hundred scientific articles, Dr. Perry has coauthored with Maia Szalavitz two books for general audiences: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist’s Notebook and Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential — and Endangered.
In This Episode
Bruce's website

Republish: Peter Levine, PhD. Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic Jul 06, 2022

The world doesn’t seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we’re all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I’m republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.
Today my guest is Dr. Peter A. Levine.
Peter received his PhD in medical biophysics from the University of California in Berkeley and also holds a doctorate in psychology from International University. He has worked in the field of stress and trauma for over 40 years and is the developer of the Somatic Experiencing® method. Peter’s original contribution to the field of Body-Psychotherapy was honored in 2010 when he received the Lifetime Achievement award from the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP). That same year he also received the honorary Reis Davis Chair in Child Psychiatry for his innovative contribution to therapy for children and adolescents.
In This Episode
Somatic Experiencing Institute
Books by Peter Levine
Brother Richard Hendrick (read his poem, Lockdown, here)

Episode 625: What is Religious Trauma with Laura Anderson, PhD Jul 04, 2022

Dr. Laura is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Tennessee, Professor of Psychology, and an Approved Supervisor through the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).
She has a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy and recently completed her PhD in Mind-Body Medicine at Saybrook University with her research focusing on the experience of living in a healing body after sexualized violence and trauma.
In 2019 while in the process of her own healing journey, Dr. Laura co-founded the Religious Trauma Institute with the hope of educating clinicians, coaches, and other healers as well as advocating for victims of religious trauma. In 2021 Dr. Laura founded the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery in 2021.
In This Episode
Peter Levine, PhD
Janina Fisher, PhD

Episode 624: Personal, Profound Transformation with Stephen Gyllenhaal Jun 30, 2022

This was an intense one for me. Stephen offered to do a “session” with me that quickly became very intense and powerful. I’ve experienced this on a few occasions as I’ve done the podcast. One time it was with Gabor Mate, and another time it was with Richard Schwartz. This experience for me was very timely, and thought provoking. I hope you enjoy it.
Stephen Gyllenhaal is the founder of the Identity Development Institute whose mission is to grow a community of practitioners, researchers, and educators who are Early Trauma-informed across North America.
Wounds from conception through pre-verbal development are a major cause of life-long challenges. Getting to the core of the matter allows these Early Traumas to be processed and opens space for each of us to live with more authenticity, power, and creativity.
Stephen trained with Dr. Franz Ruppert and Marta Thorsheim in Oslo and Munich and facilitates ID sessions in North America as well as trains ID facilitators based on the IoPT method. He is a proud father and grandfather.
For over 50 years Stephen has pursued two careers: 1) as an award-winning director of over 60 films and TV shows, including Losing Isaiah, Waterland, Homegrown, Twin Peaks, Rectify, Billions and Bosch; 2) as a “professional patient,” trying to gain clarity about his own personal issues through some form of therapy, analysis or 12 Step Program, including Cognitive Behavioral, Alderian, Attachment, Gestalt, Integrative, Jungian, Marriage and Family, Freudian and Kleinian Psychoanalysis, MPD (DID), Alanon, ACoA, SLAA and DA.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and sees himself as a fellow traveler with whomever shares the iD process with him, in either groups or in private sessions.
He has come to understand that the iD process is the most powerful psychological tool he has had the privilege to encounter and is committed to making it available to everyone in North America no matter their life circumstance or personal issues.

Episode 623: Emotions Are Body-Based with Hilary Hendel, LCSW Jun 27, 2022

Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW, received her BA in biochemistry from Wesleyan University, a DDS from Columbia, and an MSW from Fordham University. She is a certified psychoanalyst and AEDP psychotherapist and supervisor. She is also the co-developed of the Emotions Education 101 Turnkey Curriculum and Emotions Education 101 8-week class on Zoom. Hilary is passionate about taking the complex world of emotions and making them easy to understand and work with for greater peace, calm and confidence. She is the developer of the Change Triangle tool for emotional health. She is also the author of the award-winning self-help book on emotions called, "It’s Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self" (Random House & Penguin UK). She has published articles in The New York Times, TIME, Oprah, Salon, and professional journals. Hilary’s blog on emotions and how to use them for wellbeing is read worldwide.
In This Episode
For more FREE resources on emotions and emotional health, visit Hilary’s website at Hilaryjacobshendel.com.
Hilary on Facebook
Hilary on Twitter
Hilary on Instagram
The Change Triangle Youtube Channel
https://www.hilaryjacobshendel.com/emotions-education-101
Order It’s Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self (Random House, 2018)

Episode 622: How To Live With Purpose with Louise Braun Frank Jun 23, 2022

Louise Braun Frank is incredible. I had a pretty hard time interviewing her and not crying. Her story is tragic, there is no doubt about it. How she dealt with it and how she continued on her journey of life, though, is nothing short of inspiring.
Louise’s children Joshua and Leah were both diagnosed with a rare progressive terminal disease. Over the course of their short lives, they lost their abilities to walk, see, and manage their personal care. Louise founded the Joy Thru Tears Foundation in 2021. Joy Thru Tears is passionate about honoring the love, dedication and tireless commitment caregivers provide to whomever they assist. Its mission is to offer a gift of self-care that will refresh, renew and rejuvenate their mind, body and spirit.
In This Episode
Joy Thru Tears Foundation
The Gift of Great Sorrow; a journey through pain to purpose, Louise Braun Frank
I’ll Push You,

Episode 621: Forgiveness is a Journey with The Kavanagh Sisters Jun 20, 2022

I'm thrilled to have the Kavanagh sisters back. These three women are an inspiring and powerful voice of hope, compassion and resilience. And they have an incredible sense of humor! I love them!
In their own words:
"We are three sisters born into a large family of ten children in the late-1950’s early 1960’s in a disadvantaged area of Dublin, where our father sexually abused us daily from age three or four right up to our late teens. In 1989, we made the decision to bring charges against our father and, in 1990; the Irish State took a successful case against him. He was convicted and sentenced to a term of seven years and was released having served five.
In 1992 we took part in a ground-breaking RTE documentary series entitled Tuesday File, Silent Scream (produced by Moya Doherty). Up to that point, RTE programs on child abuse always had the interviewee’s face hidden and voices distorted, but we openly volunteered to share our story and despite the attempted injunction by our imprisoned father, the documentary was aired on RTE in October 1992. The program won a Jacobs Award in 1992 and early the next year we were nominated for the Harvey’s/ Sunday Independent Irish Women of the Year. This program also went on to be used as a training tool for professionals dealing with abuse victims and won the US National Women’s Studies Association Award in 1994.
In September 2011 the book of our childhood experience entitled ‘Click, Click’ was published by the Hachette Book Group and went straight to number one in the Irish non-fiction bestseller list. In 2020 it was re-published under a new title ‘Our Father’s Secret’ in the UK by the Orion Publishing Group. The book has been described as “a powerful, emotional and sometimes harrowing story of childhood sexual abuse.”
I'm thrilled to have the Kavanagh sisters back. These three women are an inspiring and powerful voice of hope, compassion and resilience. And they have an incredible sense of humor! I love them!
In This Episode
The Kavanagh Sisters' Website
Why Go Back?, Paula Kavanagh, Joyce Kavanagh, June Kavanagh
Click, Click, Paula Kavanagh, Joyce Kavanagh, June Kavanagh
The Kavanagh Sisters’ Podcast
The Kavanagh Sisters on Facebook
Neale Diamond Walsh
Gary Zukov
Oprah

Episode 620: Opening Doors for the South Asian Population with Shanta N. Kanukollu, Ph.D. Jun 16, 2022

Shanta N. Kanukollu (a.k.a “Dr. K”) has over a decade of clinical experience working with clients of diverse backgrounds in the forensic and medical settings.
She attended the University of Michigan for graduate school, where she received her dual doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Women's Studies.
She currently has her own private practice in downtown Chicago where she provides psychotherapy to adults from diverse backgrounds.
Dr. K also provides education and outreach regarding mental health outcomes in ethnic minority communities, with a particular focus on the South Asian population, through her writing and professional speaking engagements across the country.
In This Episode
Dr. Kanukollu’s Website
Shanta on Instagram: snk_therapy

Episode 619: Every 90 Secods with Anne DePrince, PhD Jun 13, 2022

Anne DePrince is a psychologist, distinguished university professor, and expert in intimate violence who believes change is possible. She invites you to discover your self-interest in working together to end violence against women and girls.
Anne has worked closely with victim service providers, police, prosecutors, and policy makers over more than two decades of research. An internationally recognized expert in violence against women, Anne studies the impact of multiple forms of violence against women – sexual assault, domestic violence, sex trafficking, adolescent dating violence – on a range of outcomes, from health and economic wellbeing to education and safety. The U.S. Department of Justice recognized her contributions to the nation’s understanding of crime victims with the Vision 21 Crime Victims Research Award.
A clinical psychologist and community-engaged researcher, Anne is a champion for the importance of community-university collaboration for public problem solving. She directed the University of Denver’s Center for Community Engagement to advance Scholarship and Learning for 10 years. Today, she serves as Associate Vice Provost of Public Good Strategy and Research.
In This Episode
Anne’s website
Every 90 Seconds

Episode 618: The Focus is Each Other with Lauren Duke Jun 09, 2022

Get ready for this episode! Lauren Dollie Duke is a force within the yoga, trauma and healing community. She’s a writer, educator, entrepreneur, and community activist. She’s taught thousands of yoga students over the last 15 years, led dozens of international retreats, and continues to push the edge between yoga, mental health, and trauma.
She founded a one-of-a-kind community center and yoga studio in Encinitas, California. In a sea of corporate yoga, where most independent studios don't survive, she created a thriving community, teaching and hosting a variety of sold-out yoga classes, educational seminars, and writing workshops. She devotes her time to helping educate people on the anatomy of trauma and how those experiences are woven into the tapestry of our lives. She has studied with the world’s leading traumatologists: Bessel van der Kolk, Peter A. Levine, Gabor Mate, and Stephen Porges. Lauren's book, Sh!thouse: A Memoir, was published in January, 2022! You can purchase it through any major book retailer.
In This Episode
Sh!thouse: A Memoir
Lauren’s website
Lauren on Instagram: dollieduke83
Gather Encinates
Waking The Tiger, Peter Levine, PhD
Kimerly Ann Johnson

Episode 617: Let's Talk About Being Fearless with Shari Botwin Jun 06, 2022

Shari Botwin, LCSW, has been counseling survivors in recovery from all types of trauma in her Cherry Hill, New Jersey private practice for over twenty-five years.
Her second book, “Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing, Rowman & Littlefield,” (Rowman & Littlefield, November 8, 2019) deals with overcoming trauma including physical and sexual abuse, war-related injury, loss due to tragedy or illness and natural disasters.
Real stories and practical tools shed light on how to let go of the shame, guilt, anger, and despair after a traumatic experience.
An updated paperback of Thriving After Trauma released worldwide in October of 2021.
Botwin has conducted Keynote presentations for Advanced Recovery Systems, Stockton University, Rutgers University, Monte Nido Eating Disorders Center, International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Organization, Hoftstra University, Advanced Recovery Systems, Stockton University and Bay Path University. Botwin has given expert on-air commentary on breaking stories related to trauma (Covid-19) on a variety of international media outlets; including, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning NBC News Now with Dr. John Torres, NBC Stay Tuned, ABC News, CBS News, MSNBC Live, CTV News, CP-24 News, CNN, Newsy, Sports Illustrated, Prevention Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone Magazine, Bored Panda, Parade Magazine, Parents Magazine, Newsbreak, Greatist, The Associated Press, Philadelphia Magazine and Radio Europe. Botwin is a featured blogger trauma and Covid fallout for Psychology Today Magazine.
She co-hosts the podcast Warrior Women Speak with Judge Rosemarie Aquilina. She has also published feature articles in Thrive Global, Medium, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Toronto Star. Botwin has dedicated her life’s work to helping survivors after living through years of childhood abuse and multiple traumas in her early adulthood.
In This Episode
Shari’s website
Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing

Episode 616: You Will Transform with Raymond Rodriguez Jun 02, 2022

Raymond Rodriguez is a Clinical Social Worker with over twenty years of experience in clinical practice. He received his social work degree from Columbia University School of Social Work where he now teaches as a part of their adjunct faculty. His clinical interests include family therapy, trauma-informed care, immigration, anti-oppression and diversity, LGBTQ empowerment, spirituality, working with marginalized communities, and community-based mental health.
In the last ten years Raymond has specialized in trauma therapy, assisting clients with complex psychological trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP) and has extensive training and practice in psychodynamic psychotherapy, family systems therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Family Therapy, and Theraplay. He is currently on faculty with the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. In addition to clinical social work he is an interfaith minister and spirituality is an integral part of his life and my work.
“I formerly served as a counselor faculty at Hostos Community College of the City University of New York and worked in several community-based mental health clinics around New York City. I am currently on faculty with the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute; The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in the Trauma Studies Program and the Families and Couples Treatment Services (FACTS); and the Integrative Trauma Certificate Program of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies. I am also an Adjunct Lecturer at Columbia University School of Social Work and at Smith College School of Social Work. I formerly served on the Executive Committee of The Trauma Studies Program of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, on the Board of the National Association of Puertorrican and Hispanic Social Workers and on the Board of the No More Fear Foundation. I live in the Bronx with my partner and our son.”
In This Episode
Raymond’s website
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute

Episode 615: Managing Critical Incidents with Nick Arnett May 30, 2022

Nick Arnett, author of the Stress Management and Crisis Response pocket guide and his most recent book, Stress into Strength: Resilience Routines for Warriors, Wimps and Everyone in Between(HarperCollins Leadership, 2021), is a Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and resilience leader and instructor, fire chaplain, wildland firefighter/EMT with Spring Valley Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service, and former paramedic with experience in domestic and international disaster response in medical, communications, crisis intervention and chaplain roles.
This is not another “how to lower your stress” site. It is not about avoiding stress or how to “get over” or “move on” from trauma or grief. It is about performing your best while challenged. It is an invitation to seek balance and connections rather than one-dimensional fixes. If we grimly regard an experience as a horror to be buried and forgotten, we’ll never find or make meaning. If we ignore trauma and pretend that life is all unicorns and sunshine, we’ll discover, sooner or later, that our brains, bodies and souls are holding onto the pain anyway.
He has led hundreds of crisis intervention responses with the Bay Area CISM Team for schools, the public and first responder agencies, including as a contractor for CAL FIRE. He is a member of the California Fire Chaplain Association, the executive board of the California Peer Support Association, the leadership of CADRE and the Contra Costa County Public Safety Support Association. He received a Volunteer of the Year award from the Santa Clara County Emergency Managers Association in 2012 and the Crystal Bowl Award for community service from the Junior League of San Jose in 2019.
In This Episode
Nick’s website

Episode 614: A Survivor's Faith in The Wake of Trauma with Emily Bernath May 26, 2022

Emily Bernath has a passion for reaching out to women and guiding them to living out an identity rooted in truth. After being a rape survivor, Emily found her life quickly turn away from having everything she thought she wanted and towards feelings of both hopelessness and worthlessness. It was during that time, and being open about her experience, that it became apparent to her just how many other people experience those same feelings and so easily allow things that aren’t true about them define them.
Her writing career began from a passion of wanting to shift the culture in how we view other people. There is no one on this earth who God doesn’t love and value dearly, and he calls us to see them in the same way. Emily rediscovered a relationship with God because someone made the effort to value her and lead her back to Christ and his love for us. She has since made it a commitment to do the same for as many people as possible.
In This Episode
Emily’s books
Emily on Instagram

Episode 613: A Community of Trauma Thrivers with Lou Lebentz May 23, 2022

Lou Lebentz has spent nearly twenty years of her life as a therapist and has done a lot of work in the areas of addiction, eating disorders and trauma. She is currently in the process of writing an online program for people who have experienced trauma, mostly because, as she says “I don’t believe there are enough affordable options out there and trauma is an area that’s all too apparent in today’s society.”
Lou wants to help in this area because after much training and development, she believes she has some valuable insights both personally and professionally to share, and her long term hope is that some of them may be helpful on a wider scale.
My passion has always been to give some of the tools I’ve learnt during my near two decades as a clinician and self explorer to other people to help them on their path. My own journey of recovery from mental health issues, addiction and childhood trauma was character building and has given me a fair bit of knowledge and personal experience to impart.
Having been there myself, my joy is in helping others to release their “old stuff” and dissolve the blocks and limiting beliefs, often taken on during their childhood or teenage years that are holding them back.
In This Episode
Lou’s website
Trauma Thrivers
NLP
The Invisible Lion: Flatpack Instructions For Life, Benjamin Fry
Solutions To Trauma ebook, Lou Lebentz

Episode 612: Eating Disorders and The Underlying Trauma with Ilene Smith May 19, 2022

I believe…
that 80% of mental health issues are the result of unresolved trauma trapped in the body. I believe that everyone has the potential to heal. I believe that when an individual can find safety in themselves, they develop a more meaningful relationship with themselves and with others.
A world with less trauma…
is a world with more connection. It is a world in which each interaction is more meaningful and vital. A world with less trauma is a world with more freedom.
Ilene is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and completed a 3-year training with the Somatic Experiencing Institute founded by Peter Levine. She is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) through the GROW Training Institute, Inc. and holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling and a Masters degree in Exercise Physiology. Ilene has passed the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE) qualifying her for licensure in Arizona.
Ilene’s work is rooted in the principles of Somatic Experiencing (SE) and attachment theory. Her training in trauma healing provides the foundation to help clients resolve trauma symptoms and relieve chronic stress and pain in the body.
In This Episode
Ilene’s website
Moving Beyond Trauma, Ilene Smith
In An Unspoken Voice, Peter Levine
The Body Keeps The Score, Bessel van der Kolk

Episode 611: Honoring The Power of Our Intuition with Albert Wong, Ph.D. May 16, 2022

Dr. Albert Wong is the Director of Somatic Psychology at JFK University and a leading clinician and educator in the field of somatics.
A Marshall Scholar educated at Princeton and Oxford, Dr. Wong has been honored for his work in psychotherapy by The Northern California Community for Emotion Focused Therapy, the American Psychological Association Psychoanalytic Division, and the Yale Psychoanalytic Research Training Program.
In the 1990s, he served as residential staff at the Esalen Institute for five years and has been featured on PBS, in Time Magazine, and the book The American Soul Rush.
His work has been published in titles ranging from the scientific journal Biological Cybernetics to the book anthology Radical Spirit.
One of his film projects, Step One Breathe, was named Best Drama at the Maryville Film Festival.
He is the founder and CEO of the online educational website, Somatopia.
He recently presented a workshop at the International Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy entitled Many Dances, One Rhythm: A Somatic Exploration of Gestalt-Based Movement Practices, as well as the International Expressive Arts Association Conference.
In This Episode
Albert’s website
Somatopia
The Trauma Certificate Program
Albert’s email: albert@somatopia.com
Esalen Institute
Omega Institute
Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health

There's beauty in you. Really. Guy Macpherson, PhD May 13, 2022

Today it's about trusting, honoring and loving who we are. Simply, and yet why has it taken me so long to do these things?!!

Episode 610: The Cadence for Connection with Marti Smith May 12, 2022

Marti Smith, OTR/L is an occupational therapist who specializes in somatosensory activity recommendations. She has worked closely with Dr. Bruce Perry and the Trust Based Relational Intervention educators since 2010 to instruct organizations on how trauma impacts the sensory systems.
She created a web-based assessment tool (KALMAR) based on the NMT model that provides free activity recommendations based on behaviors reported by the caregivers.
Her recent book, The Connected Therapist: Relating Through the Senses is a must-have resource for understanding how to rehabilitate sensory systems impacted by trauma.
She resides in Austin, Texas and sees clients at Simple Sparrow Care Farm, where they provide animal and farm assisted treatment for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
In This Episode
Creative Therapies Website
Marconi Union, Weightless
Heart and Brain, Nick Seeluck
Your At series
Belly Button book, Sandra Boyton

Episode 609: The Focus is Each other with Lauren Duke May 09, 2022

Get ready for this episode! Lauren Dollie Duke is a force within the yoga, trauma and healing community. She’s a writer, educator, entrepreneur, and community activist. She’s taught thousands of yoga students over the last 15 years, led dozens of international retreats, and continues to push the edge between yoga, mental health, and trauma.
She founded a one-of-a-kind community center and yoga studio in Encinitas, California. In a sea of corporate yoga, where most independent studios don't survive, she created a thriving community, teaching and hosting a variety of sold-out yoga classes, educational seminars, and writing workshops. She devotes her time to helping educate people on the anatomy of trauma and how those experiences are woven into the tapestry of our lives. She has studied with the world’s leading traumatologists: Bessel van der Kolk, Peter A. Levine, Gabor Mate, and Stephen Porges. Lauren's book, Sh!thouse: A Memoir, was published in January, 2022! You can purchase it through any major book retailer.
In This Episode
Sh!thouse: A Memoir
Lauren’s website
Lauren on Instagram: dollieduke83
Gather Encinates
Waking The Tiger, Peter Levine, PhD
Kimerly Ann Johnson

Episode 608: How The Unconscious Heals Trauma with Dr. Melanie Salmon May 05, 2022

Melanie Salmon is a medical doctor, gestalt psychotherapist, trauma specialist and teacher, and she’s committed her life to the exploration and practice of healing.
During her 40-years in medicine, Melanie became increasingly frustrated with the limited ability for pharmaceutical drugs to treat the cause of health issues including psycho-emotional conditions in her patients. To Melanie, it became clear that these problems were related to a dysfunctional nervous system caused by unresolved and unhealed trauma. This understanding led her to leave medicine to seek out a better way.
In 2008 she found it. Combining the best from many modalities including Gestalt psychotherapy, neuroscience, and epigenetics – drawing inspiration from both the traditional and modern – Dr Salmon created Quantum Energy Coaching (QEC), revolutionizing the way we approach healing. A simple, yet profoundly effective method that works with the subconscious mind, QEC is a clinically usable tool that heals the effects of past trauma and changes limiting beliefs rapidly and safely.
In This Episode
Dr. Salmon’s website

Episode 607: Psychedelics In The Treatment of Trauma with Sasha Cuff May 02, 2022

Sasha is the loving father of 3 boys ages 22, 18, and 12. Sasha says that his children have taught him much more about therapy than he ever learned in any psychology class.
He started sitting therapeutically with people 25 years ago. In the early days he used muscle testing, flower remedies and guidance from the spirit world to support people wanting better health.
Over the first 15 years of his practice, he observed that some people got better but many people were not getting much better at all.
For 25 years he searched for the roots of suffering and disease. Over those years he studied Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, energy healing, among other modalities, and he explored and practiced a multitude of spiritual paths
7 years ago, he became a Relational Somatic Therapist through Mariah Moser's Relational Somatic Therapy course, Opening to Grace, and between that and parenting, he is thrilled to claim that he has found the Holy Grail of healing. Most of what he practices and teaches he did not learn through school, rather, he learned it through sitting with people, in the trenches for 25 years, not knowing what he was doing, but sitting there with an earnest desire to get to the bottom of it!
Now he trains therapists, facilitates retreats, and has a thriving private practice in Kaslo BC.
In This Episode
Hold on to your kids, Gabor Mate
Sharon Stanley’s book
Sasha’s Physiology of Trauma class

Episode 606:Trauma as Medicine with Sarah Salter Kelly Apr 28, 2022

Sarah Salter Kelly is the author of the book, Trauma as Medicine, in which she shares her experience of her mother’s brutal kidnapping and homicide as a template to support others in moving into the underworld territory of trauma.
She offers foundational teachings to guide individuals in trusting that not only do they have the right life experiences, they also have the resources within themselves to address them and transform them.
Years of training in spiritual healing and personal growth, as well as a focus on earth based traditions, enable Sarah to present a guide to freedom, compassion and authentic forgiveness. She provides a path in the very life lessons which lie before us: those found at the heart of our trauma.
In This Episode
Sarah’s website
Sarah’s book trailer
The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World, by Desmond Tutu

Episode 605: Recovering from chronic stress and trauma with Dr. Cameron Froude Apr 25, 2022

Dr. Cameron Froude is the founder of Bliss In Being, a healthcare company that provides psychotherapy and coaching to individuals, couples, and families recovering from chronic stress and trauma.
Dr. Froude earned a PhD in human development and family studies at the University of Connecticut and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Family Medicine Education at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Dr. Froude is an EMDR certified, licensed therapist and clinical supervisor. She has over 10 years of experience helping trauma survivors tap into their resilience and thrive in all areas of their life.
If you are interested in working with Dr. Froude, you can learn more about www.blissinbeing.com
In This Episode
Dr. Cammy’s website
Dr. Cammy on Instagram

Episode 604: A Master Class in Treating Trauma with EMDR. Debroah Korn, PsyD. Apr 21, 2022

Deborah L. Korn, PsyD maintains a private practice in Cambridge, MA, is an adjunct training faculty member at Bessel van der Kolk's Trauma Research Foundation, and is a senior faculty member at the EMDR Institute. Dr. Korn has authored or coauthored numerous articles and chapters focused on EMDR therapy, including comprehensive reviews of EMDR applications with Complex PTSD.
She is an EMDR International Association-approved consultant and is also on the Editorial Board of the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research.
She presents and consults internationally on the treatment of adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect. her new book about EMDR therapy--Every Memory Deserves Respect—co-authored with Michael Baldwin and written for the layperson—is now available in bookstores and online.
In This Episode
Deborah's website
Every Memory Deserves Respect: EMDR, the Proven Trauma Therapy with the Power to Heal, Michael Baldwin, Deborah Korn
Deborah’s email: deborahkorn@gmail.com

Episode 603: Addressing Global Trauma with Harry Zeit, MD Apr 18, 2022

Harry Zeit MD, who last joined me on episode 416, currently works full-time practicing trauma therapy and psychotherapy. He is certified in sensorimotor psychotherapy, completing the final level of training in 2013, and he's a pretty incredibly inspiring individual!
Harry previously worked as an American board-certified emergency physician in Cambridge and Toronto, Ontario, between 1983 and 2005.
Harry is active in the Medical Psychotherapy Association of Canada and held the position of education chairman of the OMA Section in Primary Mental Health Care/GP Psychotherapy between 2011 and 2016.
He created the Caring for Self while Caring for Others Series to meet what he perceived to be a growing need for the medical profession to face challenges around unremitting stress and burnout, and to differentiate these physiology-driven processes from a mental health model which favored treating burnout as anxiety or depression.
Harry is an advocate for trauma-informed and humane medical and mental health care. He is passionate about teaching and about cultivating the healing potential of traditional modalities integrated with newer somatic and neuroscience informed models.
In This Episode
Harry’s Website

Episode 602: Working With Kids and Families. Dafna Lender, LCSW Apr 14, 2022

Dafna is an international trainer and supervisor for practitioners who work with children and families. She is a certified trainer and supervisor/consultant in both Theraplay and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP).
Dafna’s expertise is drawn from 25 years of working with families with attachment in many settings: at-risk after school programs, therapeutic foster care, in-home crisis stabilization, residential care and private practice.
Dafna’s style, whether as a therapist or teacher, is combining the light-hearted with the profound by bringing a playful, intense and passionate presence to every encounter. She is as likely to break out into song as engage in serious intellectual discourse.
In This Episode
Dafna’s website
Dafna on Facebook
Phyllis Booth
Daniel Hughes

Episode 601: International Trauma Treatment. Dr. Brock Chisholm. Apr 11, 2022

Brock is founder of Trauma Treatment International & a consultant Clinical Psychologist. He has over 15 years experience in the psychological assessment and treatment of trauma survivors and has assisted in the development and implementation of comprehensive services for trauma survivors internationally. In addition he is also an advisory to several NGOs on self-care and prevention of burnout strategies for staff who work with traumatised populations.
Brock has provided expert witness in several high profile human rights violation cases in the UK and International courts. He is an approved expert for the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative hosted by the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office and an elected board member of the U.K. Psychological Trauma Society.
In This Episode
Trauma Treatment International

The Most Vital Aspect: Humanbeingness. Guy Macpherson, PhD Apr 08, 2022

I'm not smart enough. I'm not good enough. There's no way I could do that, or that. No one's going to believe me. I've stuggled with all of these thoughts and beliefs and more. In this episode I share a bit about my own up and down and winding journey and how the podcast and interviewing my incredible guests has inspired me to not only keep going, but to believe in myself.

Episode 600: Healing Women in Recovery with Dr. Alice Kerby Apr 07, 2022

Dr Alice Kerby specializes in Somatic Experiencing Trauma Therapy and Recovery Coaching. She holds a Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy and is an expert in movement and working with the nervous system and body to unwind past patterns of trauma and chronic stress. Dr Alice helps her clients and students to gently touch into past trauma patterns that are stored in the body. This leads to restored resiliency in the nervous system, offering a greater ability to make choices from a place of one’s essential self. As a sober woman, she is passionate about bringing these tools to women in recovery to facilitate an engaged life that is hallmarked by ease.
She is an avid outdoors woman and adventurer, and is the creator and founder of The Sober Girls Hiking and Adventure Club. Her work has been featured in The Huffington Post, Somatic Experiencing International, She Recovers, the annual Women for Sobriety Conference, The Amazon Corporation and The Holistic Immunity Summit. She is a teacher, clinician, freelance writer, lover of nature, and adventurer living in San Diego, California.
In This Episode
KerbyMethodConsulting.com
https://www.kerbymethod.com/
Beyond the Pink Cloud Podcast

Episode 599: How To Become An Emotional Badass with Nikki Eisenhauer Apr 04, 2022

Nikki is a Professional Psychotherapist, International Life Coach, Yoga Teacher, and Host of the podcast, Emotional Badass: Where Moxie Meets Mindful. In 2017, she launched the podcast to spread healing, empowerment, and hope to Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), empaths, survivors, and seekers all over the world. Drawing from her personal experiences as a survivor of childhood abuse and the years she’s spent as a psychotherapist and life coach, she mindfully designed the show to be the emotional education so many of us crave.
I truly believe in the power of healing. When we heal our wounds, let go of what doesn’t serve us, and embrace transformational self care, we are able live a life of purpose, peace, and connection. As we each step up to do this healing work—through the butterfly effect, —we change the world.
In This Episode
Emotional Badass Patreon
Emotional Badass Spotify
Emotional Badass iTunes
Nikki Eisenhauer (courses, work with her…)

Episode 598: The Wisdom of Your Body with Hillary McBride, PhD Mar 31, 2022

Dr. Hillary McBride is a registered psychologist, a researcher, and podcaster, with expertise that includes working with trauma, trauma therapies, and embodiment, at the intersection of spirituality and mental health.
Her first book, Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are, was published in 2017; she was the senior editor of the textbook Embodiment and Eating Disorders: Theory, Research, Prevention, and Treatment, which was published in 2018.
Her most recent book The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding wholeness, healing and connection through embodied living came out in the fall of 2021.
The book offers a compassionate, healthy, and holistic perspective on embodied living. Weaving together illuminating research, stories from Dr. McBride’s work as a therapist, and deeply personal narratives of healing from a life-threatening eating disorder, a near-fatal car accident, and chronic pain.
She has been recognized by the American Psychological Association, and the Canadian Psychological Association for her research and clinical work. In addition to being a teaching faculty at the University of British Columbia, she is an ambassador for Sanctuary Mental Health, and the host of CBC's award winning podcast Other People's Problems. Hillary makes her home in the pacific northwest in British Columbia, Canada.
In This Episode
Hillary’s website

Episode 597: First a Human, Second a Therapist. Mahshid Hager Mar 28, 2022

Mahshid Fashandi Hager returns!
Mahshid joined me previously on episode 485 of the podcast.
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in San Diego, California. Her professional life includes providing therapeutic services to clients from all walks of life, volunteering for non-profit organizations in San Diego that offer resources to new, incoming refugees, and attending Somatic Experiencing training modules in various capacities and supporting SE students.
Originally from Tehran, Iran, Mahshid is the author of the short story No Way Back and the playwright of the same titled solo-show, in which she details the harrowing journey of her family’s escape from Iran to Turkey and eventually to Germany. The play was produced by Roustabout’s Theater Company in San Diego and was streamed for viewing in the Fall of 2020. Writing has become a passion and a significant part of Mahshid’s trauma healing journey. She enjoys engaging in the creative process with other writers and artists, which can include helping them overcome any blocks that may be present due to past trauma.
Mahshid is currently a faculty track candidate at Somatic Experiencing International. She is looking forward to bringing this naturalistic modality to a wide range of helping practitioners.
Mahshid lives in San Diego, California with her husband and two sons. In her free time she enjoys hiking, live music and travel.
In This Episode
Mahshid’s website
No Way Back - the show
Mahshid’s book. Shaking the Tree: brazen. short. memoir.
Mahshid on Facebook
Mahshid on Twitter: @mahshid_hager

Episode 596: Beyond Self Care with Francoise Mathieu, M.Ed Mar 24, 2022

Before becoming a specialist in organizational stress and trauma-exposed work, Françoise worked as a front-line mental health provider in a variety of complex settings including providing employee assistance to members of the Canadian Military. Over the last 25 years she has worked with law enforcement, military personnel, health care, child welfare, social services, addiction support, education and other professionals in need of psychological support.
As the child of two French-Canadian educators, Françoise spent her early years in Nunavik in Arctic Quebec. Growing up in the Arctic had a powerful impact on her view of the world and shaped her social justice lens towards exploring the potentially negative impact of provider impairment, burnout and empathic strain on all members of a community.
Françoise is Executive Director of TEND, whose aim is to offer consulting and training to professionals on topics related to secondary trauma, empathic strain, burnout and organizational health. Françoise is a Registered Psychotherapist and a subject matter expert on topics related to empathic strain and secondary trauma.
TEND’s program has grown in size and scope since its early inception and TEND is now present across North America offering training and consulting to a wide variety of workplaces. Françoise has worked with the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles Police, Cirque du Soleil, the Chief Coroner’s Office and many other organizations who do high stress exposed work.
Françoise Mathieu is now a sought-after speaker and educator in Canada, the U.S. and around the world. In the words of some of her audience members, her presentations are “eye opening”, “validating”, and “life changing”.
One of her best qualities is the ability to impart valuable information in a way that resonates – with everyone. Mental health can be a sensitive subject laced with the issues of stigma and embarrassment, but Françoise’s sense of humour, and her stories, help engage even the most challenging groups.
Françoise is a TedX speaker and is one of the founding members of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Consortium. She is also the author of “The Compassion Fatigue Workbook” which was published by Routledge in 2012 as well as several articles and publications.
In This Episode
Francoise’s website

Episode 595: How To Disrupt Generational Trauma with Fellonte Misher & Sangeeta Prasad, PsyD Mar 21, 2022

Fellonte Misher, Co-Founder and Program Director
Fellonte Misher has supported young men in his community to consider life outside of gangs for many years. He is a third grade teacher at Tubman Elementary School and is an athlete who is dedicated to physical health and reflection. Fellonte is a Washington DC Native who spent four years playing collegiate football at Old Dominion University and then went on to play professionally in Ancona, Italy and in Krakow, Poland. Through In The Streets, he will continue to interrupt the community norms that dissuade young black men from believing that college is a possibility. Fellonte’s goal is to make the young people in his community feel a sense of opportunity to build their life somewhere other than in the streets.
As of now, black men are regularly shot and killed in this community due to gang violence that results from the lack of economic opportunity and the lack of emotional support and consistent role models available to these young men. Fellonte is a big brother to so many members of the community.
Sangeeta Prasad, MEd, PsyD, Co-Founder and Director of Training
Sangeeta Prasad is a psychologist who engages in long term family work in a mixed income practice. She is an adjunct Professor at The George Washington University’s Human Services and Social Justice program. Her areas of experience include early intervention to prevent the continuation of transgenerational trauma in families, addressing racism in clinical practice and in dialogue spaces, and cultural training focused on adapting psychological practice to meet the actual needs of minority communities.
In This Episode
Washington Post article
In The Streets

Episode 594: Sensorimotor Art Therapy with Cornelia Elbrecht Mar 17, 2022

Cornelia Elbrecht BA. MA. (Art Ed), AThR, SEP, is the founder and director of the Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy. She has more than 40 years of experience as an art therapist and is a Somatic Experiencing trauma therapist (SEP).
She has studied at the School for Initiatic Art Therapy in Germany, as well as Jungian and Gestalt therapy, Bioenergetics and bodywork.
She has lectured in Art Therapy at RMIT, Melbourne.
Cornelia is a registered professional member and accredited supervisor of ANZACATA, the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Art Therapy Association and IEATA International Expressive Arts Therapies Association.
Cornelia gives courses and individual sessions internationally, throughout Australia and in private practice at Claerwen Retreat in Apollo Bay, Australia.
She has published 4 books on Sensorimotor Art Therapy.
In This Episode
Sensorimotor Art Therapy Website

Episode 593: The Journey of Post-Traumatic Growth with Shannon Moroney Mar 14, 2022

Shannon Moroney is the author of two bestselling memoirs: Through the Glass and Out of the Shadows. She is an internationally recognized advocate of restorative justice and travels extensively--in person and virtually--to lead transformative forgiveness workshops and retreats
for people and communities overcoming trauma, and to keynote justice and mental health conferences. She is a registered social worker and trauma therapist specializing in treating survivors of sexual assault and trafficking, and the family members of people who offend. Shannon is the clinical director of Shannon Moroney and Associates, "supporting your journey to post-traumatic growth", and creator of the Heal for Real Foundation. She lives in Toronto with her twin daughters.
Book Summary:
Whether what happened was “Big T” trauma or “little t” trauma, whether you were hurt or did the hurting, you can make peace with the past. Bestselling author Shannon Moroney— a mental health expert, restorative justice advocate and trauma survivor—walks you through a
proven curriculum that has helped thousands on the life-changing journey to forgiveness and achieve post-traumatic growth. Along the way, you’ll also gain insight from the forgiveness journeys of incredible individuals—including Shannon’s own path toward forgiveness, following
violent crimes committed by her first husband. Through hands-on activities, provocative writing prompts, reflections and inspirational stories and quotes, you’ll be guided to define what forgiveness means (and doesn’t mean) to you and gain practical strategies that will help you
offer and receive it. Above all, you’ll be supported and empowered as you bring forgiveness into your life in a way that’s right for you.
In This Episode
Shannon’s Website

Episode 592: Leading Schools Through Trauma with Dr. Michael Gaskell Mar 10, 2022

Dr. Michael Gaskell is a veteran principal in New Jersey and currently the Principal at Hammarskjold Middle School in East Brunswick.
Michael has been actively writing about highly relevant solutions to problems in educational leadership since 2018.
His second book, Leading Schools Through Trauma was just published in September of 2021 with Routledge’s imprint, Eye on Education, after his first book published last fall, Microstrategy Magic
He models the pursuit of lifelong learning as he serves to mentor new principals through the New Jersey Leaders to Leaders program.
An NJPSA Stars recipient, he has been published in over 2 dozen articles in education journals and blogs, including Education Post, eSchoolNews, NASSP, Edtech and ASCD Smartbrief, and has made the most-read section of ASCD Smartbrief numerous times Mike presents at national conferences, including the Learning and the Brain conference November, 2021. Mike has published two books: Leading Schools Through Trauma and Microstrategy Magic. Dr. Gaskell works tirelessly to support instructional excellence and student success, for his school community, and most importantly, for the wellness and equity of all children.
In This Episode
Michael on Twitter
Michael on LinkedIn
Michael on Instagram
Michael’s email
Michael’s website
Deep Work, Cal Newport
I am also presenting on this topic at the Learning and the Brain national conference this November: https://www.learningandthebrain.com/education-speakers/Michael-Gaskell

Episode 591: What Can I Do To Serve People? Doreen Hills. Mar 07, 2022

Doreen Hills, MS, NCC, LPC, is the Founder, Director, & Center for Healing Trauma & Attachment.
Their mission is to provide cutting-edge treatment approaches in healing traumatic distress.
We are committed to finding ways to provide quality and affordable therapy and to be the pioneer in healing trauma in NE region.
Doreen has been a mental health provider for over 20 years and has worked in various mental health settings in New York, Philippines, and Colorado.
Before becoming a mental health provider, Doreen worked at the Salvation Army Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program as Residential Manager, Case Manager, and Rape Crisis Advocate.
She worked as a Residential Manager at the Federal Funded Job Corps and was a Crisis Hotline Worker for New York State Crisis Hotline. Doreen's background includes intense and immersed experiences working with poverty stricken fishermen in the Philippines, orphans that were severely neglected and abandoned, as well as Muslims in Manila. These experiences gave her immense insight to trauma, resiliency and healing.
Doreen has conducted and facilitated trainings, workshops, and presentations in Morgan County and neighboring Northeast Counties in Colorado on topics of Attachment, Trauma, Neuroscience, Vicarious Trauma and Self Care, Trauma Informed Interventions and Care, Human Trafficking, Building Better Communication and Resiliency in Agency Settings.
In This Episode
www.cht.inc
doreen_hills@yahoo.com

Episode 590: Growing Beyond Pain with Amrita Subramanian Mar 03, 2022

For more than 22 years, Amrita Subramanian has dedicated her career to helping organizations thrive in the midst of crisis. She is also a trailblazer in the field of post-disruptive growth as a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Lecturer at the Wharton School of Business. As an Author, Speaker and Executive Coach, Amrita is on a mission to reach the masses with her message of intentional growth and hope.
Amrita's life has been shaped by continuous growth from trauma. As a little child, she was abandoned in a convent to grow up with other children like her. The trauma and abuse she endured resulted in selective mutism until she was 11 years old, among other things. Today, Amrita can see how such painful episodes throughout her life taught her to grow and now fuels her passion to help others.
Currently, Amrita teaches at University of Pennsylvania. Her contribution as an educator is around sense-making of paradoxes in organizations; inter-group dynamics in complex organizations; inter-generational workforce productivity; storytelling by leaders and negotiators; and designing strategy based on intercultural norms, emotional intelligence and neuroscience. As a consultant and an executive coach, she partners with clients to bring sustainable solutions to solve future problems by harnessing the collective intelligence inside and outside the organization.
In This Episode
Grow Beyond Pain Study
Amrita at Wharton
Shattered Assumptions (Towards a New Psychology of Trauma), Ronnie Janoff-Bulman

Episode 589: Bringing the Light of Hope Feb 28, 2022

Cindy Benezra was born in Arizona into a Mexican and German family with strong values and traditions. Despite what looked like an upstanding family, she faced physical, sexual, and emotional abuse inside her home. As an American living abroad for most of her upbringing, she found hope and healing through travel, friendship and inner strength.
In Cindy’s memoir, Under the Orange Blossoms, she shares her story of finding hope in the darkest times in life. Cindy inspires those around her with practical tools and genuine joy for life to overcome the most difficult trials. She now resides in the greater Seattle area with her husband and four children. She’s a philanthropist, an advocate for sexual abuse survivors, and owns a luxury event company with her eldest daughter.
In This Episode
Cindy’s Website
Cindy on Facebook
Cindy’s Book

Episode 588: The Two Questions. Paula Fontanelle Feb 24, 2022

Paula Fontenelle, MA, was a journalist and a published author in Brazil when her father took his life in 2005. Her search for meaning in the face of this tragedy led her to make a radical career change. Today she is a psychotherapist with a Masters's degree in Clinical Mental Health and a deep dedication to reducing the enduring cultural stigma surrounding suicide.
She is the author of Understanding Suicide: Living with Loss. Paths to Prevention, which was a finalist for the Brazilian Book Award. Paula also hosts the podcast and YouTube channel "Understand Suicide," where she interviews individuals touched by suicide, mental health professionals, and specialists.
In This Episode
Paul’s websitec
Paula’s Books
Paula’s Podcast
Paula on LinkedIn
Paula’s course: How to help suicidal people
The Suicidal Mind Revised ed. Edition, Edwin S. Shneidman

Episode 587: Radical Honesty with Gabrielle Bernstein. Feb 21, 2022

Gabrielle Bernstein is incredible.
I have to say that this interview with her is one of my favorites because this woman exudes passion and authenticity and the desire to use her experiences to help and guide and inspire others.
Gabby is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your Back as well as Miracles Now, Spirit Junkie, and Judgment Detox.
She was featured on Oprah’s SuperSoul Sunday as a “next-generation thought leader” and the New York Times named her “a new role model.” She appears regularly as an expert on The Dr. Oz Show and co-hosted the Guinness World Record largest guided meditation with Deepak Chopra.
In This Episode
Gabby’s website
Gabby on Youtube

Episode 586: Connecting People To Their Light. Licia Sky Feb 17, 2022

Licia Sky is a Boston based Embodied Awareness Facilitator, artist, singer-songwriter, and bodyworker who works with traumatized individuals and trains mental health professionals to use mindful meditation in movement, theater exercises, writing and voice as tools for attunement, healing and connection. She is a regular instructor in trauma healing workshops at Kripalu, and Esalen and has been teaching workshops on these subjects around the US, UK, Italy, Netherlands, China, the Middle East and New Zealand.
She has been writing poetry since she was 11 years old. She has been singing all her life, first alone in the woods with her dog, and in elementary, middle school, high school and church choirs. Then at age 36, she acquired her first guitar and began writing songs and has been singing publicly in coffeehouses, clubs, house concerts, and conferences ever since.
In This Episode
Licia’s website
Licia’s retreats and workshops
Contact Licia
The Body Keeps The Score

Episode 585: Healing Kids, Healing Horses. Michael Remole Feb 14, 2022

Michael has been working with children and families for close to two decades, in a variety of capacities, including as a Multi-Systemic Therapist, Clinical Director, Children’s Pastor, Camp Counselor and speaker.
After serving as a Children’s pastor, he went on to obtain his Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary. Following seminary, Michael worked at The Buckeye Ranch in Columbus Ohio as a Multi-Systemic Therapist, working with individuals 12-18 and their families. The primary focus was to work with the family system to assist children who were having difficulties with behavior.
Michael founded and leads Gateway Family Services of Illinois, providing trauma focused-equine assisted psychotherapy, Individual & Family Therapy.
His team is working with individuals and families across the lifespan who have experienced trauma. Michael has spent several years working with youth in the foster care system & post-adoption. Gateway Family Services is also working with the VA Illiana Health Care System to provide services to veterans. In addition to Gateway Family Services, Michael is currently the Executive Director of Hooves of Hope, a faith based mentoring program.
Michael is passionate about neuroscience and understanding the impact of trauma on the brain. Michael has begun Phase II/TTT with the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics course taught by the leading trauma expert Bruce D. Perry MD, PhD. A part of his training is to work with mentors and help Phase I participants from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Michael is also a trainer for Natural Lifemanship, the model of therapy that incorporates the Neurosequential model to understand human and horse brain development. He was recently inducted into the International Association of HealthCare Providers, being recognized as a leader in his field.
In Michael’s spare time he enjoys spending time with his wife, Gabby & their twin boys, riding horses, photography, playing the piano & building projects.
In This Episode
Gateway Family Services
More Than Informed
Michael on Twitter
Michael on Linkedin
Natural Lifemanship

Episode 584: Stories of Living & Healing. Shari Botwin Feb 10, 2022

Shari Botwin, LCSW opened her Cherry Hill private practice in 1996. Prior to starting her own practice Shari worked at the Renfrew Center in Philadelphia. She provides individual, group and family therapy with a specialization in treating trauma, abuse, eating disorders, anxiety and depression. Shari also provides virtual individual and family teletherapy using a HIPPA approved telemedicine platform. Shari holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from Rutgers University. Her second book, Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing, released worldwide November 4, 2019. The updated paperback edition released on October 11, 2021. (Rowman and Littlefield).
A day before the COVID lockdown Botwin was scheduled to speak on a panel with Judge Rosemarie Aquilina and journalist Abigail Pesta at The Wing in NYC. Tickets sold out within an hour after the event was released to members of The Wing in NYC. Botwin has been called upon to comment on COVID and PTSD for a variety of international media outlets. She has made feature live and taped appearances on The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, NBC News Now, CTV, ABC News, Quibi, Stay Tuned, and a variety of podcasts. Botwin has conducted webinars and live zoom outreach for the public addressing how to manage with all the challenges as our world has turned upside down.
In This Episode
Shari’s website
Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing, Shari Botwin

Episode 583: A Story of Trauma, Healing and Persistence Feb 07, 2022

Riana Milne was Selected as “One of the Top Coaches to Follow in 2022” by Wealth Insider Magazine; and is also seen in FORBES Magazine. She is a Certified, Global Life, Love Trauma Recovery & Mindset Coach, a Cert. Clinical Trauma & Addictions Professional, a #1 Bestselling author, the Host of her Podcast called Lessons in Life & Love™, an Educational Speaker, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor for over 22 years living in Palm Beach County, Florida.
She was also selected in 2021 as “One of The 100 Most Successful Women Around the World” from The Global Trade Chamber. She was also a Life & Dating Coach for the 12-show Docu-Series; Radical Dating – Finding Lasting Love Over 40 (and her client is now happily married!). Riana specializes in those who have had past Childhood or Relationship Trauma; and offers VIP Coaching programs for both Singles & Couples globally.
Riana’s 5-star rated books include the #1 Bestseller, LOVE Beyond Your Dreams – Break Free of Toxic Relationships to Have the Love You Deserve - and - LIVE Beyond Your Dreams – from Fear and Doubt to Personal Power, Purpose, and Success addresses Life Difficult Transitions, Personal Transformation, The Mindset for Success, and having Loving Conscious Relationships with yourself and others.
In This Episode
Riana’s website
Riana’s podcast
Riana on Facebook
More on Riana
Luis Miguel
The Complete ACOA Sourcebook: Adult Children of Alcoholics: at Home, at Work and in Love, Janet Geringer Woititz

Episode 582: Connecting People To Their Light Feb 03, 2022

Licia Sky is a Boston based Embodied Awareness Facilitator, artist, singer-songwriter, and bodyworker who works with traumatized individuals and trains mental health professionals to use mindful meditation in movement, theater exercises, writing and voice as tools for attunement, healing and connection. She is a regular instructor in trauma healing workshops at Kripalu, and Esalen and has been teaching workshops on these subjects around the US, UK, Italy, Netherlands, China, the Middle East and New Zealand.
She has been writing poetry since she was 11 years old. She has been singing all her life, first alone in the woods with her dog, and in elementary, middle school, high school and church choirs. Then at age 36, she acquired her first guitar and began writing songs and has been singing publicly in coffeehouses, clubs, house concerts, and conferences ever since.

Episode 581: A Journey of Self-Awareness Jan 31, 2022

I'm thrilled to have Jessica Culp back on the podcast. Jessica's previous interview has been one of the most downloaded interviews on this podcast!
Jessica is a licensed professional counselor who works at Hope Centered Counseling, LLC, in Savoy, Illinois. Jessica graduated from Lincoln Christian University in 2018 and specializes in complex trauma. Jessica enjoys giving her energy and time in counseling to a smaller caseload of individuals in order to provide a deeper therapeutic experience from an attachment lens and often includes emotion focused, expressive arts, experiential and psychodrama therapy.
This is a second career for Jessica, as she first worked in resource development for three local non profit organizations including a food bank, children’s home and a crisis nursery. Jessica has always had a passion for helping others with great care and integrity.
Jessica has been listening to the Trauma Therapist Podcast since 2015, and became a member of Trauma Therapist 2.0 in 2016.
In This Episode
Hope Centered Counseling,

Episode 580: Empowering Survivors of Sexual Assault with Jenna Cox-Hadley Jan 27, 2022

Jenna Cox-Hadley is the composer, lyricist, and playwright for Wait for Her, an original musical.
Jenna grew up in a musical and mixed-race family in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Throughout her education, she distinguished herself with her creative mash-ups, ear for harmonies, and musical leadership.
She majored in Mathematics and Russian at the U.S. Naval Academy while singing in the Gospel Choir--including a performance for President Obama and Tom Hanks at the Kennedy Center. Jenna also studied opera, tap dancing, Irish step dancing, and, at Wheaton College, jazz voice to deepen her creative skill-set. Jenna's deep empathy, career adjustment from Navy to theater maker, and wide cross-cultural experiences in Central Asia, Turkey, and Germany give her a rich palette of artistic inspiration.
While in college, Jenna's heart broke learning how many women—many of whom she was close to—had experienced sexual assault. Jenna began writing Wait for Her, hoping that her grief and intensive research on trauma could be transformed into a life-giving and healing story for survivors and their communities.
In This Episode
Jenna’s website
Music and Embodied Cognition: Listening, Moving, Feeling, and Thinking (Musical Meaning and Interpretation), Arnie Cox
Wait For Her, the musical

Ready To Start Your Own Podcast? Jan 25, 2022

Are you ready to start your own podcast?!
Several months ago I invited a limited number of therapists to take part in my first podcasting workshop...
How To Start A Podcast For Mental Health Care Workers.
mentalhealthpodcasters.com
And if I do say so myself, it was a hit!
I got to share everything I've learned over these last few years about creating a podcast--in the mental health field!--that receives thousands of downloads per month and which is the primary driver of my income.
Yep, because of the podcast, I've been able to replace the salary I was making from a full time job at a county clinic in the Bay Area.
In addition, it's been an incredible way to meet amazing therapists from all over the world, learn how others are working in the trauma field, and it's been a fantastic and never-ending source of inspiration for myself!
So who is this workshop for?
Therapists of all kinds
MFTs
Social Workers
Counselors
Psychologists
Survivors
Advocates
Coaches
If you're a mental health professional and/or coach or advocate and excited to get your voice out there, or market your business, then this is for you.
What will the workshop consist of?
I am going to walk you through getting your podcast up and running!
You might like to know that over these last few years, as someone in the health care field, who started out knowing nothing about podcasting, I've been able to grow The Trauma Therapist | Podcast to one that receives about 150K downloads per month!
That puts the podcast in the top 5% of all podcasts.
Pretty crazy.
And, as you may know, I've been able to attract a breadth of interesting guests, from a variety of backgrounds.
As well as attract--and keep--sponsors!
Very cool indeed.
What it is & Key Topics:
In this live, 4-module, Zoom video workshop (with each module lasting approximately one hour), I'll share with you everything I've learned about creating a successful podcast:
How to choose your topic
The unique challenges and benefits of being a health care worker in this field
The tech equipment I use (including the computer, the mic, the mic stand, ear buds etc.)
How to acquire hosting for your podcast (an online platform where you store and then distribute your podcast and which provides you with an RSS feed)
How I decide upon episode topics
The different ways I monetize
How I secure guests
The email templates I use to reach out to guests (and then to follow up)
The scheduling software I use
What I've learned about acquiring sponsors, losing sponsors, and keeping sponsors
And much more.
Go to: mentalhealthpodcasters.com

Episode 579: A Story of Trauma, Healing and Resilience. Riana Milne Jan 24, 2022

Riana Milne is a certified, global life, love trauma tecovery & mindset coach, a cert. clinical trauma & addictions professional, a #1 bestselling author. She is the host of her podcast called Lessons in Life & Love™, an educational speaker, and a licensed mental health counselor for over 22 years living in palm beach county, florida. She's thought a lot about the ACEs list and has created her own based on her years of experience working with kids.
In This Episode
Riana’s website
Riana’s podcast
Riana on Facebook
More on Riana
Luis Miguel
The Complete ACOA Sourcebook: Adult Children of Alcoholics: at Home, at Work and in Love, Janet Geringer Woititz

Episode 577: Advocating For Racial & Social Justice. Georgia King Jan 17, 2022

Georgia King returns!
Georgia who initially joined me on episode 420 is a therapist who specializes in providing mental health evaluations for immigration legal cases.
In 2017, she founded The Immigration Evaluation Training Center, through which she has taught hundreds of therapists around the country to provide effective immigration evaluations and create thriving businesses.
Georgia has been a guest speaker at Georgetown Law School, the Smith College School for Social Work, and numerous chapters of NASW and the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.
She can be reached through her website www.TherapistImmigrationTraining.com
In This Episode
Georgia’s website Georgia’s Immigration Evaluation WorkshopsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 576: The Power of Therapy. Joshua Newman Jan 13, 2022

Joshua Newman is a licensed professional clinical counselor in private practice and the author of The Power of Therapy: How to Navigate Change, Transform Trauma, and Make Sense of Your Mental Health Care.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and religion from Hendrix College and a Master of Arts in counseling from Southwestern College. Joshua’s treatment approach can be described as East-West.
He endeavors to blend the best of current, evidenced-based practices grounded in western psychology with time-honored, contemplative practices rooted in eastern philosophy.
When he is not working, he can be found playing the bass guitar and enjoying time in nature.
He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife and his son.
In This Episode
Joshua’s Website Joshua’s book: The Power of Therapy: How to Navigate Change, Transform Trauma, and Make Sense of Your Mental Health Care.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 575: Transcending Trauma with Frank Anderson Jan 10, 2022

Frank Anderson, MD, is both a psychiatrist and psychotherapist and completed his residency and was a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
He specializes in the treatment of trauma and dissociation and is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with the IFS model of therapy.
Dr. Anderson is a Lead Trainer at the IFS Institute with Richard Schwartz and maintains a long affiliation with, and trains for, Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Center as well as serves as an advisor to the International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP).
Dr. Anderson has lectured extensively on the Neurobiology of PTSD and Dissociation and wrote the chapter “Who’s Taking What” Connecting Neuroscience, Psychopharmacology and Internal Family Systems for Trauma in Internal Family Systems Therapy-New Dimensions. He co-authored a chapter on “What IFS Brings to Trauma Treatment in Innovations and Elaborations in Internal Family Systems Therapy” and recently co-authored Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual.
His most recent book, entitled “Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems” was released on May 19, 2021.
Dr. Anderson maintains a private practice in Concord, MA.
In This Episode
Dr. Anderson’s websiteFrank’s book: Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family SystemsThe Nature Fix, Florence WilliamsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 574: Self Identity, Eating Disorders and Trauma. Jessica Begg Jan 06, 2022

Jessica Begg is a Registered Dietitian and Clinical Counsellor at Shift Nutrition & Counselling.
She helps people heal from overly emotional eating and binge eating.
She has worked over 10 years in multiple eating disorders treatment programs.
She now works with her clients individually, but also within her online group program Connected Eating.
In This Episode
Jessica’s Website Jessica’s PodcastThe Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love, Sonya Renee Taylor
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 573: Advocating For Men and Mental Health with Mikkel Sibe Jan 03, 2022

Mikkel Sibe has written multiple articles about men and mental health and works to create more openness about the topics of men and mental health. This is a topic that needs to be addressed within the world of therapy and mental health and I'm happy that someone like Mikkel is out there doing this inspiring work.
In this conversation Mikkel shares a lot of his own experience and the origin of how he got into this field.
Currently Mikkel is a student, studying to become a kindergarten teacher.
Mikkel on Instagram.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 572: The Courage to be a Human Being with PJ Lewis Dec 30, 2021

PJ is a Registered Clinical (RCC) and Canadian Certified (CCC) Counsellor as well as the Clinical Director of the DBT Centre of the Fraser Valley.
PJ has particular expertise in providing individual, group and family treatment to high-risk youth and families experiencing concerns such as suicidality, self-harm, emotional dysregulation, impulsivity, depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis and addictions.
PJ also has specialized training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), integrating trauma treatment into DBT, and has extensive background in DBT program implementation for youths and adults in government agencies, and community services, school boards, and educational institutions.
In This Episode
PJ’s Website: DBT Centre of Fraser ValleyBuilding a Life Worth Living: A Memoir, Marsha M. LinehanSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 571: Broken-Heartedness, Addiction & Healingwith Andrew Susskind, LCSW. Dec 27, 2021

Andrew is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Brainspotting and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and a Certified Group Psychotherapist. In 1988 he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst before transitioning to the West Coast. After completing a Master of Social Welfare degree from UCLA in 1991, Andrew has worked with individuals, couples, families and groups in his practice.
Speaking, writing, and training are dimensions of Andrew's ongoing desire to learn and grow. He has given numerous presentations and workshops both nationally and locally in Southern California, and he was adjunct faculty in the UCLA School of Medicine Doctoring Program.
Andrew has mentored associates in his private practice since 1997 and serves as faculty for the Principles of Group Psychotherapy course, a prerequisite to becoming a Certified Group Psychotherapist. His recent book It’s Not About the Sex: Moving from Isolation to Intimacy after Sexual Addiction (Central Recovery Press, June 2019) joins his workbook, From Now On: Seven Keys to Purposeful Recovery which was released in 2014.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 570: Honoring Intuition Within The Healing of Trauma with Kaitlyn Rose Holsapple Dec 23, 2021

Kaitlyn (Kaity) Rose Holsapple is one of those individuals who you can easily find yourself drawn to. She has a presence about her and a compassion about her that is not only refreshing, but it’s something that’s much needed in this field.
Kaitlyn is an intuitive healer who offers classes, workshops, retreats, trainings, and Yoga Therapy for individuals suffering from anxiety, PTSD, and depression.
Kaity is a trauma-informed yoga therapist with a specialty in helping individuals who have experienced sexual trauma, emotional trauma, and mental health imbalances.
In This Episode
Katilyn’s websiteKaitlyn on Facebook Kaitlyn’s RetreatsRadiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity, Tracee StanleySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 569: The Embody Lab with Dr. Scott Lyons Dec 20, 2021

Scott Lyons is the creator of The Embody Lab — a hub forembodied education, self-discovery and healing— and developer of Somatic Stress Release™ — a process of restoring our biological adaptation system. Scott has had the privilege of teaching Embodied Flow™, Somatic Stress Release™, and Body-Mind Centering® workshops and trainings throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.
Scott is the director of the online 100-hour Somatic Stress Release™ Certificate training program, and co-director of the 60-hour Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate Program. He was an adjunct professor at New York University from 2007-2010 where he co-taught the Viewpoints Studio with Mary Overlie. As an artist, Scott’s work has been performed at BAM, Symphony Space, Dance New Amsterdam as well as theaters throughout the United States and Europe.
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The Embody LabSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 568: Marine Colonel to Mental Health Advocate with Robert Macpherson Dec 16, 2021

My guest today Robert Macpherson (no relation to myself!) was a career infantry officer in the U.S. Marines with service in Vietnam, Iraq, and Somalia. After retiring as a Colonel, he enjoyed a second career with the humanitarian organization CARE. Now Robert is a mental health advocate particularly for humanitarian aid workers and those who work on the frontlines.
After Robert was diagnosed with PTSD, he received a gift. He reached out to the Southeastern Guide Dogs in Florida and was partnered with Blue. Robert and Blue will be featured in the cover story, America’s Best Pet Pals, of Reader’s Digest October issue, based on an essay Robert wrote about Blue.
A longer version of the essay is here on their website: https://www.rd.com/article/ptsd-dog-for-veteran/.
In This Episode
Robert’s websiteStewards of Humanity: Lighting the Darkness in Humanitarian Crisis, Robert Macphersonrsm@seamusmacphersonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 567.5: Trusting In Our Perfect Imperfection with Guy Macpherson, PhD Dec 13, 2021

I've been doing this podcast now for a few years and I continue to love it. I love it because I get to speak with incredible people who have dedicated their lives to helping those who've been impacted by trauma.
One of the things that inspires me during these interviews is when I learn about that element or experience or journey that served to compel my guest to do this work. This usually has little to do with trauma interventions or techniques, and more about the period of time when my guests realize that the path of healing involves the recognition of humanity--within themselves as well as their client's.
In this episode I share a bit about my own struggles during my time in graduate school, and feeling as though I needed to hide behind knowledge while all along refusing to trust myself and simply be myself and of how I was able to turn that around.
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Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology.
In 2014, while working at a clinic in Northern California, assessing and treating young individuals with early psychosis, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 567: CPTSD Survivor & Founder of Sisu, a Trauma-Informed Toolkit with Effy Huck Dec 09, 2021

Effy Huck is a survivor of C-PTSD, an entrepreneur, and the founder of Sisu (see-sue).
Sisu is a trauma-informed self-guided mental health toolkit to manage anxiety, panic, and stress. Effy created this mobile application from her own experiences healing as well as seeing a need from her work volunteering for the crisis text line and as well as education.
The app is based on the most current trauma research including poly-vagal theory, sensorimotor therapy, and more. Sisu aims to democratize mental health care by increasing accessibility to vital mental health and relaxation skills. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 566: Childhood Trauma & The Role of The Therapist with Sue Buratti Dec 06, 2021

I'm very excited to be joined by Sue Buratti today.
Sue advocates for children’s rights and has trained and presented on topics relating to childhood trauma both across Australia and internationally.
For many years she has worked sector-wide, providing therapy, supervision, training, and consultancy focussing on developmental trauma and its impact across the lifespan.
Sue is currently a Senior Manager with the Australian Childhood Foundation in NSW, Australia. Her role is to oversee a state-wide trauma treatment service for Children and Young People in Out of Home Care.
In This Episode
Australian Childhood FoundationSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 565: Caring For Families with Robyn Gobbel Dec 02, 2021

Robyn Gobbel, LMSW-Clinical, has over 15 years experience working in the field of child and family therapy, specializing in complex trauma, attachment, and adoption. She is a therapist, trainer, and consultant who recently relocated to Grand Rapids, MI from Austin, TX.
Robyn’s diverse clinical training includes EMDR (including EMDR adapted for children with attachment trauma), Somatic Experiencing, Theraplay, Trust Based Relational Intervention®, Circle of Security Parent Educator, The Alert Program® and Yogapeutics Aerial Yoga Level 1 Teacher Training.
Robyn has integrated these training modalities with a foundation of attachment theory and the relational neurosciences to create an attachment-rich, sensory-sensitive, and relational neurosciences supported healing environment for children and families.
In This Episode
Robyn’s WebsiteThe ClubRobyn's podcast: Parenting After TraumaRobyn's trainings What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing, Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 564: We've forgotten that we live in our bodies with Jan Winhall, MSW Nov 29, 2021

My guest today, Jan Winhall of Focusing on Borden, began her career as social worker and psychotherapist 40 years ago.
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She began listening with non-pathologizing ears and heard shocking stories of sexual torture, and responses that confused her. Women were cutting themselves, bingeing and purging huge quantities of food, and abusing drugs and alcohol.
As she continued to listen she learned that somehow these self-harming behaviors were “helping” individuals to escape intolerable emotional states. They were shifting their mood from flooding anxiety to numbing deadness, or vice versa.
Because these behaviors were so helpful they were compulsively repeated and often became addictions. They were shifting their mood from flooding anxiety to numbing deadness, or vice versa.
Jan’s book Treating Trauma and Addiction with The Felt Sense Polyvagal Model: A Bottom Up Approach, has integrated the Polyvagal lens Theory to create a more sophisticated way of understanding emotional regulation, where addictive behavior is an embodied response to emotional dysregulation.
In This Episode
Jan’s websiteJan’s courses The Primacy of Human Presence, by Eugene Gendlin. A PDF download.The Courage to Heal, Ellen Bass and Laura Davis Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 563: The Weekend University. Niall McKeever Nov 25, 2021

I love what I do because I get to speak with some pretty incredible and inspiring people.
Meet my guest today, Niall McKeever.
Niall is an entrepreneur and psychology student from Northern Ireland who is passionate about making great ideas more accessible.
He is the Founder of The Weekend University - an alternative education project which aims to make the most important ideas in psychology more accessible. To do this, they organize monthly conferences featuring presentations from world leading psychologists, professors and authors.
Niall is currently completing his MSc in Psychology at the University of Stirling in Scotland.
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Episode 562: Treating Trauma & Dissociative Disorders with Julia Barry Nov 22, 2021

Julia Barry is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Somatic Experiencing® practitioner, and certified EMDR Practitioner in Boston, MA.
Julia's clinical practice focuses on the treatment of trauma and dissociative disorders. She has received training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, with an emphasis on adult and infant attachment as well as cognitive behavioral therapy, and advanced training in Somatic Experiencing® and EMDR.
In This Episode
Julia’s WebsiteIn an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, Peter A. LevineBad Therapy: Master Therapists Share Their Worst Failures, by Jeffrey A. Kottler, Jon CarlsonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 561: Helping to Heal Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault with Vjosa Rizaj Nov 18, 2021

Vjosa is a psychotherapist and consultant in domestic violence and sexual abuse. Vjosa holds two master’s in counselling and the second in understanding domestic violence and sexual abuse and an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Counselling.
Alongside her private practice Vjosa has a consultancy and training company offering a wide range of services to organisations, professionals and survivors.
Vjosa has years of experience working with survivors and now is focusing on sharing her knowledge with other professionals. Her passion and drive to help survivors has allowed her to develop unique programmes tailored specifically to those who have suffered from domestic abuse and sexual abuse.
In This Episode
Vjosa on LinkedIn Info @vrtherapyconsultancy.comThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
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Episode 560: This Work is Who I Am. It's Cellular. Teresa Gil Nov 15, 2021

Today I'm happy to welcome Teresa Gil, Ph.D. to the podcast.
Teresa has been a psychotherapist, professor, and trainer for more than 25 years. She has a private practice working with women dealing with recovery from child abuse and trauma. She is a full professor and teaches General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Child Psychology, and Psychology of Women and has also taught courses in both Social Work and Sociology.
In This Episode
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Episode 559: Jen Fiser & Edward Levy. Trauma, Psychedelics and Saving a Life Nov 11, 2021

Today I welcome a client and his therapist. This is the story of how these two people met, began working together, and of how one's life was saved.
Jen Fiser MA, LPC has most recently been the clinical director at Innate Path, a Denver-based psychedelic psychotherapy clinic specializing in PTSD, for three years. She was instrumental in developing the model of psychedelic psychotherapy used at the clinic, a model utilizing the healing pathways inherent within the embodied subconscious.
Jen leads an experiential, cohort-based model of training, through Innate Path, for professionals who are working, or are interested in, the field of psychedelic therapy. The main goal of the training is to deeply engage each practitioner in their personal process as the foundation of the knowledge needed to be an effective psychedelic therapist. Jen’s educational background includes Buddhist psychology and somatic psychotherapy, with work experience as a teacher, supervisor, group process leader and meditation instructor.
Ed was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1940, and shortly thereafter my family moved to Manhattan. There were three more moves to different suburbs of NYC and finally back to Manhattan, where he lived away from his family. Ed later found Vermont and sought sanctuary there for many years.
In This Episode
Innate Path
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Episode 558: Linda Thai, MSW. The Journey of a Therapist Nov 08, 2021

Linda is an adjunct faculty member in the Social Work Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and specializes in trauma-informed care and compassion fatigue resilience skills;
She assists internationally renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, with his private small group psychotherapy workshops aimed at healing attachment trauma.
In her work at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, she is responsible for training clinicians in all departments, including psychology, nursing and medicine.
She has a Master of Social Work with an emphasis on the neurobiology of attachment and trauma.
Linda has studied Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Brainspotting, Havening, Internal Family Systems, and structural dissociation of the personality. Linda has worked in Fairbanks, AK with those recovering from addiction, trauma, and mental illness. She is passionate about yoga, meditation, and mindfulness and bringing those gifts to her community.
In This Episode
Linda’s WebsiteSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 557: Judy Weaver. Trauma Consciousness Nov 04, 2021

Judy Weaver is a yoga therapist and a yoga teacher-of-teachers with over 30 years of experience and is the founder of Connected Warriors and Bodymind Recalibration.
Judy is known for her expertise in the world of trauma and developed evidence based Trauma-Conscious Yoga protocol based on the understanding that trauma is held in the cells of the body and mind and refined this practice with Bodymind Recalibration which builds cognitive and somatic body/mind relationships. Judy's newest passion as co-founder of Yoga Unify, launched a new paradigm to unify the global yoga community, preserving the traditions and elevating the profession.
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Judy’s Website
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Episode 556: Vulnerability In This Moment. Guy Macpherson Nov 01, 2021

Today I talk about vulnerability.
This is one of those qualities that we talk about a lot on this podcast, and for good reason. It's one of those states that is crucial for all therapists, certainly, and yet for those working with individuals who've been impacted by trauma, in my opinion it must be at the forefront for the therapist.
In this episode I talk try to take a bit of a deep dive and get specific. I hope you enjoy it.
Guy
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Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis.
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Episode 555: Brad Kammer. Personal & Collective Healing Oct 28, 2021

Brad, who joined me back on episode 365, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California.
He has trained under and taught with Dr. Peter Levine, the creator of Somatic Experiencing, is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner for more than 20 years (SEP), as well as trainer, and consultant for the SEP Training Program.
Brad is currently the training director and senior trainer of the NARM training institute, the neuroaffective relational model which focuses on adverse childhood experience and complex PTSD.
Brad is also the producer of the Transforming Trauma Podcast.
In This Episode
Brad’s websiteBrad’s classes and workshopsContact BradNARM Training
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Episode 554: Jeffrey Rutstein, PsyD. Meditation, Presence & Healing Trauma Oct 25, 2021

My guest today is Jeffrey Rutstein, Psy.D., CHT. And I have to say this is a great interview and it's all because of my guest and his passion and inspiration.
Jeffrey is a clinical psychologist, an expert in the treatment of trauma, a certified Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic psychotherapist, and a meditation teacher who has been in private practice for over 36 years. He has practiced meditation for over 54 years and that profoundly impacts every aspect of his work. He has devoted his professional life to helping people reduce their suffering and struggle while empowering them to claim their strengths, their talents, and their unique abilities to live a more fulfilling and rich life.
In This Episode
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Episode 553: October Trauma Therapist Newsletter. Guy Macpherson, PhD Oct 21, 2021

Today we take a peek at the October issue of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter.
Each month this newsletter goes out to all subscribers and we cover the goings on in the field of trauma and trauma training and treatment.
Learn more about The Trauma Therapist Newsletter here: https://bold-field-2905.ck.page/ca2f049099
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Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis.
In 2014, while working at a clinic in Northern California, assessing and treating young individuals with early psychosis, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers.
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Episode 552: Uwe Dockhorn. Letting Go. Letting In Oct 18, 2021

Uwe Dockhorn is known as the Lifestyle Liberator. He has delivered over 15,000 two-hour sessions worldwide in the last 12 years.
Uwe is the founder of The AIM System™: A simple 3-step life-changing experience for in-demand professionals and their spouses, the VIPs - the Very Important Partners as he calls them.
He supports them to get back their family mojo, double their financial security, and live in abundance in all areas of their life without feeling guilty or constantly questioning themselves.
Uwe believes in liberating lifestyles with higher standards and internal certainty that shows up in your business financially and emotionally in your relationships.
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Episode 551: The Path to Genuineness. Guy Macpherson, PhD Oct 14, 2021

Today it’s about a bit about what I learned from my recent experience moderating the Master Series with Bessel van der Kolk, Peter Levine, and Stephen Porges.
I hope you enjoy it.
Guy
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Episode 550: Jill Shanteau, LCSW. Caring For Service Members Oct 11, 2021

Jill Shanteau is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker employed as a therapist at the Harry S Truman VA in Columbia, Missouri. Jill previously joined me back on episode 503. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Life Science from Kansas State University and a Master's Degree in Social Work from Washburn University. While Jill always endeavored to be a therapist, it wasn't until 2014, after facing some personal and family challenges, that she relocated from Virginia to Missouri and began taking the steps to eventually earn full clinical licensure in 2017.
In this episode Jill talks about what inspired her to begin working with service members and how she manages treating our veterans during these challenging times. As a former Department of the Army civilian employee at The Pentagon, Jill became intimately familiar with the struggles that service members face as they return from deployment or make the challenging transition from the military into the civilian community. Now with five years of experience at Veterans Affairs, Jill has spent a majority of her social work career serving service members, veterans, and their families.
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Episode 549: Katiuscia Gray, LCSW. Mind Meets Movement Oct 07, 2021

Katiuscia Gray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, certified yoga teacher (200hr) and psychotherapist.
She graduated from Adelphi University in 2006 with an M.S.W. in Social Work and received a yoga certification in 2018. In 2019, she became a certified clinical child and adolescent anxiety treatment professional (CCATP-CA).
Katiuscia is the owner of Mind Meets Movement Counseling Services, an integrative health practice in Valley Stream that focuses on individual, children, adolescents, young adults and families. She and her team utilize unique and creative methods to help clients get the most out of their sessions, linking mind and body in the process.
In This Episode
Katiuscia's website The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma Bessel A. van den Kolk, MD.Katiuscia’s Free Ebook
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Episode 548: Eli Weinstein, LCSW. Finding Your Superpower Oct 04, 2021

When Eli was 19, he says that he had little to no confidence in being himself. While studying abroad, he took a Dale Carnegie Course about public speaking and self-esteem building.
That course helped him break out of his shell and learn what it truly meant to be himself.
The rest, as they say, was history!
After working for a teen youth organization for 7 years in both the New York and West Coast area, he went to Fordham University School of Social Work where heI received his LMSW and he’s now a practicing Social Worker.
It's his passion and life goal to help people feel happy, confident, fulfilled and powerful in their everyday life.
Eli has gone on to create ELIvation, a program that focuses on public speaking, confidence-boosting, relationship coaching, mental health, general motivation, and inspiration, and has been featured on the Kelly Clarkson Show.
In This Episode
Eli's website The last Lecture, Randy Pausch Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered, Bruce D Perry, Maia SzalavitzSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 547: Deborah L. Korn, Psy.D. Being An Intimate Human Being Sep 30, 2021

Deborah L. Korn, PsyD maintains a private practice in Cambridge, MA, is an adjunct training faculty member at the Trauma Research Foundation, and is a senior faculty member at the EMDR Institute.
Dr. Korn has authored or coauthored numerous articles and chapters focused on EMDR therapy, including comprehensive reviews of EMDR applications with Complex PTSD. She is an EMDR International Association-approved consultant and is also on the Editorial Board of the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research. She presents and consults internationally on the treatment of adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect.
Every Memory Deserves Respect, her new book about EMDR therapy—co-authored with Michael Baldwin and written for the layperson—will be in bookstores May 25, 2021.
In This Episode
Deborah's website Every Memory Deserves Respect: EMDR, the Proven Trauma Therapy with the Power to Heal, Michael Baldwin, Deborah Korn Deborah’s email: deborahkorn@gmail.com Still Faces experiment, Ed Tronick. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 546: Timothy Shaw, PhD. The Trauma of Moral Injury Sep 27, 2021

Hold on to your hats because in this interview we take a deep dive into moral injury with my guest Timothy Shaw, PhD.
Dr. Shaw studies the impact, origins and implications of moral injury. And in this interview I can say that I definitely received a master class in the finer points of what this term means and how it impacts individuals.
Timothy has undertaken original research into how laws of war and deeper considerations of ethics and justice can inform our understanding of moral injury, the ‘signature sound’ of contemporary war.
Timothy has taught ethics at university of Sydney and holds a research masters investigating the implications of just war theory - the most uninterrupted, longest-continuing study of moral decision-making known in the Western World - on psychological distress arising from preparative agency.
In addition, Tim received his PhD on the topic of moral injury, and the question of why killing is traumatic using the ethical optics of French philosopher, Emmannuel Levinas.
Tim is also editor of Great Philosophical Problems, a leading philosophical content publisher and leading voice in field of moral injury, Levinas and the just war tradition.
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Episode 545: Lee Lyttle, RSSW. The Courage of The Wounded Healer Sep 23, 2021

Statistics show there are more than 45 million survivors of child sexual abuse in North America and that one in five boys on this continent are sexually abused before age 18. The experience can unleash a bitter struggle for connection, and it can leave survivors grappling with a debilitating fallout that ranges from alcoholism and drug addiction to mental illness and a general failure to thrive.
Author Lee Lyttle brings hope for healing to millions of broken families through his lyrical memoir, Wounded Healer. The book unveils the profound yet raw story of Lyttle’s journey through childhood sexual trauma and the debilitating experiences as an alcoholic that eventually followed. He tracks the shattering feelings of isolation and bitterness that haunted his days, along with his conscious mind’s demanding desire to numb his memories of the hideous day when his innocence was stolen from him.
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Episode 544: Damon Wood, PhD. The Journey of a Prison Psychologist Sep 20, 2021

Dr. Damon Wood is back on the podcast.
Damon was my guest on episode 400 of The Trauma Therapist | Podcast in which we talked about safety within the prison setting.
Today, however, he’s back to share a personal story, about why he decided to leave working within the prison system. I think you’ll find this episode enlightening as Damon talks about his struggle and the conflict he had with his decision to leave and yet the love he had for his colleagues. He also talks about the push and pull therapists sometimes feel between working with a group of professionals as opposed to working in private practice.
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Episode 543: Danette May. Embracing Our Intution Sep 16, 2021

Driven by passion and a powerful calling to serve Mother Earth and humanity, Danette May inspires people around the world to step up into the true and full expression of themselves. Her coaching, products, and programs have transformed the lives of millions of people, allowing them to live their happiest and healthiest lives.
In this episode Danette and I talk about intuition and its relationship to authenticity and therapy and healing. This is one of those topics that gets me going! Danette shares a bit about the story of her life and the journey she travelled to turn things around and begin helping others. I love it.
Danette is the Co-founder and CCO of Mindful Health LLC and Earth Echo Foods, best-selling author of The Rise and Embrace Abundance, founder of The Rise Movement, keynote speaker, high level executive coach, fitness and nutrition expert, entrepreneur, wife, and mother.
In This Episode
Danette’s WebsiteEmbrace Abundance: A Proven Path to Better Health, More Wealth, and Deeply Fulfilling Relationships, Danette MayDanette’s coaching
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Epsisode 542: Jan Haaken, PhD. The Nuances of Trauma & Its Treatment Sep 13, 2021

This interview with Jan Haaken was incredible. That is to say that she’s incredible.
Jan has a lot to say about trauma, what trauma is and is not and how it’s perceived both by society and the clinicians who treat it. Jan is one of the most inspiring people I’ve spoken to given the breadth of what she’s doing and the various ways in which she’s bringing to light the discussion around trauma, resiliency and society.
Jan is a professor emeritus of psychology at Portland State University, clinical psychologist, author, and documentary filmmaker.
Jan has published extensively in the areas of psychoanalysis and feminism, the history of psychiatric diagnosis, the psychology of storytelling, group responses to violence, and the dynamics of social change. From refugee camps, war zones, domestic violence shelters and asylums to drag bars and hip-hop clubs, her projects focus on people who inhabit the border zones of society and their insights on the broader social order.
In This Episode
Jan’s WebsitePsychiatry, Politics and PTSD, Jan HaakenHard Knocks: Domestic Violence and the Psychology of Storytelling, Jan HaakenMind Zone (film), Jan HaakenJan on FacebookJan on Linkedin
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Episode 541: Maureen McEvoy, MA. The Education of a Trauma Therapist Sep 09, 2021

Maureen McEvoy, MA, RCC has been working in the field of trauma for 30 years. She works with individuals, couples and groups. She is a long -standing instructor with the Justice Institute of BC, teaching other counsellors skills for working with survivors of child sexual abuse and other traumas. She provides clinical consultations to a number of counsellors and agencies.
Many of her individual clients have experienced trauma, either recent or historical. Over the years she has developed a robust tool box, including training in EMDR, Developmental Needs Meeting Strategies, Somatic Experiencing and Sensorimotor Therapy along with earlier training in hypnosis and art therapy.
Maureen also works with couples where one or both of the partners is a trauma survivor – either recent or historical. She has taken many trainings to develop skills in couples work – Imago Relationship therapy, the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), The Developmental Model and most recently, Stan Takin’s PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy). She is a certified Imago Relationship therapist (Advanced Clinician) and Clinical Consultant. She also presents – along with her business partner Tamara Adilman – the Getting the Love You Want weekend workshop for couples.
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Mauree’s websiteImago for Couples and IndividualsAbout ImagoSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 540: Graham Taylor, PhD. The Power of The Relationship Sep 06, 2021

I’m honored to be joined by Dr. Graham Taylor. Graham is one of those individuals who after you listen to you say to yourself, Okay, now this is the person I want as my therapist. That’s what I said to myself! He’s compassionate, super smart, and he has a grounding energy about him that makes you feel that it’s all going to be okay.
Graham is a clinical psychologist, Chief Learning Officer at Triad, and founder of The Taylor Study Method, one of the Triad family’s EPPP preparation programs.
Graham has over 25 years of experience working in both hospital and private practice settings working with individuals, couples, and families. Graham resides in Honolulu, Hawaii where he maintains a private practice.
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Episode 539: Casey Stevens. Intuition in the healing of Trauma Aug 30, 2021

Casey is a licensed Psychotherapist, Consciousness Coach and Healer with over ten years of experience who utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to cultivate a deep connection with her client’s sacred inner wisdom so they too can live their most meaningful life.
Casey’s process includes offering presence, attunement, release, restructuring, activation and fortification.
A lot of what I do, she says, is like the tuning of a fine piano. She listens in order to feel the sound waves, energy and patterns and structure in a person with her hyper-sensory awareness and the ability to know which keys are out of tune; and therefore, needing to be restored and rebalanced.
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Episode 538: Anna Holtzman & Donna Jenson. Writing to Heal Trauma Aug 26, 2021

Anna Holtzman and Donna Jenson are the creators of Healing Feelings: Reconnecting Mind, Body and Voice – a writing workshop for survivors of incest and sexual abuse who experience chronic pain and other syndromes
Anna Holtzman is a trauma-informed psychotherapist who helps clients repair the relationship between mind and body so they can release chronic pain and other syndromes for good. She uses her training in Somatic Experiencing, Nonviolent Communication, and the mind-body approach for healing chronic pain that was pioneered by Dr. John Sarno. Anna has been a facilitator for Curable Groups, a 12-week educational and support group program for chronic pain recovery. Her writing appears on The Good Men Project, Medium, and Mad in America and you can find her at www.annaholtzman.com .
Donna Jenson is Founder and Director of Time To Tell – with a mission to spark stories from lives affected by incest and sexual abuse to be told and heard. Donna wrote and performs her one-woman play, What She Knows: One Woman’s Way Through Incest to Joy, which is based on her own experience of surviving incest. She leads writing/mindfulness workshops for survivors interested in finding their voice and using it. She has performed her play and led workshops at correctional facilities, colleges, police departments, conferences for mental health professionals and sexual assault advocates, community organizations, and facilities with people in need of healing. Her book, Healing My Life from Incest to Joy, is a memoir of the choices she made and experiences she had that helped her heal from her childhood trauma. For more information go to www.timetotell.org
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Anna’s WebsiteDonna’s WebsiteThe Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, 20th Anniversary Edition, Ellen Bass, Laura DavisTrauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror, Judith HermanUnlearn Your Pain, third edition,Howard Schubiner, Michael Betzold Healing My Life: from Incest to Joy, Donna JensonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 537: Mara Tesler Stein, PsyD. A Personal Discussion About The Path of Courage Aug 23, 2021

Mara Tesler Stein, Psy.D. is one of those therapists who inspire me to keep doing what I’m doing, which is merely to invite people on the podcast and push record.
The kind of work she does is vital and her passion and heart make you thankful that there are individuals like her out there doing this work.
Mara is a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in perinatal & maternal-infant mental health. She is the co-author (with Deborah Davis, Ph.D.) of Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child: The Emotional Journey (Fulcrum, 2004) and Intensive Parenting: Surviving the Journey Through the NICU(Fulcrum, 2013).
Dr. Stein is a staunch advocate for trauma-focused care and is trained and certified in a range of integrative trauma therapies. A certified EMDR therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Trainer for the Institute for Creative Mindfulness, she offers both EMDR Foundational trainings for perinatal specialists & advanced EMDR workshops which take a deeper dive into the intersections and applications of EMDR and perinatal mental health.
Her trauma work is grounded in her personal perinatal journey, which began 25 years ago taking her through infertility, twin pregnancy, prolonged hospital bedrest, the NICU, and years of raising NICU graduates.
In This Episode
Mara's website Mara’s consultingParenting Your Premature Baby and Child: The Emotional Journey, Mara Tesler SteinIntensive Parenting: Surviving the Journey Through the NICU, Mara Tesler SteinEmpty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby, Deborah L. DavisUnspeakable Losses: Healing From Miscarriage, Abortion, And Other Pregnancy Loss, Kim Kluger-BellSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 536: Brad Kammer. Personal & Collective Healing Aug 19, 2021

Brad, who joined me back on episode 365, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California.
He has trained under and taught with Dr. Peter Levine, the creator of Somatic Experiencing, is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner for more than 20 years (SEP), as well as trainer, and consultant for the SEP Training Program.
Brad is currently the training director and senior trainer of the NARM training institute, the neuroaffective relational model which focuses on adverse childhood experience and complex PTSD.
Brad is also the producer of the Transforming Trauma Podcast.
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Brad’s websiteBrad’s classes and workshopsContact BradNARM TrainingSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 535: Dr. David H. Rosmarin. Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Mental Health Aug 16, 2021

David H. Rosmarin, PhD, is director of the Spirituality and Mental Health Program at McLean Hospital and an assistant professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He supervises the provision of spiritually integrated services in clinical programs throughout the hospital’s divisional structure, and collaborates with laboratories to study the clinical relevance of spirituality to anxiety, mood, psychotic, substance use, and other disorders.
David’s book is called The Connections Paradigm: Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Mental Health(Pub. Date: February 8th).In it,Dr. Rosmarin offersa unique solution to the extreme mental distress we’ve endured since early 2020.
Dr. Rosmarin is a clinical innovator whose work on integrating spirituality into cognitive behavioral therapy has wide acclaim. He is also a prolific researcher, having authored over 50 peer-reviewed scientific publications, numerous editorials/book chapters, and over 100 abstracts. Dr. Rosmarin’s clinical work and research have received media attention from ABC, NPR, Scientific American, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.
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David's website The Connections Paradigm: Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Mental Health, Dr. David H. Rosmarin Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy: Understanding and Addressing the Sacred, Kenneth L. Pargamen
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Episode 534.5: Jeanna Gomez. The Moment Somatic Experiencing Made Complete Sense. Aug 12, 2021

This is one of those episodes that makes you say to yourself, “Yes, this is why I’m a therapist!” Jeanna Gomez, LCSW is my guest today and she’s truly what this podcast is all about: she’s dedicated her life to helping individuals who’ve been impacted by trauma; she’s super smart; and she’s beyond inspirational. I’m confident you’ll enjoy this interview with her.
Jeanna is a trauma and relational therapist who offers private counseling to individuals, couples, families and groups.
She utilizes the PI, Pia Mellody, model to heal childhood developmental trauma, relational trauma, codependence, anxiety disorders and addictions.
She is a Lead Assistant and a new Faculty Track Candidate with Somatic Experiencing International.
In addition to her training with Pia Mellody, she has also been trained in EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Brainspotting, Bodywork and Somatic Education (BASE), Integral Somatic Psychology and uses these models with her clients to heal shock trauma, including developmental trauma.
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Episode 534: Kelly Smyth-Dent, LCSW. Refugee Trauma and The Healing Journey Aug 09, 2021

“My mission is to empower people to live the life they deeply desire.”
As a therapist, Kelly has seen that people desire to live a life that is filled with connection, balance and purpose. It is her belief that oftentimes, our upbringings, family dynamics, relationships, or trauma experiences can get in the way of having fulfilling relationships with ourselves and others. Most people struggle with fear, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, traumas or more; everybody struggles with something. Kelly believes that it's not necessarily always the struggle that is unbearable, but sometimes the feeling of going through it alone.
In her therapy practice, Kelly specializes in working with trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She has been trained in social work, trauma-informed care, and Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR). She spent many years working with immigrant and refugee populations from various countries and cultures. She speaks Spanish and offers EMDR-based individual and group interventions all over the world through her business, Scaling Up.
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Kelly’s WebsiteKelly on LinkedInKelly on FacebookThe Mummy at the Dining Room Table: Eminent Therapists Reveal Their Most Unusual Cases and What They Teach Us About Human Behavior, Jeffrey A. Kottler, Jon Carlson
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Episode 533: Jennifer Hobbs. Author. Veteran. Teacher Aug 02, 2021

Jennifer Hobbs is an Army Veteran whose compassion and humor reaches far and wide through her drive to connect with and support others.
She has dedicated over a decade teaching in the education industry and serving Veteran nonprofit organizations.
Jennifer is empowered by the personal growth that comes with struggle, and she inspires others how to embrace their journeys as well.
Jennifer is also the author of the forthcoming book, Calmed, due out July 1st.
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Special Announcement: The August Issue of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter Goes Live on Sunday! Jul 28, 2021

The August Issue of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter Goes Live on Sunday!
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Episode 532: Megan MacCutcheon, LPC. Perinatal Anxiety & Trauma Jul 26, 2021

Megan MacCutcheon, LPC, M.Ed., LLC. Perinatal Anxiety & Trauma.
Megan MacCutcheon is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Perinatal Mental Health practitioner in private practice in Northern Virginia. She specializes in working with women who are experiencing mood and anxiety disorders during pregnancy and following childbirth. She also is passionate about helping victims of trauma and abuse, is trained in EMDR, and enjoys helping adolescents and adults to achieve a better quality of life, decrease depression, and manage anxiety by improving self-esteem.
She has published four books on the topic of self-esteem. For more information, please visit www.meganmaccutcheon.com
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Episode 531: Beth Tyson. The Beginner's Mind Jul 19, 2021

Beth Tyson, MA, is a psychotherapist, childhood grief and trauma expert, and a children's book author.
She earned several years of experience as a clinician working with children and families and as a teaching assistant in the graduate program for counseling psychology at Eastern University.
While practicing as a trauma therapist within the child welfare system, Beth earned her certificate in adoption from Rutgers University. Beth is a CASA volunteer and a Voices for Children Coalition partner, advocating for youth in the foster care system in Delaware County, PA.
Beth uses her expertise in childhood trauma to help families and organizations operate from a trauma-sensitive and healing-centered approach. She helps her clients understand the biological impact of trauma on the brain and autonomic nervous system.

Beth is a mental health educator for families and organizations. She uses trauma-responsive models to implement the skills necessary for the emotional well-being of children impacted by trauma and other adverse childhood experiences (ACES). She provides educational training to schools, workplaces, non-profit organizations, caregivers/families, among others.
In the last year, Beth was featured on InStyle.com, PsychReg.org, PsychCentral.com, The United Ways of CA, RVN TV, BYU Radio, and many other media outlets advocating for foster and kinship families impacted by trauma and loss.
Beth's tender-hearted children's book, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1706794665/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wescoatrapro-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1706794665&linkId=f62e2312052b0e4257a61692fcc7d53f, is about a koala who is suddenly raised by his grandma when his parents are unable to keep him safe. Her book is a tool for parents and professionals to help children cope with BIG emotions after trauma and adversity.

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Beth’s WebsiteBeth on FacebookEmotiminds: Beth’s Facebook GroupA Grandfamily for Sullivan, Beth TysonA Daily Dose of Sanity. Alan CohenSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 530: Gunny Sodhi. Ayurveda & A Journey of Healing Jul 12, 2021

Gunny Sodhi’s family roots in Ayurvedic medicine stretch across generations, but he didn’t personally understand the power of Ayurveda until tragedy struck. The sudden death of his 16-year-old brother completely changed the course of his life, setting him on an unexpected path of self-discovery.
Following his brother’s passing, Gunny was consumed by debilitating panic attacks and bouts of deep depression. Diagnosed with PTSD and desperate for relief, he found no comfort in traditional Western therapy. He was lost.
It was at that point that Gunny would rediscover his roots. On the advice of his family, he began supplementing his diet with Ashwagandha and other time-tested Ayurvedic remedies. Meditation and yoga became daily practices. Within six weeks, his anxiety faded and his depression lifted.
Gunny had experienced the healing potential of Mother Nature first-hand and, in doing so, found a new purpose. Out of a desire to help change people’s lives the way his life had been changed, YouVeda was born.
Its mission is simple: produce the best Ayurvedic products on the planet. By tapping into the intelligence of Mother Nature, Gunny has found a way to honor the memory of his brother while helping others on their own journeys toward healing and happiness.
In this episode:
YouVeda WebsiteInstagramLinkedInFacebookThe Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams, Deepak ChopraAwaken the Giant Within : How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!, Tony RobbinsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 529: Leslie Bullock, LCSW. Why Am I Talking? Jul 05, 2021

Leslie Bullock, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in San Luis Obispo, California. She specializes in treating trauma. Her focus is the centrality of the mind-body connection and body based approaches in trauma healing. Leslie is a certified Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive yoga facilitator, a Trauma and Resiliency Model practitioner and mindfulness meditation instructor. Paramount to Leslie's work with people is a relationship based in safety, authenticity and integrity.
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Leslie’s WebsiteFacebookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 528: Anjuli Sherin. What Does It Mean To Be Alive? Jun 28, 2021

Anjuli Sherin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in trauma recovery, resilience-building and cultivating joy. Since 2003 her practice has been working primarily with Immigrant, South Asian, Middle Eastern, Muslim & LGBTQI populations. In addition to over 30000 hours of individual and group work, she is the creator of three programs: five-day, 12-week and 10-month-long Cultivating Resilience, including a five-day residential retreat in Hawaii on Embodying Joy.

Anjuli has been widely recognized for her unique achievements in the mental health field. In 2007 she received the Emerging Leader Award from the E-women network, a nationwide business community, where she shared her award-winning essay in front of a live audience of 2500 and to thousands more online. Anjuli has also been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, as a finalist of the O Magazine/White House Leadership Project.
In This Episode
Anjuli's website Joyous Resilience: A Path to Individual Healing and Collective Thriving in an Inequitable World, Anjuli SherinMy Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, Resmaa MenakemAnjuli’s Guided MeditationsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 527.5 The Trauma Therapist Newsletter. Issue #6 is out! Jun 24, 2021

Issue #6, June 2021, of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter is out!
This month we feature the inspiring Nancy Morgan on the cover. If I had to describe what my podcast is about, or rather, what I hope it's about, one of the people I would say that I model the podcast after, would be Nancy Morgan. Nancy is the real deal. And when I say that I mean that she exudes compassion, genuineness and a breadth of knowledge that is inspiring. She gets to the heart of the matter in her discussions and I love that!
In our modalities section this month we feature Imago Therapy and highlight one of its practitioners/trainers.
In the "Incredible People" section we put the spotlight on some of the therapists who are continuing to do inspiring work: Brad Kammer and Mahshid Hager, MFT.
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Episode 527: Sarah Peyton. Truth, Trauma & Self Warmth Jun 21, 2021

Sarah Peyton joins me again. (She’s joined me previously.) This time to Talk about her new book, Your Resonant Self Workbook: From Self-sabotage to Self-care.
Why is it that we often don’t allow ourselves to feel warmth, to take a break, to chill out? And when we do, it’s often that we’re so hard on ourselves?
Sarah talks a lot about this in her book and how our actions like these tend to cut us off from our true selves and a richer life. Yes, I’m guilty of that!!
Sarah is a Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication and teaches people how language changes relationships and the brain. She works with audiences internationally to create a compassionate understanding of the effects of relational trauma on the brain, and writes about and teaches people how words change and heal us.
Her special interest is the way that difficult events impact our automatic brain patterning, and how to transform our tendencies toward self-criticism into self-warmth. Her first book is titled, Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing.
Your Resonant Self Workbook: From Self-sabotage to Self-care takes us through the world of relational neuroscience and, using the lens of unconscious contracts, explores how our brains, nervous systems, and bodies react to the brains, nervous systems, and bodies of others.
This workbook provides the tools to turn inward with kindness, warmth, and curiosity and create opportunities for self-healing.
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Episode 526: Jackson Goding. I Will Light Myself on Fire Jun 14, 2021

I loved having Jackson on the podcast. He pretty much represents everything I'm attempting to do with this podcast:
He's bringing honesty, courage, humor and dedication to his work, and for that reason I know you're going to enjoy this episode. I can't wait to have him back!
Jackson is a Counsellor and a psychotherapist at Find Reason Therapy, a private practice called in crows nest, Australia. Jackson prides himself in helping individuals to find reason to live, to grow and to understand.
Jackson’s foundations and core focus is in relationships and codependency, working in particular with understanding what has happened in the past that leaves emotional pain in one’s present.
Jackson provides a safe space for people experiencing emotional pain that want to find reason to improve and grow in their connections and life. The focus is on working together with challenges and concerns that can stem from issues ranging from communication, trust, intimacy, past trauma, repeated patterns, grief and loss to suicidality, addiction and mental health concerns.
Jackson is a registered member with Psychotherapy and Counsellor Federation of Australia. I have a Bachelor in Psychology and a Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Jackson also runs a podcast on connection and mental health and loves writing and posting about practical and helpful gems.
In This Episode
Jackson's website Jackson’s podcast: Reason With MeFacing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives, Pia Mellody, Andrea Wells Miller, J. Keith MillerSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 525: Michael Remole, LCPC. Working With Kids & Their Families Jun 07, 2021

Michael has nearly two decades of experience working with children and families in a variety of settings, including as a Multi-Systemic Therapist, Clinical Director, Children’s Pastor, Camp Counselor and speaker.
After serving as a Children’s pastor, he went on to obtain his Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary. Following seminary, Michael worked at The Buckeye Ranch in Columbus Ohio as a Multi-Systemic Therapist, working with individuals 12-18 and their families.
Michael founded and leads Gateway Family Services of Illinois, providing trauma focused-equine assisted psychotherapy, Individual & Family Therapy. This team is working with individuals and families across the lifespan who have experienced trauma. Michael has spent several years working with youth in the foster care system & post-adoption. Gateway Family Services is also working with the VA Illiana Health Care System to provide services to veterans. In addition to Gateway Family Services, Michael is currently the Executive Director of Hooves of Hope, a faith based mentoring program.
In This Episode
Michael's websiteSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 524: Kari Gleiser, PhD. Using Emotion To Heal May 31, 2021

I think this is one of the most inspiring interviews I’ve done. Again, not because of me, but due to my guest and how she works with clients. In this interview we’ll learn about AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) and the emphasis on being in the moment, and naming the experiences that are happening between the client and therapist. This calls for authenticity from the therapist as well as creativity. And each of these things excite and inspire me! I hope you enjoy this one.
Kari Gleiser is a clinical psychologist in Hanover, NH, specializing in the treatment of complex trauma and dissociative disorders. She is a senior faculty member at the AEDP Institute and co-founder/co-director of the Center for Integrative Health. Keri has developed a relational model that incorporates AEDP into work with dissociative disorders, and dissociative parts of the self, called Intra-relational AEDP.
In This Episode
AEDP InstituteDr. Diana Fosha, the author of the The Transforming Power of AffectCenter for Integrative HealthLeaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition, Walt WhitmanEducated: A Memoir: A Memoir, Tara WestoverSong of Ourselves: Walt Whitman and the Fight for Democracy, Walt WhitmanSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 523: Marianne Hennigar. Insight Healing May 24, 2021

Today it’s about what it means to be a healer in the true sense of the word. My guest, Marriane Hennigar was drawn to helping people heal from the time she was a young girl. Now, with some experience and education she’s created her own program to assist in the healing process.
Since childhood Marianne’s been fascinated by how people work.
She uses psychoeducation to connect the dots between the psychological and emotional experiences which expresses themselves in the body. Marianne’s currently engaged in masters level classes in psychology with the aim to finish her degree in the next year. Additionally, she’s seeking certification in Somatic Experiencing and Brainspotting, both body-based modalities which support the client harnessing their own internal wisdom through focus to discover healing.
In This Episode
Marianne's website When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection, Gabor MateSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 522: Sarah K Ramsey. Understanding Toxic Relationships May 17, 2021

Sarah K Ramsey is a Toxic Relationship Specialist, Life Coach and NLP Master Practitioner who helps amazing women remember how amazing they are after enduring the pain of a toxic partner or parent. Sarah works with women who have experienced toxic relationships and who remain stuck in a cycle of pain and confusion to transform their minds and lives by taking back their power, recreating a life they are excited about living and bringing renewed energy, clarity, and excellence into establishing careers and relationships they love.
Sarah’s work has been featured in the Emotional Abuse Recovery and Resilience Summit, Healing Narcissistic Trauma Conference, Medium, Thrive Global, The Elephant Journal and The Courageous Woman Summit.
In This Episode
Sarah's website Becoming Toxic Person Proof, Sarah K. RamseySarah’s email: sarah@sarahkramsey.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 521.5: Nicole Anders, PsyD. The Journey of an Holistic Healer May 13, 2021

Dr. Nicole Anders is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and yogini. She currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Specializing in treating trauma/PTSD and women's health, Dr. Anders is trained in numerous evidence-based psychotherapies such as Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Nicole believes strongly in the mind-body connection and finds ways to merge the worlds of psychology and yoga healing, bringing many forms of somatic therapy into her clinical work. Dr. Anders often works with patients on issues related to psychedelic science, including intention and integration.
Nicole is a 200-hour YTT certified yoga instructor and works closely with Trauma Recovery Yoga (T.R.Y.), a non-profit organization based in Las Vegas that trains students in the TRY-method of yoga science.
Nicole is the author of One-Hundred Goodbyes, a memoir dedicated to her younger brother, that depicts her journey through grief and loss. She is currently authoring her second piece, Intention and Integration, which is set to release in 2021.
In This Episode
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The May 2021 Issue Of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter May 12, 2021

The May issue of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter is out.
In this episode I talk a little about what we cover in this month's issue, who our featured therapist is, some of the conferences coming up, books out, schools that are offering trauma courses, and of course, a behind the scenes look at what's going on here at The Trauma Therapist Podcast.
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Lorry Leigh Belhumeur, PhD. Youth, ACEs & Mental Health May 10, 2021

Dr. Lorry Leigh Belhumeur is a licensed psychologist, serving as Chief Executive Officer at Western Youth Services (WYS) for over 19 years. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from UCLA.
Under her leadership, WYS provides integrated Mental Health Services to over 50,000 clients both directly and indirectly, with support from their collaborative partnerships.
As a seasoned community leader and fierce advocate for children Lorry brings a fresh approach that reexamines mental health in the context of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and offers solutions that not only treat the predictable negative impact of ACEs but that look upstream to prevent them from happening in the first place.
WYS addresses trauma by examining the impact of toxic stress on clients, their families, and communities. Now more than ever, in the face of this pandemic, it is vital to understand the science behind ACEs and toxic stress and rely on strategies for building resilience to promote healing in this and future generations.
In This Episode
Western Youth Services (WYS) WYS’ MethodologySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 520: Donna Fado Ivery. Healing Is About Becoming Whole May 03, 2021

Donna Fado Ivery is an ordained United Methodist minister, author, speaker, and artist. Her award-winning inspirational memoir, Sleep, Pray, Heal: A Path to Wholeness and Well-Being tells the story of painting her way through a disabling brain injury/chronic pain and discovering hope beyond hope. Graduating with honors from the University of California at Davis, and Boston University School of Theology, she has dedicated more than 25 years to healing from brain injury.
In This Episode
Donna’s Website Sleep, Pray, HealSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 519: Jennifer King, DSW, LISW. Preparing Future Social Workers Apr 26, 2021

Dr. Jennifer King is a trauma therapist-turned-academic. An Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, Dr. King works to prepare future social workers to engage in practice that is rooted in the neurobiology of trauma and healing and embodies great reverence for the multitude of ways survivors survive. She draws from her practice experience working with traumatized kids and families to create the types of learning opportunities and supports she needed when she was a new therapist in the field.
Dr. King is the Chair of the Graduate Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice Program, and the Director of the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics Fellowship program. Through a partnership with Dr. Bruce Perry and the Neurosequential Network, she created the first comprehensive program to train social work students in this innovative, neurobiologically-informed model via classroom instruction and field experience.
She is also: a mom to 3, an unschooler, a wife, partner, daughter, sister, friend, colleague, and human in the year 2021.
In This Episode
Jennifer's websiteJennifer on TwitterThe Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing, Bruce D. Perry and Maia SzalavitzSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 518: Annie Brooke. Fire. Body. Mind Apr 22, 2021

Annie is a Somatic Author, educator, and therapist. She has over 35 years of professional experience helping infants through adults resolve trauma. She teaches courses online, the difference between shock and trauma, and she’s launching a 10-week Healing Complex Trauma course April 7th.
Annie has worked at Children’s Hospital in the child trauma centers, in public schools with gang youth, with sexually abused foster children, and has seen families and adults in private practice since 1978. I was director of Somatic Psychology for Naropa University Somatic Masters Program, and also run my own clinic, Colorado Therapies, since 2006.
In This Episode
WebsiteThe Brook Institute FacebookBlogInstagramBooks by Annie
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Episode 517: Brad Watts, LPC. Understanding Sibling Sexual Abuse Apr 19, 2021

Brad Watts is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider (CSOTP). Brad specializes in working with individuals and families where sibling sexual abuse has occurred and is the author of, Sibling Sexual Abuse: A Guide for Confronting America’s Silent Epidemic.
Brad conducts trainings with communities and groups on how to recognize and respond to incidents of sibling sexual abuse. He's helped hundreds of people on their journey to healing following sibling sexual abuse.
In This Episode
Brad’s WebsiteTwitterFacebookBlogYour Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction, Gary WilsonGary Wilson’s TEDx Talk. The Great Porn Experiment
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Episode 516: Esther Perez, LMFT. Sensorimoter Psycotherapy & Attachment Apr 12, 2021

Esther Perez, MA, LMFT (CA; LMFT; 48330) obtained an M.A in Counseling Psychology and an M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, CA.
As a bilingual Senior Trainer for the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, Esther currently teaches across Europe and has committed herself to deeply integrating a number of modalities supported in the emerging research on neuroscience and attachment.
Embodying the spirit of Unity, one of the core foundations of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy®, Esther studies how Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® intersects with EMDR, Internal Family Systems, and Mentalization Based Treatment.
Esther uses her learning to inform her work with adults, adopted children and adolescents with attachment related issues, complex trauma and dissociation in her private practice in Malaga, Spain in addition to consulting with graduates of various levels from the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® trainings.
In This Episode
Esther at Sensorimotor PsychotherapySensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology), Pat Ogden Ph.D., Janina FisherWorking with Voices and Dissociative Parts: A trauma-informed approach, Dolores Mosquera
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Episode 515: Lisa Ferentz. Humor, Faith & Self-Compassion In The Time of COVID Apr 05, 2021

Lisa is a recognized expert in the strengths-based, depathologized treatment of trauma and has been in private practice for 34 years. She presents workshops and keynote addresses nationally and internationally, and is a clinical consultant to practitioners and mental health agencies in the United States, Canada, and UK and Ireland.
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LISA has been an Adjunct Faculty member at University of Maryland School of Social Work, University of Baltimore at Maryland, University of Maryland Department of Family Medicine, and is the Founder of The Ferentz Institute, formerly known as The Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy Training and Education, now in its twelfth year of providing continuing education to mental health professionals and graduating over 1,400 clinicians from her two Certificate Programs in Advanced Trauma Treatment.
In 2009, she was voted the “Social Worker of Year” by the Maryland Society for Clinical Social Work. Lisa is the author of Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors: A Clinician’s Guide, now in its second edition, Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors: A Workbook of Hope and Healing, and Finding Your Ruby Slippers: Transformative Life Lessons from the Therapist’s Couch.
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Lisa's website
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Episode 514: Lisa Danylchuk, LMFT. Managing During The Pandemic Mar 29, 2021

This week I’m very excited to have Lisa Danylchuk, LMFT, E-RYT, back on the podcast.
As you listen to this interview you’ll hear Lisa’s amazing energy. As she was talking, I felt like there was this soothing wave of positivity washing over me and I loved it! Lisa is an author, licensed psychotherapist, and founder of the Center for Yoga and Trauma Recovery.
A graduate of UCLA and Harvard University, her work has pioneered the field of trauma-informed yoga and transformed our understanding of embodiment practices in therapeutic work.
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More than 300 providers from 25+ countries have completed Lisa’s Yoga for Trauma (Y4T) Online Training Program, the first virtual program to train providers offering yoga for trauma recovery.
She serves on the Board and as UN Committee Co-Chair for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, was elected to the role of Secretary in 2018 and was nominated President-Elect in 2020.
She’s written for publications like Good Therapy and the American Psychological Association and was named one of the top 20 Inspirational Yoga Teachers To Follow in 2016. Honored as one Luluemon’s first US ambassadors, her blog has also been recognized as a Top 25 Yoga Blog.
In This Episode
The center for yoga and trauma recoveryTo receive a Free copy of Lisa book, How You Can Heal, click here.Lisa’s booksLisa’s online training programsLisa on FacebookLisa on Twitter
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Episode 513: Beth Sandlin. Trauma-Informed Pilates Mar 22, 2021

Beth Sandlin offers support, education and exploration to movers and teachers of the Pilates Method through a Trauma Informed Approach. While working as Assistant Director for Educational Services at a University Health Center, she realized the need for more inclusive, trauma sensitive practices in all fields, especially within the movement sector.
Beth is the founder of Trifecta Pilates offering online Pilates classes via a membership and YouTube. She also teaches the TIPA (Trauma Informed Pilates Approach) Continuing Education Course to current Pilates Instructors to expand the network of Trauma Informed Professionals.
She holds a degree in Health Education, a comprehensive Pilates Certification, 200-hour Yoga Certification and is a Health Coach. When not moving or teaching Pilates, you can find her spending time with her family at home, hiking or camping.
In This Episode
Beth's website Beth on FacebookBeth on Youtube My Grandmother’s Hands, Resmaa Menakem Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know, Malcolm Gladwell
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Episode 512: Jenn Turner. Embodied Healing Mar 15, 2021

Jenn graduated from Lesley University with a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and began her career in mental health working with folks who were navigating early substance abuse recovery and experiences of complex trauma.
She also studied yoga at Kripalu Center for Wellness and Health. She works to support clients in bringing their whole self and body into treatment in her private practice.
Jenn joined the Trauma Center in 2007, where she led trauma-sensitive yoga sessions for female-identifying survivors.
She developed the protocol for the first randomized control trial in which trauma-sensitive yoga was observed as an adjunctive treatment for complex trauma. Along with colleague David Emerson, they began a training program for trauma-sensitive yoga practices, TCTSY (Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga), in 2008.
In This Episode
Jenn's website Embodied Healing: Survivor and Facilitator Voices from the Practice of Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, Jenn Turner (editor)Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 511: Elle Michel. Finding Your Groove As A Therapist Mar 08, 2021

Elle Michel is a licensed marriage and family therapist from Santa Monica, CA, with a master's degree in clinical psychology and a bachelor's degree in cultural anthropology. Elle maintains a private practice in Los Angeles where she specializes in the treatment of trauma and borderline personality disorder through using EMDR, Brainspotting, Trauma Resiliency Model, and DBT.
Elle enjoys working from a strengths- and skills-based, insight-oriented, and somatic approach. She has in-depth experience treating clients struggling with complex trauma, self-harm, and suicidality and she values the use of mindfulness-based practices to assist clients in reducing anxiety and increasing self-efficacy. Prior to opening her private practice Elle worked in community psychology and at several prominent treatment centers in Los Angeles.
In This Episode
Behavioral Tech. Marsha LinehanThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.Elle’s DBT Group
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Episode 510: The March Issue of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter is out! Mar 03, 2021

The March issue of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter is out.
In this episode I talk a little about what we cover in this month’s issue, who our featured therapist is, some of the conferences coming up, books out, schools that are offering trauma courses, and of course, a behind the scenes look at what’s going on here at The Trauma Therapist Podcast.
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Episode 509: Judy Weaver. Warriors, Yoga & Healing Mar 01, 2021

Judy is a yoga teacher living in South Florida who has gained wide recognition for her unique ability to guide her teachers and students to achieve their full potential. In 2007, Judy met Beau MacVane, a strapping 6’4″ Army Ranger, who after returning home from his fifth tour of duty in Iraq, contracted Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Beau asked Judy to teach him yoga so he could stay as strong and connected to his body as humanly possible as he fought his terminal illness.
Over the next several years Judy watched in awe as Beau was able to use her instruction, and his determination, to battle the decline of his physical body. What arose was a mental focus and a self-awareness that changed them both.
When Beau passed away, surrounded by his loving family and friends, he left with a peace of mind more powerful than any physical limitation. Judy’s passion in offering her skill to the military is dedicated to the Warrior Spirit of Beau MacVane and his family.
In This Episode
Connected Warriors
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Episode 508: Rick Boone, PhD. Healing The Hearts of Warriors Feb 22, 2021

Dr. Rick Boone is the Warriors Heart Clinical Director a licensed Psychologist, who currently leads the clinical team at the first and ONLY private and accredited residential treatment center in the U.S. exclusively for "warriors", which includes active-duty military, veterans, first responders and EMTs/Paramedics. His team helps our frontline protectors overcome drug and alcohol addiction, PTSD, mild TBI, trauma, anxiety, depression and other co-occurring issues.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Boone served for nearly 9 years in the US Navy/Army, where he had two deployments as an Army combat operational stress psychologist to Iraq, and later to Afghanistan. In 2009, he was employed by the Department of Defense as a Social Scientist with the Human Terrain Teams in the Kandahar and Logar provinces of Afghanistan. Dr. Boone completed his Ph.D. in a program that specialized in the integration of psychological science and Judeo-Christian theology at Biola University in California. Dr. Boone was born and raised in Gallipolis, OH in the southeastern Ohio River Valley, is an avid reader, and has four children ranging in ages from 11 to 37.
In This Episode
Dr. Boone’s WebsiteThe Gifts of Imperfection, Brene BrownSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 507: Saj Razvi. Psychodelics & Healing Trauma Feb 15, 2021

Saj Razvi, LPC is the Director of Education at PSI.
He was a clinical researcher in a MAPS Phase 2 trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
His primary focus is on the wide scale adoption and accessibility of psychedelic therapy through training therapists to work with cannabis and ketamine-assisted therapy in private practice settings.
He has taught trauma studies as faculty at the University of Denver as well as being a national topic expert for PESI education seminars focusing on complex PTSD.
Contact at innatepath.org or saj@innatepath.org
In This Episode
Saj's website. Psychedelic Somatic InstituteMultidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)Therapist TrainingThe Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Revised Edition, Alice MillerThe Presence Process: A Journey Into Present Moment Awareness, Michael Brown
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Episode 506: Cheryl Price. The Yellow Brick Road Feb 11, 2021

Today I’m joined by Cheryl Price. Cheryl is a clinical counsellor, trauma therapist and art therapy clinician, with experience working in private practice, agency and school settings.
She has also worked as a senior residential social worker in a therapeutic unit for severely abused children.
Cheryl has a strengths-based, non-pathological approach to working with mental health issues and is passionate about raising awareness of human trafficking and the provision of effective therapeutic services for survivors.
Her vision is to provide a safe, healing space for those who struggle to access support.
In This Episode
Chery’s websiteHome Body, Ruip KaurThe Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Charlie Mackesy Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 505: Catherine E. Sims, LLC. Trauma Therapy As A Calling Feb 08, 2021

Catherine is a multi-state Licensed Professional Counselor (OR, DC, NY) and private practice owner, who specializes in trauma counseling and human sexuality. In addition to her clinical work, she teaches several masters-level supervisory classes and works as an adjunct faculty member at The Family Institute of Northwestern University.
Catherine’s 10+ year career has afforded her the opportunity to develop integral clinical and administrative skills, a clear ethical code, strong cultural competency, and a supervisory style that is supportive, collaborative, and strength-based. She started her career working in social services, landed an international position (Saudi Arabia) as a Psychology Instructor, and ultimately found her way to Washington DC, where she started her practice.
Catherine strongly believes that trauma-informed care is underrepresented and that awareness and understanding need to be spread and taught.
In This Episode
Catherine's website Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes, William Bridges, Susan Bridges.
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Episode 504: The Trauma Therapist Newsletter. Issue #2 is out! Feb 03, 2021

Issue #2 of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter is out!
This month we feature the amazingAdena Bank Lees - Speaker, Author, Consultant, a repeat guest on the podcast and for great reasons: she has that incredible ability to be simultaneously authentic and compassionate while maintaining a sense of humor. I love this woman.
In addition we feature several of the online conferences and events coming up, as well as include several integral trauma books that have just come out.
In our modalities section this month we featureSensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute and highlight one of its practitioners/trainers.
In the "Incredible People" section we put the spotlight on some of the therapists who are continuing to do inspiring work:
Mara Tesler Stein, Marshall Lyles, Michele Rosenthal, and Laura Brown, PhD.
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Episode 503: Jill Shanteau, LCSW & Jessica Culp, LPC. Trauma Therapy in The Time of COVID Feb 01, 2021

Jill Shanteau, LCSW & Jessica Culp, LPC. Trauma Therapy in The Time of COVID
This one has been a long time coming. Today I’m honored to be joined by two long-time Trauma Therapist | 2.0 members, Jill Shanteau and Jessica Culp.
Jill and Jessica met through the membership a few years ago and have continued to remain in contact. Today they share their experiences of what it’s been like to deliver therapy within the context of COVID while still attempting to stay healthy and sane!
Jill Shanteau, LCSW
Jill is employed as a therapist at the Harry S Truman VA in Columbia, Missouri. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Life Science from Kansas State University and a Master's Degree in Social Work from Washburn University. While Jill always endeavored to be a therapist, it wasn't until 2014, after facing some personal and family challenges, that she relocated from Virginia to Missouri and began taking the steps to eventually earn full clinical licensure in 2017.
As a former Department of the Army civilian employee at The Pentagon, Jill became intimately familiar with the struggles that service members face as they return from deployment or make the challenging transition from the military into the civilian community. Now with five years of experience at Veterans Affairs, Jill has spent a majority of her social work career serving service members, veterans, and their families.
Jill is married and enjoys spending time with her husband and son. She is an avid Brene Brown fan, having relished the opportunity to once shake the author's hand. Jill is a former Eagle Leader Fellow and Chapter Captain and a current volunteer for Team Red, White, and Blue (Team RWB), an organization that seeks to enrich the lives of America's veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity. She loves to learn and can often be found reading several books at the same time or listening to various trauma-related podcasts. She has been a member of the Trauma Therapist 2.0 since November 2016.
Jessica Culp, LPC
Jessica, MA, LPC, is a licensed trauma counselor at Steadfast Center LLC in Champaign, Illinois and a 2018 masters of counseling graduate from Lincoln Christian University. Steadfast Center LLC specializes in helping individuals heal from relational and complex trauma.
This is Jessica’s second career, after receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Communications in 2003 and working in the marketing and resource development field for three local nonprofit organizations that included a food bank, a children’s home, and a crisis nursery.
Jessica has been listening to the Trauma Therapist Podcast since she began her studies in counseling in September of 2015, and joined Trauma Therapist 2.0 in December 2016.
In This Episode
OnsiteTrauma Therapist | 2.0
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Episode 502: Luke Worsfold. Inside Addiction Jan 25, 2021

Today’s episode is about taking your experience and using it to help those who’ve been impacted by trauma.
My guest today is Luke Worsfold. Luke grew up with a drug-addicted mother who died when he was 10. The experience of her death caused severe trauma throughout Luke’s life, which led to Luke’s own drug addiction. When Luke realized that he, himself, was heading towards his own death, it was in that moment that he decided to make a commitment to become the best version of myself and lead others by example.
Luke has since founded Lisa, Inside Addiction, a treatment center to help individuals with substance abuse problems.
In This Episode
Luke's website: Lisa, Inside AddictionLuke’s ProgramsIn the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, Gabor Mate, M.D.Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, Jon Kabat-ZinnSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 501: Thema Bryant, PhD. Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak with Dignity: The Marginalized Populations Jan 21, 2021

Today, I'm continuing to re-post this series I did a few months back, Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak, with none other than Dr. Thema Bryant Davis.
Why? Because I feel we could use her hope.
Thema, a repeat guest on this podcast, is a light of hope for all of us. Watch this interview and you’ll feel it.
Thema is a licensed psychologist, ordained minister, and sacred artist who has worked nationally and globally to provide relief and empowerment to marginalized persons. Dr. Thema, a professor at Pepperdine University, is a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women. Her contributions to psychological research, policy, and practice have been honored by national and regional psychological associations.
Dr. Thema earned her doctorate from Duke University, completed her post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical Center, and is a past American Psychological Association representative to the United Nations.
She has served as a mental health media consultant for numerous print, radio, and television media outlets, including but not limited to the Huffington Post, NPR, CBS, Oxygen, CNN, BET, TV One, Lifetime, and We TV.
Using artistic expression, spirituality, psychology and culture, Dr. Bryant-Davis is an internationally recognized lecturer, performer, and minister. She has presented at conferences, universities, churches, community centers, schools and prisons throughout the United States as well as in South America, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. Dr. Bryant-Davis is an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She leads a community mental health bible study at Walker Temple AME Church in Los Angeles and lives by words from her mother, Rev. Cecelia Williams Bryant, who states “God is speaking. My life is God’s vocabulary.”Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 500: Alyssa Scolari, LPC. Recognizing Our Own Trauma Jan 18, 2021

Alyssa is a speaker and psychotherapist, treating adults and adolescents with trauma and eating disorders out of her independent practice in NJ, accompanied by her therapy dog, Noel. Many of her speaking engagements are centered around the long-term physical and emotional impacts of trauma, as well as the hope that comes with making the decision to seek treatment.
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Alyssa is a trauma survivor herself, and has made it her passion in life to help others on their road to recovery from trauma. In addition to her practice, Alyssa is also the host of the Light After Trauma podcast, which is meant to be an informative, inspirational, and safe space for those looking for support and connection as they navigate the difficult, yet extremely rewarding journey of recovery.
The Trauma Therapist Newsletter from Guy Macpherson, PhD, host of The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, has launched! For therapists of all kinds interested in learning about trauma and keeping up to date with: Workshops, Conferences, Events, New Books, Modalities, and Inspiring Therapists. Learn more here: https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/the-trauma-therapist-newsletter/
The Trauma Therapist Project
In This Episode
Alyssa’s Website Host of the Light After Trauma Podcast Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief, David Kessler
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Episode 499: Guy Macpherson, PhD. Honoring Who You Are Jan 14, 2021

It's been quite some time since I sat down and did a solo episode.
What with our moving from Oakland, CA to Bend, OR, and the craziness of everything going on like the pandemic and riots and all, there's been much swirling around in my head that I've wanted to share. Today I do that.
Mostly, I wanted to say thank-you for being here, for listening, and supporting the podcast. I also wanted to encourage those of you who are starting out on your trauma-informed journey because you're what this podcast is about.
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Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis.
In 2014, while working at a clinic in Northern California, assessing and treating young individuals with early psychosis, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers.
The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, now being listened to in more than 160 countries around the world, as well as Trauma Therapist | 2.0, an online membership community specifically dedicated to educating and inspiring trauma workers just starting out on their trauma-informed journey.
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The Trauma Therapist Newsletter
If you’re a trauma therapist and you’re interested in learning about trauma and keeping up to date about with, well, everything trauma-related, here we go!
Events. Conferences. Workshops. Modalities. Trauma Programs. New Trauma Therapists. Trauma Therapist Spotlight. Books and articles. Trauma treatments and more.
The go-to online resource for therapists interested in learning about trauma, and keeping informed about what’s going on. Learn more here: thetraumatherapistnewsletter.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 498: Chris Prange-Morgan. Healing Our Broken Parts Jan 11, 2021

Chris wears many hats: Mom, wife, writer, speaker, hospital chaplain, advocate and former social worker and retreat leader. Chris earned her Master of Religious Studies from Cardinal Stritch University in 1995, and MSW from Loyola University Chicago in 2002.
First, a huge-thank you to my sponsor for making this podcast happen: Talkspace
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Chris also has done advanced graduate work in pastoral counseling and has worked as a therapist in the inner city of Philadelphia prior to returning to her home state of Wisconsin. In April of 2018, Chris' parenting article featured in the Huffington Post got the attention of NBC and landed her on the Today Show, where she shared some of her parenting and health journeys.
As an adoptive mom of a child with a history of trauma, who herself became a trauma survivor, Chris continues to be a "recovering idealist" an advocate for self care, creating supportive community and mindful parenting.
In This Episode
Chris’ websiteChris on FacebookPema ChodranFull Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, Jon Kabat-Zin
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Episode 497: Shayla Vaughan. Trauma, Yoga & The Mind/Body Connection Jan 04, 2021

Shayla Vaughan, RYT200, CYT500, CNP, is a trauma-informed yoga teacher who has studied yin yoga, functional movement, and trauma. She is also a holistic nutritionist, specializing in nutrition and mental health.
A big thank you to our sponsor for this episode: Thrive Causemetics
Thrive Causemetics was born out of a friendship. Makeup artist and product developer, Karissa Bodnar, lost her dear friend Kristy to cancer at just 24 years old. Kristy’s compassionate and vivacious spirit inspired Karissa to establish Thrive Causemetics, a beauty brand and philosophy that goes beyond skin deep by empowering women.
Thrive Causemetics’ products are made with high-performance, skin-loving ingredients that are 100% vegan and cruelty free. For every product purchased, Thrive helps women in need by donating funds and products to women who’ve experienced domestic abuse, to women seeking a path out of homelessness, as well as our women veterans during and after their military service. The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners get 15% off their first purchase by going to: ThriveCausemetics.com/traumaguy
After pursuing a career in broadcasting and film, Shayla's mom passed away unexpectedly, and the loss led her to drastically change her outlook and life direction. Since then she's devoted herself to learning about and utilizing the mind-body connection to help others heal, both on and off the mat. Her students learn real-life tactics to cope with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and addiction—things Shayla struggled with herself prior to her journey with yoga and wellness. Along with teaching trauma-sensitive yoga and offering personalized nutritional advice, Shayla is working toward becoming a licensed counsellor.
In This Episode
Shayla’s Online Yoga StudioShayla’s 30 Hour Online Trauma-Informed YTTSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 496: Karol Darsa, PsyD. The Trauma Map Dec 28, 2020

Dr. Darsa received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California Graduate Institute, and has about 20 years of clinical and administrative experience in trauma and mental health disorders. Dr. Darsa began her career in 1998 as a foster care social worker and continued her work with abused children and their families and adults abused as children. Dr. Darsa later worked as a trauma specialist in private practice and at a variety of treatment centers including Clearview, Moonview Sanctuary and PCH.
In 2002, Dr. Darsa began studying with Christine Schenk, founder of the CHRIS-Technique, a unique energy work focused on teaching clients how to ground themselves in their bodies. Dr. Darsa has completed numerous evidence-based trainings in the treatment of trauma and mental health disorders, including Level III in Brainspotting, Level I and II trainings in EMDR, and Somatic Experiencing and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. With each advanced training, Dr. Darsa developed a deeper understanding of trauma processes and healing, and how to help each person achieve freedom from the effects of trauma.
In 2012 Dr. Darsa became the co-creator of Invisible War Recovery, a program designed to treat military sexual trauma survivors. This sparked a passion for Dr. Darsa to develop and create her own trauma recovery program in the form of Reconnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Center. In a short span of time, Reconnect Center has served hundreds of clients recovering from trauma and mental health disorders, leading to exceptional treatment outcomes in their recovery process.
Dr. Darsa realized that what is often missing in trauma treatment is a finely attuned, gentle, body based process to help heal and reconnect mind and body when clients become disregulated due to traumatic events, developmental trauma, or emotional disorders. Reconnect Center embodies that philosophy in offering intensive one on one work to help truly heal each individual that comes through her doors.
A native of Turkey, Dr. Darsa has been living in the United States for 25 years. She has also lived in Spain, France and Brazil. Dr. Darsa’s exposure to numerous ethnic and social groups allows her to understand the cultural differences in human thought and behavior. She can provide therapy in English, Spanish, French and Turkish and is able to converse in Italian and Portuguese as well.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 495: Samuel Moore-Sobel. Can You See My Scars? Dec 21, 2020

Samuel Moore-Sobel is an author, speaker, and columnist. His debut memoir, Can You See My Scars? is the story of a harrowing encounter with sulfuric acid, trauma and severe burns.
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But first, a huge thank you to our sponsor for this episode:
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Thrive Causemetics was born out of a friendship. Makeup artist and product developer, Karissa Bodnar, lost her dear friend Kristy to cancer at just 24 years old. Kristy’s compassionate and vivacious spirit inspired Karissa to establish Thrive Causemetics, a beauty brand and philosophy that goes beyond skin deep by empowering women.
Thrive Causemetics’ products are made with high-performance, skin-loving ingredients that are 100% vegan and cruelty free. For every product purchased, Thrive helps women in need by donating funds and products to women who’ve experienced domestic abuse, to women seeking a path out of homelessness, as well as our women veterans during and after their military service. The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners get 15% off their first purchase by going to: ThriveCausemetics.com/traumaguy
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His book is currently available for purchase through Mascot Books and on Amazon. He writes about trauma, his experience as a burn survivor and faith.
He has a degree in government and international politics and currently lives with his wife in Northern Virginia. To learn more, visit www.samuelmoore-sobel.com.
In This Episode
Samuel's WebsiteContact SamuelThe Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, James McBrideEducated, Tara Westover Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 494: Kerry J. Heckman, LICSW. Relational Healing of Trauma Dec 14, 2020

Kerry Heckman is a freelance writer and clinical social worker in private practice in Seattle. After ten years as a high school social worker in the Chicago area, she followed her intuition to the Pacific Northwest in 2018. There she was introduced to a therapeutic modality called Somatic Transformation created by Dr. Sharon Stanley.
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A big thank you to our sponsor for this episode: Thrive Causemetics
Thrive Causemetics was born out of a friendship. Makeup artist and product developer, Karissa Bodnar, lost her dear friend Kristy to cancer at just 24 years old.
Kristy’s compassionate and vivacious spirit inspired Karissa to establish Thrive Causemetics, a beauty brand and philosophy that goes beyond skin deep by empowering women.
Thrive Causemetics’ products are made with high-performance, skin-loving ingredients that are 100% vegan and cruelty free. For every product purchased, Thrive helps women in need by donating funds and products to women who’ve experienced domestic abuse, to women seeking a path out of homelessness, as well as our women veterans during and after their military service. The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners get 15% off their first purchase by going to: ThriveCausemetics.com/traumaguy
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This life-changing lens through which to understand trauma and the nervous system taught Kerry how to manage her own complex health issues, as well as, help clients who have experienced trauma. Kerry is now inspired to bring this information to as many people as possible to work towards a more embodied world.
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The Trauma Therapist Newsletter. Arriving in January! If you’re a trauma therapist and you’re interested in learning about trauma and keeping up to date about, well, everything trauma-related, then you’ll love this! Events. Interviews. Workshops. Modalities. Trauma Programs. New trauma Therapists. Books and articles. Trauma treatments and more.
The go-to online resource for therapists interested in learning about trauma, and keeping informed about what’s going on. Learn more here: thetraumatherapistnewsletter.com
In This Episode
Kerry's website Kerry’s writingContact KerryKerry on Facebook Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 493: Chesarae Hall-Fletcher, MA. Vicarious Trauma and The Power of True Listening Dec 07, 2020

Originally from Oakland, CA, Chesarae Fletcher inherited a rich faith heritage. Granddaughter of the late Bishop Vernon Robinson, she began her study of scripture in the African-American Holiness Pentecostal tradition.
This early spiritual legacy birthed a deep hunger for intimacy with Christ’s spirit and his word, which led her into over 22 years of the academic study of theology.
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But first, a huge thank you to our sponsor for this episode: Thrive Causemetics
Thrive Causemetics was born out of a friendship. Makeup artist and product developer, Karissa Bodnar, lost her dear friend Kristy to cancer at just 24 years old. Kristy’s compassionate and vivacious spirit inspired Karissa to establish Thrive Causemetics, a beauty brand and philosophy that goes beyond skin deep by empowering women.
Thrive Causemetics’ products are made with high-performance, skin-loving ingredients that are 100% vegan and cruelty free. For every product purchased, Thrive helps women in need by donating funds and products to women who’ve experienced domestic abuse, to women seeking a path out of homelessness, as well as our women veterans during and after their military service.
The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners get 15% off their first purchase by going to: ThriveCausemetics.com/traumaguy
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Professor Fletcher earned her undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University, followed by an MA in Biblical Studies in 2017, and an MA in Theology in 2019. Mrs. Fletcher is an early career biblical scholar and is currently completing Ph.D. research studies in Systematic Theology at the University of Birmingham, located in England’s UK. Her study focus is on Altar Theology and its role in Pentecostal traditions.
Currently, Professor Fletcher teaches Church History and Graduate Research Methods at Epic Bible College and leads Sabbath and Spiritual Formation retreats throughout the region.
She sees Christ-centered theology as a weapon against despair, apathy, and spiritual thirst.
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The Trauma Therapist Newsletter. Arriving in January! If you’re a trauma therapist and you’re interested in learning about trauma and keeping up to date about, well, everything trauma-related, then you’ll love this! Events. Interviews. Workshops. Modalities. Trauma Programs. New trauma Therapists. Books and articles. Trauma treatments and more.
The go-to online resource for therapists interested in learning about trauma, and keeping informed about what’s going on. Learn more here: thetraumatherapistnewsletter.com
In This Episode
Chesaraie's website Listening To The Pews-An Examination of Clergy Listening Practices Chesarae’s email: chesarae.hall-fletcher@epic.edu
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Episode 492: Ignacio Rivera, MA. Sexual Trauma, Healing & Liberation Nov 30, 2020

Ignacio G Hutía Xeiti Rivera, M.A., is a cultural sociologist with expertise in sexual trauma, healing, and liberation for marginalized people. They are an internationally known gender non-conforming speaker, sexuality coach, trainer, and consultant. Ignacio is a Queer, Trans/Yamoká-hu/Two-Spirit, Black-Boricua, and Taíno activist who prefers the gender-neutral pronoun “they.”
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If you are looking to learn more about the transformational practice of Somatic Experiencing, check out their Free Webinar, SE Basics, by going to: http://traumahealing.org/traumatherapist
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Ignacio, together with their daughter, Amanda, are co-hosts of Pure Love Talks, a Youtube series involving intergenerational conversations and lessons for creating sustainable relationships with children, normalizing sex education, and shifting the culture of sexual abuse.
As the Founder and Executive Director of The HEAL Project, Ignacio is on a mission to prevent and end childhood sexual abuse through healing the wounds of sexual oppression and embracing sexual liberation.
In This Episode
The Heal Project's Website Ignacio’s WebsiteContact IgnacioConnect With Ignacio on FacebookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 491: Alisa Zipursky. Helping Trauma Therapists Heal Nov 23, 2020

Alisa is a storyteller, writer, facilitator and childhood sexual abuse survivor. Her work focuses on offering emotional support to other young survivors healing from sexual trauma.
Alisa is a MothStorySLAM competition champ and has been in publications such as Allure, Teen Vogue, BUST, TIME, The Guardian, Bustle, Thought Catalog, Oprah Winfrey Network, Hello Giggles, Brit+Co, and the Voices for Change 2.0 podcast.
While based in DC, she travels around the country giving talks and facilitating workshops to support other young survivors in their communities.
In This Episode
Alisa's WebsiteWork With AlisaLove WITH Accountability: Digging up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse, Aishah Shahidah Simmons
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Episode 490: Onyango Otieno. African Masculinity, Trauma, and Healing Nov 19, 2020

Since there is little to no information about the models of healthy masculinity, Onyangobegan a podcast that tackles the complexities of African Masculinities; from culture, religion, politics, to the historical underpinnings of what informs the African man's perceptions of himself and his environment, and how these perceptions affect the day to day goings on of his country and the African continent in terms of economy and social health.
Find the podcast here: www.soundcloud.com/afromasculinitypodcast.
Having grown up in a violent home with an abusive father, men have always made Onyango curious and it is his aim to get other men curious about who they are to help advance research for better policies in the understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights.
I'm passionate about this work out of personal experiences that affected my childhood and adulthood, that compelled me to want to understand masculinity in depth that I could share with African men and the world.
I've always wanted to understand why they are who they are and these projects are making me help other men get their answers even as I continue to understand masculinity better.
In This Episode
Mara's website
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Episode 489: Sharon Stanley, PhD. Forgetting Everything We Know About Trauma Nov 16, 2020

Dr. Sharon Stanley has educated thousands of healthcare professionals internationally in the principles and practices of somatic psychotherapy. Building on her research on empathy with traumatized youth, Sharon founded Somatic Transformation (ST), a trauma model and professional curriculum. ST is based on emerging research in Interpersonal Neurobiology and a phenomenological, intersubjective approach to transform relational and shock trauma.
Sharon participates in Dr. Allan Schore’s Seattle Study Group, and her work with First Nations, the study of Afro-Brazilian healing with on-going research into clinical practice has led to a fluid convergence of neurological research and professional skills.
Sharon has a clinical practice on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
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Somatic TransformationSharon’s TrainingsSharon’s PublicationsSharon’s book: Relational and Body-Centered Practices for Healing Trauma: Lifting the Burdens of the Past
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Episode 488: Peter Mayfield on Nature-Based Therapeutic Programs Nov 09, 2020

Peter is the founder and Executive Director of Gateway Mountain Center, a youth development organization innovating how youth learn, heal and thrive. He has enjoyed a 40-year career guiding people into mountain experiences and being an entrepreneur in embodied peak experience. Peter has traversed a trajectory from world-class climber, to Chief Guide of the Yosemite Mountaineering School, to founder of CityRock – the first full service climbing gym in the world. Today, Peter is passionate about changing the system of care for youth suffering from serious emotional disturbance and complex trauma.
A giant thank-you to my sponsor for this episode:
Somatic Experiencing
Are you in a helping profession and looking for a new tool to treat your clients?
Somatic Experiencing, developed by Dr. Peter Levine, is a potent psychobiological approach to resolving the symptoms of trauma and chronic stress.
If you are looking to learn more about the transformational practice of Somatic Experiencing, check out their Free Webinar, SE Basics, by going to: http://traumahealing.org/traumatherapist
Gateway’s program, “Whole Hearts, Minds & Bodies” is the first Nature-Based, therapeutic program to achieve full service partner contracts with County Behavioral Health Departments and Certification as a Medi-Cal provider.
In This Episode
Gateway Mountain Center's WebsiteGateway Mountain Center on Facebook
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Episode 487: Kelli Palfy, PhD. Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Nov 02, 2020

Dr. Palfy is unique in her field. She is a retired RCMP officer (the Canadian Federal Police Department) who specialized in international sex crimes committed against children.
She file-coordinated the RCMP's 1st Sex Tourism case, then went on to do her Ph.D.
During her training she saw a need and developed an interest in working with male survivors of sexual abuse.
She is the first female author of a book dedicated solely to the topic of her research which was why men so seldom discuss abuse.
Her goal is to create awareness though shedding light on this hidden epidemic.
She does this so that abused boys and men can get the support they need.
In This Episode
Kelli's websiteKelli's ServicesContact Dr. PalfyMen Too: Unspoken Truths About Male Sexual Abuse, Kelli Palfy, PhDPredators: Pedophiles, Rapists, And Other Sex Offenders, Anna SalterSandra L. Paulsen, PhD
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Episode 486: Robert Greene. A Healing Warrior Oct 26, 2020

Robert is a US Navy Veteran (Hospital Corpsman) who was diagnosed with PTSD in Jan 2016. After a long battle with his internal demons, he decided to immerse himself in ancient practices as a means to master his mind.
During his time on active duty after deployment, Robert attempted suicide 2 times and was placed on anti-depressants and sleeping medications. After battling an addiction to alcohol and sleeping pills when as he was coming off active duty, the thought that he had a serious problem didn't really cross his mind. At that point, Robert fell into the toxic pattern of, what he calls the "bullet proof" facade, most military men wear and so did not want to admit to himself or anyone else that he had a problem.
As long as he kept things together on the outside and his career life was going good, that's all that mattered. Robert kept this whole song and dance up for 8 years. In the midst of a drug addiction, toxic relationships and his career life falling apart, he attempted suicide again in 2015, two years after he lost his father to suicide in 2013.
I did what most Veterans do to seek help, I went to the local VA and got an eval. The social worker told me that I was a danger to myself and others and I was later told that I have a sever case of PTSD so I need help right away. I asked for that help but I was told that I would need to wait about 5 months for an appointment with the mental health specialist. As a vet that attempted suicide weeks earlier, this was not the way forward.
I read a study about the VA giving a series of yoga classes to 120 Veterans with PTSD at the University of Indiana. The results were amazing, reduced anxiety, reduced stress, ability to control mood swings, ability to get better sleep, form healthy relationships and overall better state mind/quality of life.
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Robert's website Robert’s Online CoursesYoga For Mental HealthEmotional Intelligence, Daniel GolemanSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 485: Mahshid Hager, MFT. The Power of Our Story Oct 22, 2020

Mahshid Hager is a licenced marriage and family therapist and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Her professional life includes providing therapeutic services to clients from all walks of life, volunteering for non-profit organizations in San Diego, that offer resources to new, incoming refugees and attending Somatic Experiencing training modules in various capacities and supporting SE students.
Originally from Tehran, Iran, Mahshid moved to Germany with her family after the Iranian revolution. After high school, she immigrated to San Diego, California, where she now lives with her husband and two sons.
In recent years, Mahshid has discovered her love of writing. She is the author of the short story No Way Back and the playwright of the same titled one-person-show, which will be available for streaming through Roustabout’s Theatre Company in November.
In This Episode
Mahshid's website Mahshid on FacebookMahshid on Twitter: @mahshid_hagerMahshid’s solo show: No Way Back
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Episode 484: Russell Kennedy, M. D. Intuition In The Healing Process Oct 19, 2020

Russell Kennedy is one of those rare physicians who actually has the condition they specialize in treating.
For decades Dr. Kennedy has struggled with debilitating anxiety. After 30+ years of traditional therapies and medications that did not help, he became frustrated and took his emotional recovery into his own hands.
Dr. Kennedy has traditional degrees in medicine and neuroscience, but it has been his distinctly non-mainstream personal practices that he found were missing in his own healing.
In This Episode
Russ' website Russ’ coursesRuss on FacebookThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 483: Tracy Morgan. Occupational Therapy & Early Psychosis Oct 12, 2020

Tracy Morgan is a breath of fresh air. Tracy is an occupational therapist with 15 years experience, practicing for the last 10 in early intervention in psychosis in the UK Midlands.
In this interview you can hear the passion Tracy has for her work and the clients she helps who are experiencing early symptoms of psychosis.
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Episode 482: Kate Hudgins, PhD. Post-Traumatic Growth & The Therapeutic Spiral Model Oct 05, 2020

I’m very excited to have back Kate Hudgins, Ph.D., TEP, as my guest today as we continue with the third in the series, TSM of Prescriptive roles, TSM Trauma Triangle and post traumatic growth
Kate continues from her previous interviews as we discuss experiential therapy, and specifically psychodrama. Experiential therapy, as you’ll learn in this interview, involves a certain immediacy from the people involved and demands courage from both the client and therapist, and it has an incredible power to heal.
Kate is an inspirational leader and a stellar trainer known worldwide for her innovative model of safe and effective trauma treatment.
Recognized as an international expert and author on trauma, Kate brings rigorous clinical training in psychology, psychodrama, and experiential psychotherapy as well as cross-cultural and indigenous learning and her own life experience.
Along with Francesca Toscani, M.Ed., TEP, Dr. Kate has developed, refined, and taught the Therapeutic Spiral Model, the healing method for survivors of trauma, in 35 countries and counting. She has been an experiential psychotherapist and trainer for more than 40 years, bringing spontaneity, creativity, and healing to people who have experienced trauma in many settings.
In This Episode
Kate’s websiteAbout the Therapeutic Spiral ModelKate on FacebookHealing World Trauma with the Therapeutic Spiral Model, Kate Hudgins, PhDSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 481: Kelly McDaniel. The Pain of A Broken Heart Sep 28, 2020

Kelly McDaniel (a Licensed Professional Counselor & National Certified Counselor) developed the term “Mother Hunger” in her first book Ready to Heal to name the attachment trauma between mother and daughter that creates an environment ripe for love addiction to grow.
Since publication, Kelly speaks regularly at conferences to raise awareness about the cultural and relational complications facing women recovering from addictive habits.
In her practice, Kelly offers individual healing Intensives to support women healing Mother Hunger. Set for publication with Hay House in the summer of 2021, Kelly is currently writing her second book.
In This Episode
Kelly's WebsiteConnect with Kelly on FacebookContact KellyAdrienne RichEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel, Gail HoneymanSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 480: Rachel Moore, LMFT. Creativity & Trauma Healing Sep 24, 2020

Rachel Moore, LMFT, is an EMDR therapist in private practice based in San Diego, California who works primarily with creative clients — writers, artists, and musicians. A former journalist, Rachel recently had an article published in the San Diego Union-Tribune about grief and loss related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Rachel has presented at the San Diego State University Writers Conference and has been leading groups based on the book "The Artist's Way" for more than a decade to help clients overcome creative blocks.
In This Episode
Rachel's Website Rachel’s Artist Way WorkshopsThe Artist’s Way, Julia CameronSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 479: Shuana Springer, PhD. Working With Our Warriors. Sep 21, 2020

Dr. Shauna Springer is a graduate of Harvard University and is one of the world's leading experts on PTSD, Trauma, and Moral Injury among veterans. She co-hosts a weekly podcast on these topics in collaboration with MilitaryTimes. Her work has been featured on NPR, NBC, CBS Radio, Forbes, Washington Post, and Military Times. She is a regular contributor to Psychology Today.
Dr. Shauna Springer is a licensed psychologist and nationally recognized expert on initiatives that benefit the military community. Known as “Doc Springer”, she is a trusted advisor for a vast network of veterans, military families and fellow thought leaders. Her uniquely perceptive insights have helped thousands of warriors reconnect with their tribe, strengthen their relationships, and build lives driven by their values. Dr. Springer’s work has been featured on NPR, NBC, CBS Radio, Military Times and Marine Corps Times.
She is co-author of the best-selling book, Beyond the Military, which explores the psychological, cultural and relational aspects of military transition and provides a comprehensive roadmap for successfully navigating life after military service, as well as. WARRIOR: How to Support Those Who Protect Us.
In This Episode
Dr. Shauna's websiteContact Dr. Shauna Warrior: How to Support Those Who Protect Us, Shauna Spring, PhDBeyond the Military: A Leader's Handbook for Warrior Reintegration, Shauna Spring, PhDSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 478: Dr. Don Wood. Resetting the Memories of Trauma Sep 14, 2020

Dr. Don Wood developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. Dr. Wood began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. “Teaching people to live with, manage and cope with the daily stress doesn’t fix the problem. The solution comes from understanding it’s source and providing a long-term permanent solution”.
Dr. Wood’s background experience has come from spending time in the for profit and nonprofit world. This combination provided a unique perspective on problem solving. He used these skills to develop the Inspired Performance Institute and the NEURO XP program.
Dr. Wood has written two books about his research including the science about how our minds work and why we experience our own unique perspective of the world. Both books are focused on how we can all make the desired changes by allowing our mind to reset and reboot. He has spoken on these topics domestically and internationally.
In This Episode
Dr. Wood's WebsiteContact Dr. WoodConnect with Dr. Wood on FacebookInspired Performance Institute’s WebsiteInspired Performance Institute on FacebookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 477: Jen Warner, LCSW. Holistic Health & Social Advocacy in The Treatment of Trauma. Sep 07, 2020

Jen Warner, LICSW, LCSW, is my guest today. Jen is one of those therapists, one of those individuals, who is so passionate about her work (and compassionate, as you'll hear in this interview!), that after listening to her you walk away inspired. I certainly did.
Jen is a Washington, Oregon, and New York State licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist with advanced training and certification in trauma-informed care and the treatment of trauma, as well as holistic health and nutrition.
Additionally, Jennifer has taught on the subject of abuse and trauma at the graduate social work schools of Portland State University and Columbia University and has provided direct services to child and adult survivors of interpersonal violence including domestic violence, sexual abuse, and gun violence; supervised clinicians and graduate students on the provision of trauma-informed care; and was the crime victim social worker at the largest public hospital in the South Bronx before moving to the Pacific Northwest.
In This Episode
Jennifer's WebsiteContact JenniferTrauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror, Judith L. HermanTrauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy, Pat Ogden, Kekuni Minton, Clare PainSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 476: Guy. Podcast Update & Special Announcement Sep 03, 2020

I feel like it’s been a while since I sat down and simply spoke into the mic and shared what’s been going on. Today I do that.
We’re continuing to live in the midst of the pandemic, I’ve just relocated my family from the Bay Area to Bend Oregon, and I’m home every day with two young kiddos. Yikes!
Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis.
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Episode 475: Nina Tara. Courageous Art Therapy Aug 31, 2020

Nina Tara is an Multi disciplinary Art Psychotherapist who runs Courageous Art Therapyin London. She has worked in the creative field for many years and art has always been an integral part of her life. Nina originally trained as a designer and still designs and illustrates book covers.
In addition to this Nina is a Multi disciplinary Art Psychotherapist (M.A) working with adults, children and families.
Offering Art Therapy for individuals impacted by:
• Trauma, Emotional and behavioural difficulties
• Bereavement; end of life; changes in family structure
• Bullying or abuse
• Children exposed to domestic violence
• Displacement to Refugee status.
In This Episode
Nina's WebsiteDibs in Search of Self: The Renowned, Deeply Moving Story of an Emotionally Lost Child Who Found His Way Back, Virginia M. AxlineThe Family Crucible: The Intense Experience of Family Therapy, Augustus Y. Napier, Carl Whitaker.Nina on FacebookNina on InstagramSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 474: Monica Bhagwan. Nutrition Through A Trauma-Informed Lens Aug 24, 2020

Before I began doing this podcast I never knew there were so many areas that required trauma-informed awareness. I certainly never thought that trauma-informed nutrition was something we needed. And of course, we do. I'm so glad that there are people like my guest out there doing this incredible work!
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Monica Bhagwan is a practitioner and thought-leader in applying an understanding of trauma and trauma-informed care to public health nutrition initiatives. She currently serves as an educator and program manager at Leah's Pantry, an innovative public health nutrition non-profit in California. Leah's Pantry creates resources, conducts community programs, and provides training to other nutrition professionals. They are a leader in applying a trauma-informed lens to food and nutrition programs, an approach Monica initiated and co-leads. She has a Masters Degree in Food Studies from New York University.
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Leah's PantryWhy Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment, Robert WrightHeavy: An American Memoir, Kiese LaymonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 473: Owen Marcus. Men, Mindfulness & Somatic psychotherapy Aug 20, 2020

For more than 40 years, Owen Marcus has explored and developed programs that bring together mindfulness, somatic psychotherapy, and the science of emotional physiology. After healing challenges of his dyslexia and Asperger’s Syndrome, he realized his relationship skills were lacking. Identifying his resistance to working with men as his next challenge, he dove into creating his first men’s group at his clinic in Scottsdale, AZ in 1995.
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Unsatisfied with the status quo, Owen began expanding the model of men’s groups, incorporating what he saw working in corporate trainings and in his clinic. Men embraced this new model -- it’s a model that is natural for men’s ways of experiencing and expressing emotions.
His group and this new model was the focus of the documentary About Men. His book, Grow Up: A Man’s Guide to Masculine Emotional Intelligence lays out how to complete the nine stages of emotional maturation for boys and men.
As the Director of Education at EVRYMAN, Owen, along with his co-founders, continues to develop effective ways to use emotions and physiology as tools to create fulfilling relationships and purposeful lives.
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Episode 472: Josh Aronson & Julie Sayres. PTSD, Veterans and Their Service Dogs Aug 17, 2020

As you might know, much of my inspiration for creating this podcast came from my brother, a former Navy SEAL.
I have a special place in my heart--and on this podcast!--for anything that has to do with supporting veterans and treatment for veterans.
Today we continue with that support. I am joined by Josh Aronson and Julie Sayres, the filmmakers of the film, To Be Of Service, a documentary film about war veterans who are paired with service dogs to help them regain their lives.
"[T]he big picture is clear, and its overriding point well made: These dogs are saving the lives of those who’ve sacrificed so much. Every person profiled here deserves an immense amount of respect. Every animal, too."
- Ken Jaworowski, New York Times
Josh Aronson has been producing and directing documentary films since 2000. He was nominated for an Oscar for his film, Sound and Fury and has made award winning films on disability, the search for identity, classical music and history. His latest film is the recently released, "To Be of Service,” about veterans with PTSD and their service dogs.
Julie Sayres is an award-winning screenwriter, working in Los Angeles, whose credits include the film “Reaching for the Moon,” aka “Flores Raras,” for which she won the best adapted screenplay award by the Brazilian Academy of Letters and was also nominated for best adapted screenplay by the Brazilian Academy of Cinema. She worked on the writing staff of the television series “Midnight Caller,” and wrote episodes for “Gabriel’s Fire” and “Beggars and Choosers,” among others.
She was also a co-creator and supervising producer of the CBS one-hour drama, “Four Corners.” She has also written many movies for television, including “A Walton Easter,” “Dallas Reunion” and the mini-series “Knot’s Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac.”
She currently has two feature films in development, one in the U.S. and the other in Brazil. She is the producer of a documentary called “To Be of Service”, which deals with veterans with PTSD and their service dogs.

Aside from her work as a screenwriter, she’s also an adjunct professor of screenwriting at USC School of Cinematic Arts and the MFA program at Antioch University, Santa Barbara. She has a B.A. from New York University and an MFA from Goddard College.
In This Episode
To Be of Service, film siteJosh's websiteJulie’s websiteTo Be of Service on Facebook
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Episode 471: Alisa Zipursky. Healing Trauma Honestly Aug 13, 2020

Alisa is a storyteller, writer, facilitator and childhood sexual abuse survivor. Her work focuses on offering emotional support to other young survivors healing from sexual trauma.
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Alisa is a MothStorySLAM competition champ and has been in publications such as Allure, Teen Vogue, BUST, TIME, The Guardian, Bustle, Thought Catalog, Oprah Winfrey Network, Hello Giggles, Brit+Co, and the Voices for Change 2.0 podcast.
While based in DC, she travels around the country giving talks and facilitating workshops to support other young survivors in their communities.
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Episode 470: Robyn Gobbell & Marshall Lyles. Finding Compassion For All Of Our Parts Aug 10, 2020

Robyn Gobbel, LCSW, RPT-S (previously on episode 402) has over 15 years of practice in family and play therapy, specializing in complex trauma, attachment, and adoption.
Robyn’s diverse clinical training includes EMDR (including EMDR adapted for children with attachment trauma), Somatic Experiencing, Theraplay, Trust Based Relational Intervention®, Circle of Security Parent Educator, The Alert Program® and Yogapeutics Aerial Yoga Level 1 Teacher Training.
Robyn has integrated these training modalities with a foundation of attachment theory and the relational neurosciences to create an attachment-rich, sensory-sensitive, and relational neurosciences- supported healing environment for children and families.
Robyn consults, teaches, and trains extensively throughout the US, including as an instructor for the Foundations of Interpersonal Neurobiology Certificate Program at Portland Community College, and with the Adoptive & Foster Family Therapy Post-Graduate Certificate Program offered by Portland State University and Oregon’s Department of Human Services.
Marshall Lyles, LMFT-S.
Marshall Lyles, LPC-S, LMFT-S, RPT-S, (previously on episodes 152 and 393), is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and has over 15 years of practice in family and play therapy.
He has extensive speaking and training experience and has worked in a variety of mental health settings. Most of Marshall’s clinical practice has focused on attachment trauma and its effect on family relationships. Marshall conducts supervision and consultation sessions with counseling professionals and leads training in both parenting and professional settings; much of his consultation and training focuses on the use of sandtray therapy within a trauma-informed context.
Marshall sees clients at Nurture Family Counseling in Cedar Park, Texas.
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Episode 469: Bonnie Badenoch, PhD. Cultivating Presence Over Technique Aug 03, 2020

Bonnie Badenoch, PhD, LMFT is a therapist, mentor, and author who delights in integrating the discoveries of relational neuroscience into the art of therapy.
For 28 years, her work has focused on supporting trauma survivors and those with significant attachment wounds reshape their neural landscape to support a life of meaning, resilience, and warm relationships.
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At this stage of life, Bonnie enjoys mentoring those in the helping professions through offering longer-term immersion trainings in the embodiment of interpersonal neurobiology principles.
Her books includeBeing a Brain-Wise Therapist; The Brain-Savvy Therapist’s Workbook; The Interpersonal Neurobiology of Group Psychotherapy and Group Process (co-edited with Susan Gantt), and The Heart of Trauma. People are saying that these books fill the gap between science and practice with clarity, compassion, and heart.
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Episode 468: Christine (Cissy) White Returns. Hear My Story Jul 27, 2020

Cissy White is a trauma-mama writer and joy-stalking survivor. She believes it's possible - but difficult - to live, love, and parent well while post-traumatically stressed. Her goal is to make talk about trauma and healing less clinical and more conversational, less abstract and more accessible. She's currently working at the ACEs Connection as the Northeast Community Facilitator and Parenting with ACEs Community, Manager. She believes the trauma-informed movement must be survivor-led.
In This Episode
Christine's website Cissy published in the Elephant JournalACEs ConnectionACEs Too High ArticlesThere Is Nothing Wrong with You: Going Beyond Self-Hate, Cheri HuberInvisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal, Belleruth NaparstekSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 467: Heather Cobb. The Courage of Lived Experience. Jul 23, 2020

Heather Cobb is a peer facilitator, poet and trauma survivor. She lives with her partner and an adorable staffordshire bull terrier in Yorkshire, England.
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Heather’s activism draws on her ongoing recovery from bipolar and childhood sexual abuse; after losing a decade in the psychiatric system, failing to get a degree and hold down paid work, Heather decided to use her lived experience to become a peer facilitator.
Heather is Wellness Recovery Action Plan Facilitator accredited by the Copeland Centre.
Currently, she facilitates bibliotherapy sessions in NHS inpatient and community settings - using stories, poems, comics and myths to support her peers in defining their struggles and making a recovery.
Heather has never met a hopeless case. She would like you to know that whether recovered or not, you have more to offer the world than you might think.'
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Episode 466: Dr. Leslie Ellis. Focusing & Trauma Treatment Jul 20, 2020

Dr. Leslie Ellis is a teacher, author, speaker and psychotherapist. She teaches therapists how to help clients access their inner life and implicit memory through dream therapy and focusing/somatic work, with a focus on working with PTSD and complex trauma.
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Leslie’s book A Clinician’s Guide to Dream Therapy, was recently published by Routledge. Leslie has a PhD in Clinical (Somatic) Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and developed a new approach to treating PTSD nightmares for her dissertation. She has a Masters from Pacific Graduate Institute and is vice president of The International Focusing Institute.
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Episode 465: Tian Dayton, PhD. The Soulful Journey of Recovery Jul 13, 2020

Today I'm joined by Dr. Tian Dayton. Tian is a board certified trainer in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, and the director of The New York Psychodrama Training Institute, as well as a nationally renowned speaker, expert, and consultant in psychodrama, trauma and addiction.
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Dr. Dayton is the author of fifteen books including The Soulful Journey of Recovery, The ACoA Trauma Syndrome, Emotional Sobriety,Trauma and Addiction, Forgiving and Moving On and The Living Stage. She has developed an approach for incorporating experiential work into treatment programs and group work, Relationship Trauma Repair RTR.
Tian Dayton has a masters in educational psychology and a PhD in clinical psychology and is a board certified trainer in psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy. She is a certified Montessori teacher. Dr. Dayton is the director of The New York Psychodrama Training Institute. She is a nationally renowned speaker, expert, and consultant in psychodrama, trauma and addiction, ACoAs and self help related issues.
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Tian's WebsiteTian's booksPsychodrama
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Episode 464: Esly Carvalho, PhD. Bringing Joy to Life Jul 06, 2020

Esly Regina Carvalho, Ph.D., is a Brazilian-American clinical psychologist who maintained a private practice in the Dallas area where she grew up for many years before her return to Brazil in 2006 and where she now directs the TraumaClinic in Brasilia, Brazil, and spends extended time training EMDR professionals in that country.
She was trained in EMDR in the US (1996-7) and eventually became and Trainer of Trainers with the EMDR Institute. Since her return to her native country, over 3000 EMDR therapists have been trained through the efforts of her team. EMDR training is offered in over twenty cities in Brazil, as well as advanced courses. Esly served the first two terms as EMDR Iberoamérica (EMDR IBA) president (2007-2010/2010-2013), the regional EMDR association for Latin America.
Her first training approach was in Psychodrama and Esly was approved, with distinction, as a Trainer, Educator and Practitioner by the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama in the US. She was also honored as a Fellow of the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama.
Due to her husband’s duties, Esly lived in many countries in Latin America: Ecuador, Bolivia, and then in Colorado Spring, Dallas, and finally Brazil. She is a native speaker of English and Portuguese, and speaks and trains in Spanish as well.
An international trainer and speaker in great demand, Esly has published books and articles about the use of EMDR and the integration of Psychodrama. She has been presenting workshops in the US more recently, with the Creative EMDR protocols she developed and teaches practical ways for EMDR therapists to help their clients.
Her commitment is to help people overcome the challenges of life, so often brought on by traumas and adverse experiences.
Esly married a Canadian widower 28 years ago, who was raised in China and spent 30 years in Ecuador; she has a grown daughter who recently moved to Canada after doing a Ph.D in the US, also a clinical psychologist; and Esly loves those grandchildren!
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Episode 463: Abi Blakeslee, Ph.D. The Way of Somatic Experiencing Jul 01, 2020

Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, Ph.D., integrates Somatic Experiencing with clinical research, the psychobiological principles of attachment, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic bodywork in her practice and teaching. She has conducted original research on the role of implicit memory in Somatic Experiencing with a committee that included Dr. Daniel Siegel.
Dr. Blakeslee holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling and Depth Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical and Somatic Psychology. She is interested in the intersection between neuroscience, current trauma research, and the psychobiological principles of Somatic Experiencing.
She works with individuals, couples, children, and families and treats a broad base of issues.
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Abi’s website Peter LevineBe Here Now, Ram DassStephen PorgesHow Do You Feel?: An Interoceptive Moment with Your Neurobiological Self, A. D. (Bud) CraigSomatic Experiencing InstituteFind an SE practitionerSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 462: Michael Salter. Women, Complex Trauma, and The Need For Recognition Jun 29, 2020

Associate Professor Michael Salter is a criminologist and Scientia Fellow at the University of New South Wales, where he undertakes research on child sexual exploitation, complex trauma and gendered violence. He is the author of Organised Sexual Abuse (Routledge, 2013) which examines the narratives of adults who were sexually abused by groups of perpetrators as children, and Crime Justice and Social Media (Routledge, 2017), which details how social media and the internet is impacting sexual offences and discussions about them. He sits on the board of directors of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, who awarded him the 2018 Morton Prince Award for Scientific Achievement. He is a national and international consultant to child protection agencies including the Australian Child Abuse Prevention Service and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. He is also a practicing Buddhist and has taught a weekly meditation class at his local temple for the last ten years, and he lives in Sydney with his husband and cat.
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Michael at UNSWArticle: A deep wound under my heart”: Constructions of complex trauma and implications for women’s wellbeing and safety from violence.Women's Trauma Recovery CentreMichael on Twitter: @mike_salterSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 461: Shari Botwin, LCSW. Breaking The Silence Jun 25, 2020

Shari Botwin, LCSW has been counseling survivors of all types of trauma in her Cherry Hill, New Jersey private practice for over twenty-two years. Her second book, " Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing (Rowman & Littlefield, November 4, 2020)" addresses readers who have experienced trauma or loss due to a variety of experiences--whether abuse, accidents or injury.
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Shari shows, through personal stories, how many who have experienced the worst kinds of trauma have managed to move on and thrive beyond their experiences. She has given Keynote presentations at a variety of universities and professional conferences and has also provided commentary on a variety of international media platforms; including, ABC, NBC, CBS, CTV, Radio Europe, The Associated Press, The New York Times and Prevention Magazine. She has written features for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Thrive Global, Medium, The Toronto Star and Huffington Post.
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Episode 460: Johanna Lynn. Epigenetics and Inheretid Trauma Jun 22, 2020

Today my guest is Johanna Lynn, the founder of The Family Imprint Institute. She’s fascinated by what parents share with their children, the invisible stuff passed along in their very DNA.
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Johanna says that our earliest experiences, while we don’t consciously remember them, have a profound influence on how we live our lives. She works with what the body remembers and the knowledge that we are more than our own individual experiences.
If you’ve just been working with your client’s present struggles, you are only working with part of the story. The new science of epigenetics and inherited family trauma shows us that often what we struggle most with inside our relationships, health challenges, habitual patterns or our success often lives in our family’s experiences.
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Johanna's WebsiteConnect with Johanna on FacebookIt Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle, Mark WolynnDani Shapiro
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Episode 459: April Harter. Racism and Trauma Jun 18, 2020

Today I’m joined by April Harter who has made it her mission to help people understand where their racism is originating from. As a community and as a world we find ourselves in incredibly tense times, and yet times which are also creating opportunities for cultural and societal awareness around the topic of equality and racism. This episode is hopefully a small drop of water in that ocean.
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April is a former medical social worker, where she provided counseling to her patients and their family members to help them cope with the trauma of medical emergencies in the state of Texas. She later moved to Colorado and started her private practice to serve QTPOC patients with a history of racial trauma. After having worked with QTPOC, she decided to help prevent racism in society by working with white clients as a coach using the Racist Signature Theory. Finally, she opened up the Racism Recovery Center to provide psychotherapy for the treatment of racism.
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Racism Recovery CenterApril on FacebookRobin DiAngelo, PhDDarlene Lancer, JD, MFTCynthia Wall, LCSWWhite Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Robin DiAngela
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Episode 458: The Kavanagh Sisters. Standing Up And Speaking Out Jun 15, 2020

Sometimes after I do these interviews, I have to stop and really think about what I'm doing. I mean, with this job I've chosen. On the one hand, as we all know, this topic of trauma, is nothing short of devastating. Sometimes the interviews are challenging and stories can be hard to listen to.And yet at the same time, after almost all of the interviews I do, I walk away completely inspired, energized by the strength of my guests, and also truly hopeful with the courage of the human spirit.
Today's episode truly encapsulates each of those elements. And it was an interview that really did bring me back to center and made me realize (again!) that I'm in the right place and doing what I love.
The Kavanagh Sisters were born into a large family of ten children in the mid-1950’s and 1960’s in a disadvantaged area of Dublin, where their father sexually abused each of them for over two decades. In 1989 they made the decision to bring charges against their father and, in 1990, the Irish state took a successful case against him and he was convicted and sentenced to a term of seven years and was released having served five years.
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In 1992 the sisters took part in a groundbreaking RTE documentary series entitled Tuesday File, Silent Scream (produced by Moya Doherty). Up to that point, RTE programmes on child abuse always had the interviewee’s face hidden and voices distorted, but my guests openly volunteered to share their story and despite the attempted injunction by their imprisoned father, the documentary was aired on RTE in October 1992.
The programme won a Jacobs Award in 1992 and early the next year the sisters were nominated for the Harvey’s/Sunday Independent Irish Women of the Year. This program also went on to be used as a training tool for professions dealing with abuse victims and won the US National Women’s Studies Association Award in 1994.
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Episode 457: Dr. Pauline Thompson. The Courage and Healing of Our Own Truth Jun 08, 2020

Dr. Pauline Thompson is a US Navy veteran who served aboard the USS Samuel Gompers (AD-37) in the Nuclear Repair division, during the 1988 Persian Gulf conflict. Subsequent to her service, she completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at DeSales University and a PhD in Psychology from Temple University.
Pauline has a way of identifying, and cogently articulating, that most crucial element in the work of psychotherapy: the importance of the self-awareness of the therapist. Because it is this which dictates the foundation of the therapeutic relationship, and thus the course of healing.
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Pauline is a critical community health psychologist and is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the Penn State Brandywine campus. For more than 20 years, she’s been involved in community-based research and development with an emphasis on alternative understandings of mental health and social, emotional, and physical wellbeing and health. Her work spans the globe, working with refugee, migrant, and Indigenous Peoples, with 10 years living in New Zealand and six years in Australia to the USA.
She’s spent the last 12 years using the cultural safety model to educate health and human service professionals to work with clients who are different to themselves. Current projects include: working with reconciliation strategist Ulysses Slaughter on a reconciliation process between the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia MOVE organization; and the New Integration Accommodations project, a community-focused cultural transformation and sustainability initiative in collaboration with Ulysses Slaughter at the Chester Housing Authority. The 3rd Edition of her award-winning, co-authored book, Healthcare and Indigenous Australians: Cultural Safety in Practice, was recently released (April, 2019). Dr. Thompson is currently writing a cultural safety book for the US context.
Pauline’s quote
Every academic discipline has its technical nomenclature, and modern psychology has a word that is used, probably, more than any other. It is the word maladjusted. This word is the ringing cry of modern child psychology. Certainly all of us want to live a well-adjusted life in order to avoid the neurotic personality. But I say to you, there are certain things within our social order to which I am proud to be maladjusted and to which I call upon all men of good will to be maladjusted.
--Excerpt from Martin Luther King on June 6, 1961 at Lincoln University. Read full text here.
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Pauline's website Health Care and Indigenous Australians: Cultural safety in practice, Kerry Taylor and Pauline Thompson Guerin
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Episode 456: Pat Ogden, PhD. Working With Trauma From The Bottom Up. Jun 04, 2020

Pat Ogden, PhD is back and I have to say, I did it! I think I’ve done my best interview, yet, with her! (Not that this is the best interview that she’s done. I’m not saying that.)
I feel this is a really good one in that we go into a lot of detail about one particular case of Pat’s, and my goal here was to highlight the use of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, (SPI), rather than simply talk about it in general terms.
Pat is a pioneer in somatic psychology and both Founder and Education Director of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute®, an internationally recognized school specializing in somatic–cognitive approaches for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and attachment disturbances.
She is co-founder of the Hakomi Institute, a clinician, consultant, international lecturer and trainer, and first author of the book, Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy. Her second book, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015) is a practical guide to integrate Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® into the treatment of trauma and attachment issues.
Dr. Ogden is currently developing Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® for children, adolescents and families with colleagues.
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The last several months have been disorienting for all; in the midst of so many of us living in fear of both the virus and its economic consequences, the United States is once again shaken as cities erupt amidst feelings of anger, anxiety, hopelessness and despair.
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We will deconstruct the negative or self-defeating messages our clients say to themselves while concomitantly addressing damaging messages implicitly and/or explicitly directed towards our clients.
Dr. Goldstein will explore the particular challenges therapists face when working with our younger clients, adolescents and young adults, fostering resilience in the face of uncertainty. Dr. Ogden will offer a wider understanding of the issues of hopelessness, helplessness, and vulnerability with an adult population.
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Episode 455: Lisa Danylchuk, LMFT, E-RYT. Yoga For Trauma Recovery Jun 01, 2020

Lisa Danylchuk, LMFT, E-RYT returns to The Trauma Therapist | Podcast!
Lisa is an author, licensed psychotherapist, and yoga teacher-trainer specializing in bringing yoga into trauma treatment, and she first joined me back on episode 33 of the podcast.
Lisa is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard University, and is the founder of the Center for Yoga and Trauma Recovery in Oakland, CA, and creator of the Yoga for Trauma (Y4T) Online Training Program.
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Lisa has authored three books: Yoga for Trauma Recovery: Theory, Philosophy, and Practice (2019), Embodied Healing: Using Yoga to Recover from Trauma and Extreme Stress (2015), and How You Can Heal: A Strength Based Guide to Trauma Recovery (2017), and is a contributing editor for Best Practices for Yoga for Veterans, published by the Yoga Service Council. She also serves on the Board of Directors and the UN Task Force for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, and was recently elected to serve as Secretary for the organization.
Lisa is a leader in the movement to incorporate yoga into trauma treatment, she has trained yoga and mental health professionals around the world, and she presents her work internationally.
She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and when she’s not writing or traveling, you’ll likely find her climbing mountains and running trails in nearby parks.
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Lisa's website Lisa’s TrainingsCenter for Yoga and Trauma RecoveryYoga for Trauma (Y4T) Routledge Publishers is offering The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners a 20% discount on Lisa’s new book, Yoga for Trauma Recovery: Theory, Philosophy, and Practice, with discount code: BSE19Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 454: Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD. Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak with Dignity: The Marginalized Populations May 28, 2020

Today we conclude the series, Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak, with none other than Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis.
Thema, a repeat guest on this podcast, is a light of hope for all of us. Watch this interview and you'll feel it. Thema is a licensed psychologist, ordained minister, and sacred artist who has worked nationally and globally to provide relief and empowerment to marginalized persons.
Dr. Thema, a professor at Pepperdine University, is a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women. Her contributions to psychological research, policy, and practice have been honored by national and regional psychological associations.
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Dr. Thema earned her doctorate from Duke University, completed her post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical Center, and is a past American Psychological Association representative to the United Nations.
She has served as a mental health media consultant for numerous print, radio, and television media outlets, including but not limited to the Huffington Post, NPR, CBS, Oxygen, CNN, BET, TV One, Lifetime, and We TV.
Using artistic expression, spirituality, psychology and culture, Dr. Bryant-Davis is an internationally recognized lecturer, performer, and minister. She has presented at conferences, universities, churches, community centers, schools and prisons throughout the United States as well as in South America, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. Dr. Bryant-Davis is an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She leads a community mental health bible study at Walker Temple AME Church in Los Angeles and lives by words from her mother, Rev. Cecelia Williams Bryant, who states “God is speaking. My life is God’s vocabulary.”
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Episode 453: Suzi Rutti, LISW-S. Working With Kids and Trauma May 25, 2020

Suzi Rutti, MSW, LISW-S, is a Clinical Social Worker that works with children, adolescents and adults of all ages, and specializes in the treatment of complex PTSD, dissociation/dissociative disorders, preverbal trauma, sexual violence, childhood abuse, traumatic birth experience, intimate partner violence, secondary trauma, and other adverse life experiences.
She owns and operates Rutti Counseling & Consultation, LLC in Columbus, Ohio, and is a co-owner of the Ohio Institute for Trauma and Wellness, LLC and the Central Ohio EMDR Connection, LLC.
Suzi is a faculty member with The Institute for Creative Mindfulness and provides EMDR therapy training and advanced EMDR therapy training in Central Ohio.
She founded the Secondary Trauma: Awareness, Resilience and Support (STARS) group in 2016, and is passionate about supporting professionals who work with trauma survivors. Suzi believes in the importance of making high quality trauma treatment accessible to all communities, and has presented to numerous local and national audiences on a variety of topics relevant to the impact of trauma and how best to support survivors.
In This Episode
Suzi's WebsiteRutti Counseling's Groups and WorkshopsContact SuziConnect with Suzi on FacebookTrauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, Connie BurkSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 452: Sarah Peyton. Truth Not Trauma May 18, 2020

Today I welcome back one of my favorites--Sarah Peyton.
We conclude our series with this fourth and final episode, Truth Not Trauma.
Sarah Peyton is Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication and teaches people how language changes relationship and the brain.
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Sarah works with audiences internationally to create a compassionate understanding of the effects of relational trauma on the brain, and writes about and teaches people how words change and heal us.
Her special interest is the way that difficult events impact our automatic brain patterning, and how to transform our tendencies toward self-criticism into self-warmth. Her first book,“Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing,” is coming out from Norton Publishing.
In This Episode
Sarah’s WebsiteSarah’s events & trainingsMarshal RosenbergSarah’s book: Your Resonant SelfJaak Panksepp PhDStephen PorgesBeatrice BeebeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 451: Angi Yoder-Maina. Sitting Back, Listening, and Holding Space May 11, 2020

Angi Yoder-Maina is one of those people.
She’s one of those people who after you get through talking to, you walk away feeling lighter, more inspired, and that you, too can change the world. She’s one of those people I love having on the podcast.
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Angi Yoder-Maina is the Executive Director of a local Kenyan NGO called Green String Network (GSN) based in Nairobi, Kenya. GSN’s programs create opportunities for people currently in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan at the most local level to learn about the effects of trauma, begin to heal and come together as a community to plan community-wide activities and structures to support further healing, and reconciliation.
Angi is finalizing her Applied Conflict Transformation Studies Doctoral at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Her dissertation is: “Wellbeing and Resilience: A Grounded Theory using a Trauma-Informed Lens for a Healing-Centered Peacebuilding Approach". The Wellbeing and Resilience approach is a trauma-informed practice-based approach, which GSN is applying currently in the Horn of Africa.
In This Episode
Green String NetworkMy Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, Resmaa Menakem Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 450: Christine Forner. Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak with Dignity May 07, 2020

We continue with the series, Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak, with Christine Forner (B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W., Registered Social Worker).
Christine, who specializes in the intersection of mindfulness and trauma dissociation, shares her insights on managing within the context of the current pandemic.
She began her career early starting as a volunteer at the age of 16 at a crisis line for Teens. She has worked at The Calgary Sexual Assault Centre, Wheatland Crisis Shelter for survivors of domestic violence and in 1998 Christine started her clinical experience at The Calgary Women’s Health Collective.
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Since 2011, Christine has worked in her own private practice which specializes in complex trauma and dissociative disorders. She has over twenty years experience working with individuals with Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Dissociation, Developmental Trauma and Dissociative Disorders, with specialized training in EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Psychotherapeutic Meditation techniques, Neurofeedback and Havening.
Christine is the current clinical supervisor at Waypoints Sexual Assault Centre in Fort McMurry, Alberta and teaches locally and at an international level on the issue of dissociation, complex trauma, and the intersection of dissociation and mindfulness.
Christine was the treasurer of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (2011-2012) and was the President of the ISSTD in 2019.
As well as being a board member she is also a member of the Conference Committee and for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. Christine has spent the last 15 years working on methods of meditation that are affective for persons who have Complex Posttraumatic Disorder and Dissociative Disorders. She is the author of Dissociation, Mindfulness and Creative Meditations: Trauma informed practices to facilitate growth (Routledge, 2017).
In This Episode
Christine's WebsiteDissociation, Mindfulness, and Creative Meditations, Christine C. FornerSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 449: Eduardo Duran, PhD. Healing Moral Injury May 04, 2020

Eduardo Duran is back.
Eduardo is one of the foremost authorities on working with veterans and Native populations around the subjects of war and healing soul wounds.
Eduardo was born in northern New Mexico and at age 14 his family relocated to California. He worked in the fields as a migrant farm worker and at age 17 enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served for 6 years on board submarines and other vessels during the Vietnam war. Once he was discharged he became interested in psychology and began his studies and at the same time began working for the Navy as an engineering psychologist.
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Dr. Eduardo Duran has been working as a clinical psychologist for over two decades. Much of his clinical and research work has concentrated on working with the legacy of historical trauma, which is the trauma that occurs in families and is then passed on to the following generation unless the trauma or soul wounding is dealt with.
Through that process he has learned that wounding of the spirit has been endured by most people in the world and the lessons learned from this work is relevant to most people presenting with therapeutic issues.
Dr. Duran has served as a professor of psychology in several graduate settings and continues to teach, and lecture in community settings all over the world.
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In This Episode
Eduardo’s website Books by EduardoHealing the Soul Wound: Counseling with American Indians and Other Native Peoples (Multicultural Foundations of Psychology and Counseling), by Eduardo DuranBuddha in Redface: Third Edition 3rd Edition, by Eduardo DuranSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 448: Kate Hudgins. Managing in the Midst of The Current Outbreak with Spontaneity & Creativity Apr 30, 2020

I’m very excited to have back Kate Hudgins, PhD, TEP - Therapeutic Spiral Model as my guest today as we continue with the series, Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak.
Kate continues from her previous episodes as we use the context of managing during the current pandemic as a backdrop for healing with experiential therapy, and specifically psychodrama. Experiential therapy, as you’ll learn in this interview, involves a certain immediacy from the people involved. It demands courage from both the client and therapist, and it has an incredible power to heal.
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This series came together quickly and unexpectedly, as did news of everything that’s been going on!
When things started getting serious with the virus and talk of it spreading was all over the news, I started to become very anxious. I’m already an anxious type, but this was a bit more intense.
My wife was continuing to go to work (fortunately, though now with a growing concern that she’s going to be infected), I continued to work at home, but now I was suddenly joined by my two kiddos (ages 4 and 11!). Crazy!!!
As someone who enjoyed reading the news, I was now becoming very anxious with all the numbers and tallies and imminent threat of sickness, and trying to manage my kids at home while also trying to keep my business going—I realized that if this continued, if I continued like this--that I was going to go nuts.
So, I just slowed down. I stopped reading the news as much and I said to myself, Okay, what can I do (my inspiration was Leo Buscaglia), what can I control, what can I do to take care of myself and my family, and how can I model for my kids during this time. This became my purpose.
This shift helped me a lot. It’s not easy. It’s not perfect. I still experience waves of anxiety day to day, and continually have to remind myself of what I can do and what’s important to me.
Creating something like this series was also something I could do, and reaching out to others in a time like this is also helpful to me. My hope is that it would offer some help or guidance or inspiration.
I want to thank the individuals who’ve taken part in this so far and who shared their time and thoughts: Bruce Perry, Manuela Mischke-Reeds, Sharon Salzberg, Mica Gonzalez, Peter A Levine, PhD, Cathy Malchiodi, Christine Drabek, Peter M. Bernstein, Fran S. Waters, and Kate Hudgins, PhD, TEP - Therapeutic Spiral Model.
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Episode 447: Pat Ogden, PhD. Managing in The Midst of An Outbreak Apr 27, 2020

We continue the series, Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak, with none other than Pat Ogden, PhD, a pioneer in somatic psychology and both Founder and Education Director of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute®, an internationally recognized school specializing in somatic–cognitive approaches for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and attachment disturbances.
In this interview Pat shares her thoughts on how this pandemic, and the trauma associated with it, is impacting us not only on an individual level, but on a global scale, as well. She shares her thoughts 0n the importance of recognizing our body's responses and reactions as a means of regulating our nervous system, when we find ourselves in the center of anxiety.
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Pat is co-founder of the Hakomi Institute, a clinician, consultant, international lecturer and trainer, and first author of Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy. Her second book, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015) is a practical guide to integrate Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® into the treatment of trauma and attachment issues. Dr. Ogden is currently developing Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® for children, adolescents and families with colleagues.
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Sensorimotor PsychotherapySPI COVID resource pageDeb Dana, LCSW
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Episode 446: Peter Bernstein, PhD. Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak With Authenticity Apr 23, 2020

Today we continue with the special series, Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak, with my guest Peter M. Bernstein, PhD, and I couldn't be more honored.
Peter, who was first on the podcast in episode 91, shares his story and his story truly embodies journey of authenticity. I recall first interviewing Peter and being inspired by what he's overcome to do the work he ---does.
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Peter is founder and director of the Bernstein Institute. As a coach, mentor, educator and trainer, Peter has almost 50 years of experience providing relief and recovery from trauma and emotional and physical pain
Peter's unique approach utilizes a combination of coaching, mentoring and bodywork to offer hope and healing through transformative resilience.
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Episode 445: Cathy Malchiodi, PhD. Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak with Creativity Apr 20, 2020

Today, we continue with the series, Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak, with my guest today, Cathy Malchiodi.
Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPAT, LPCC, ATR-BC, REAT is a leading international expert, writer, and educator in the fields of art therapy, expressive arts therapy, trauma and arts in healthcare.
In this interview Cathy brings to our current situation of shelter-in-place and quarantine, a breath of fresh air in the form of authenticity and the suggestion that this experience has presented us with the fact that this is an opportunity for us to learn of different ways to cope.
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Cathy is a psychologist, a Board Certified and Licensed Professional Art Therapist, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and has had over 30 years of experience and education in trauma intervention and disaster relief and integrative approaches to health.
She is the founder, director and lead faculty member of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute, and her most recent book is titled, Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body, and Imagination in the Healing Process.
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Episode 444: Michele Solloway, PhD. The Power of Somatic Experiencing Apr 13, 2020

Today my guest is the inspiring Michele Solloway, PhD.
Michele is a nationally certified healing arts practitioner with training in somatic therapy, polarity and craniosacral therapies, and energy medicine. She is on the board of directors for the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute, an organization founded by Dr. Peter Levine and dedicated to the development, training and dissemination of somatic therapy.
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First though, a giant thank-you to my sponsor today, Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)!
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
SE was founded by Dr. Peter Levine, author of the bestseller Waking the Tiger, who developed Somatic Experiencing based on explorations of how animals deal with threat, nervous system overwhelm, and traumatic experiences on a daily basis.
For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit
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Michele Solloway has a particular interest in working with professional service providers who are at high risk for secondary or vicarious trauma. She also has over 25 years’ experience as a health services researcher with a focus on child and family health, vulnerable populations, federal and state health policy, and most recently childhood trauma and integrative medicine. Her practice is based on core values of service and living her passion.
In This Episode
Somatic Experiencing WebsiteMichele Solloway on the SE websiteSE on FacebookThe Tao of Trauma: A Practitioner's Guide for Integrating Five Element Theory and Trauma Treatment, Alaine D. Duncan, Kathy L. Kain Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others, Laure van Dernoot Lipsky, Connie BurkPeter A. Levine booksSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 443: Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MFT. Managing inThe Midst of The Current Outbreak Apr 09, 2020

Today we continue with the series Managing in the Midst of The Current Outbreak, and my guest is the incredible Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, MFT.
Manuela is a licensed Somatic Psychotherapist. She is an International teacher of psychology and trains health professionals in California, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Europe and starting in China next year. When I began putting this series together, Manuela was right there at the top of the list. She has a way of explaining concepts about therapy that always bring us back to that most important element--human beingness.
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Manuela co-directs and teaches at the Hakomi Institute of California that hosts her trauma training: From Trauma to Dharma. (starts again in April 2016) This training integrates current neuroscience of trauma theory, somatic and mindfulness-based interventions with dharmic teachings and embodied meditation practices.
In addition Manuela has trained in various methods of working with trauma (e.g.Somatic Experiencing) and counseled survivors of political oppression, torture and trauma for the past 25 years.
In This Episode
Manuela's WebsiteManuela's trainings. From Trauma to DharmaSomatic Psychotherapy Toolbox: 125 Worksheets and Exercises to Treat Trauma & Stress, Manuela Mischke-Reeds
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Episode 442: Mica Gonzalez, PhD. Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak Apr 06, 2020

Mica Gonzalez, PhD. Managing in The Midst of COVID-19
Today we continue with our series on Managing during the current outbreak with my guest, Dr. Mica Gonzalez.
Mica is the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Family First Psychotherapy in Oakland, California and he specializes in helping anxious, aggressive, and hyper kids and their stressed out parents.
When I queried people about who they wanted to hear from for this series, Mica’s name came up. And when you listen to this interview, you’ll understand why. Mica has an amazing way of articulating concepts about early child development and therapy while at that same time conveying a sense of groundedness and calm. Perfect for this series!
Note: Mica is hosting a free webinar April 8th at 10:30 am PST on Developing resilience in uncertain times.
Register for it here. Developing resilience in uncertain times.
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Mica received his doctoral degree from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology and trained in a variety of settings, including a middle school, an adult day treatment facility, and home-visiting early intervention programs. He is trained in Child-Parent Psychotherapy, a trauma-informed approach to early intervention, and has an endorsement as an Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist from the California Center for Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health.
Mica also provides online early parenting education through his blog and website, The Good Enough Parents.
In This Episode
Family First PsychotherapyThe Good Enough ParentsArticle by Aisha AhmadMica is hosting a free webinar April 8th at 10:30 am PST on Developing resilience in uncertain times.Register for it here. Developing resilience in uncertain times.
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Episode 441: Sharon Salzberg. Managing in The Midst of The Current Outbreak Apr 02, 2020

Today, we continue with the series Managing in The Midst of The Outbreak, with Sharon Salzberg, New York Times Best selling author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practices in the West.
In 1974, Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein.
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Sharon’s emphasis is on vipassanā (insight) and mettā (loving-kindness) methods, and she’s been leading meditation retreats around the world for over three decades. Her books includeLovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, andReal Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program.
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Episode 440: Fran S. Waters, LMFT. Managing in The Midst of COVID-19 Mar 30, 2020

Today we continue with the series, Managing in The Midst of COVID-19.
My guest today, Fran Waters is one of those therapists you wish you had: She’s funny, warm, creative and super smart.
In this interview we talk about the global impacts of trauma and how to manage during this unprecedented time, as well as explore how the trauma of this experience is impacting individuals and therapists alike.
First, a huge-thank you to my sponsors for this episode:
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Somatic Experiencing Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
SE was founded by Dr. Peter Levine, author of the bestseller Waking the Tiger, who developed Somatic Experiencing based on explorations of how animals deal with threat, nervous system overwhelm, and traumatic experiences on a daily basis.
For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit: traumahealing.org/TTP
Fran S. Waters, DCSW, LMSW, LMFT, is an internationally recognized trainer and consultant in the field of childhood trauma, abuse, and dissociation. As an invited presenter, she has conducted extensive training programs nationally and internationally ranging from a day to 5 days in Europe, Africa, Australia, South America, and North America. She is the author of Healing the Fractured Child: Diagnosis and Treatment of Youth With Dissociation, and past president of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSTD). She is a Fellow of the ISSTD, and received ISSTD's Presidential Award and Cornelia Wilbert Award, the Media Award from American Professional Society on Abuse of Children for her 3 Part DVD on Trauma and Dissociation of Children, and the William Friedrich Memorial Child Sexual Abuse Research, Assessment and/or Treatment Award from Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma. She maintains a private practice in Marquette, MI.
Fran is an internationally recognized trainer and consultant in the field of childhood trauma, abuse, and dissociation and has conducted extensive training programs nationally and internationally ranging from a day to 5 days in Europe, Africa, Australia, South America, and North America.
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Episode 439: Janina Fisher, PhD. Managing in The Midst of COVID-19 Mar 26, 2020

I hope you're continuing to stay healthy during these times.
Today my guest is the incomparable Janina Fisher, PhD.
This is the third in the series, Managing in The Midst of COVID-19, (listen to Bruce Perry here and Peter Levine here).
When I reached out to the Trauma Therapist | 2.0 community to ask them who they’d like to hear from for this series, Janina’s name (not surprisingly) came up quickly.
I’ve been fortunate to have been trained by Janina during my Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1 and Level 2 trainings, and be a member of one of her consultation groups. Her knowledge of trauma is inspiring and her humor is non-stop. She’s incredible.
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A giant thank-you to my sponsors for helping me keep the lights on:
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CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Somatic Experiencing
Somatic Experiencing Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit: traumahealing.org/TTP
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Dr. Fisher has been an invited speaker at the Cape Cod Institute, Harvard Medical School Conference Series, the EMDR International Association Annual Conference, University of Wisconsin, University of Westminster in London, the Psychotraumatology Institute of Europe, and the Esalen Institute. Dr. Fisher lectures and teaches nationally and internationally on topics related to the integration of research and treatment and how to introduce these newer trauma treatment paradigms in traditional therapeutic approaches.
In This Episode
Janina's WebsiteHealing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors, Janina Fisher, PhD
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Trauma Therapist | 2.0. a community for new trauma therapists
If you're a new trauma therapist and you're looking to learn from seasoned professionals and be inspired by other therapists from around the globe, this online community might be for you.
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Episode 438: Peter Levine, PhD. Managing in The Midst of COVID-19 Mar 23, 2020

Today in this second of the series, Managing in The Midst of COVID-19, (listen to Bruce Perry’s interview here) my guest is Dr. Peter A. Levine.
Peter received his PhD in medical biophysics from the University of California in Berkeley and also holds a doctorate in psychology from International University.
He has worked in the field of stress and trauma for over 40 years and is the developer of the Somatic Experiencing® method.
Peter’s original contribution to the field of Body-Psychotherapy was honored in 2010 when he received the Lifetime Achievement award from the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP).
That same year he also received the honorary Reis Davis Chair in Child Psychiatry for his innovative contribution to therapy for children and adolescents.
In This Episode
Somatic Experiencing InstituteBooks by Peter LevineBrother Richard Hendrick (read his poem, Lockdown, here)Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 437: Gould Farm. A Model of Compassionate and Holistic Healing Mar 19, 2020

Today on the podcast, I bring on two senior members of Gould Farm team. This episode truly inspired me because it really validated the fact that there are incredible people, and in this case--teams of people--doing amazing work to help those who've been impacted by mental health issues and trauma.
I turned off the mic and walked away from my desk after the interview and I was like, "These two women are amazing and their team must be incredible to do the work they do."
Gould Farm. A Model of Compassionate and Holistic Healing.
Gould Farm is a unique and pioneering refuge for people with mental disorders…a place where respect and relationship, work and friends, are central to the healing process. We need many more such places in the world.”
— Dr. Oliver Sacks
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First, a huge-thank you to my sponsors for making this podcast happen:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Gould Farm
Gould Farm is the first residential therapeutic community in the nation dedicated to helping adults with mental health and related challenges move toward recovery, health and greater independence through community living, meaningful work, and clinical care.
In a supportive community environment made up of residents, staff and their families, we help adults begin to rebuild and regain their lives. Gould Farm offers a full continuum of care, with programs in both Boston and Western Massachusetts for those ready for new challenges and structured transition.
To learn more visit: https://www.gouldfarm.org
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Founded in 1913, Gould Farm is the first residential community in the nation dedicated to helping adults with mental health challenges move toward recovery, health, and greater independence through community living, meaningful work, and clinical support. Within this safe, family-like community made up of guests, staff, families and volunteers, all members are accepted, respected and celebrated as individuals.
We work with adults who are living with mental health conditions such as depression, bipolar and schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia. Gould Farm provides a safe environment in which everyone feels accepted and trusted while also being held to high expectations as a productive, working member of the community. Guests are empowered to share their many talents with the community and are also given the opportunity to learn and practice new skills in a supported environment.
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My guests for this episode are Lisanne Finston, Executive Director and Jane Linsley, Clinical Director.
Lisanne came to Gould Farm after 20 years serving as Executive Director of an innovative anti-hunger organization serving people with mental health and addiction challenges in N.J. She received her MSW from Rutgers University and her Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.
Lisanne values the pioneering model practiced at Gould Farm that blends old fashioned, life-enhancing work, with the best in clinical practices to support healing and recovery. From the Farm to Fellside, she loves being a part of this community and seeing people regain a sense of purpose and widen their circle of support for the journey.
Jane Linsley, Clinical Director
Jane has been working in the field of mental health and addictions for over 30 years, and on the Gould Farm Clinical Team since 2004. She has been Clinical Director of the team since 2006.
A graduate of Smith School for Social Work, Jane is licensed in social work and addictions, with additional certifications in both Trauma and Women’s Relational Theory of Mental Health.
Jane has as an on-going passion for beneficial new therapies and work in the area of mental health care, as well as an on-going, and long-standing, passion for how people relate to issues of inclusion and the shame resulting from stigma – both for the individual and as a culture.
Listen to the episode here: http://bit.ly/33AfuB9
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Trauma Therapist | 2.0
If you’re a new trauma therapist and you’re looking to learn from seasoned professionals and be inspired by other therapists from around the globe, this online community might be for you.
Check it out here: Trauma Therapist | 2.0: https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/community/trauma2/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 436: Bruce Perry, MD, PhD. Staying Emotionally Close In The Time of COVID-19 Mar 19, 2020

Dr. Bruce Perry is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and neuroscientist.
He is senior fellow at the ChildTrauma Academy and an adjunct professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
In addition to having written more than two hundred scientific articles, Dr. Perry has coauthored with Maia Szalavitz two books for general audiences: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist’s Notebook and Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential — and Endangered.
In This Episode
Bruce's website
Trauma Therapist | 2.0. a community for new trauma therapists.
If you're a new trauma therapist and you're looking to learn from seasoned professionals and be inspired by other therapists from around the globe, this online community might be for you.
Check it out here: Trauma Therapist | 2.0Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 435: Trauma Therapist | 2.0 Member Spotlight. Diana Lea Baranovich Mar 16, 2020

Today on the podcast a Trauma Therapist | 2.0 member spotlight with Diana Lea Baranovich. Trauma Therapist | 2.0 is my online membership community that helps support, educate and inspire new trauma therapists.
Diana is an American who has lived in Malaysia for the past 12 years. Along with being a full-time professor and research supervisor at the University of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, she also runs a very busy private psychotherapy practice where she specializes in traumatized children, at-risk youth and families in transition.
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First, a huge-thank you to my sponsors for making this podcast happen:
Gould Farm
Gould Farm is the first residential therapeutic community in the nation dedicated to helping adults with mental health and related challenges move toward recovery, health and greater independence through community living, meaningful work, and clinical care.
In a supportive community environment made up of residents, staff and their families, we help adults begin to rebuild and regain their lives. Gould Farm offers a full continuum of care, with programs in both Boston and Western Massachusetts for those ready for new challenges and structured transition.
To learn more visit: https://www.gouldfarm.org
Somatic Experiencing
Somatic Experiencing Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
SE focuses on regulation of the nervous system and offers the opportunity to engage, complete, and resolve the body’s instinctual responses to traumatic experiences.
For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit: traumahealing.org/TTP
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Diana is also an adoption and family reunification specialist. Many forms of therapy are incorporated into her work such as play, dance, art and sand tray.
Diana has published many articles and presented journal papers and experiential workshops at international conventions throughout Asia and the Middle East. Her first book, Understanding and Caring for the Hurt Child was published by Pearson in 2013. Her second book, Understanding and Mentoring the Hurt Teenager was published by Partridge Publishers was published in 2017. Her third book – Bonding Through Play was published by Pearson in 2019.
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Connect with Diana on Facebook
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Trauma Therapist | 2.0 is my online membership community for new trauma therapists.
If you're a new trauma therapist and you're looking to learn from seasoned professionals and be inspired by other therapists from around the globe, this online community might be for you.
Check it out here: Trauma Therapist | 2.0: https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/community/trauma2/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 434: Megan Hillukka. The Loss of A Child Mar 12, 2020

Today on the podcast, an incredibly tragic subject, the loss of a child, though ultimately one that is profoundly inspiring. My guest, Megan Hillukka encourages and supports grieving mothers to recognize that despite having gone through an unimaginable experience, that life is not over for them. Megan, herself, is a grieving mother, with 6 children, 5 of whom are still alive.
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First, a huge-thank you to my sponsors for this episode:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Somatic Experiencing
Somatic Experiencing Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
SE focuses on regulation of the nervous system and offers the opportunity to engage, complete, and resolve the body’s instinctual responses to traumatic experiences.
For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit: traumahealing.org/TTP
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Megan experienced PTSD after finding her daughter, Aria, when she died, and since that experience, she’s done the work to find healing in her brain and in her life. Because of this, Megan wants everyone to know that PTSD is not a life sentence, and that healing is possible.
In This Episode
Megan's WebsiteThe Body Keeps The ScoreThe Gifts of Imperfection
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Trauma Therapist | 2.0. a community for new trauma therapists.
If you're a new trauma therapist and you're looking to learn from seasoned professionals and be inspired by other therapists from around the globe, this online community might be for you.
Check it out here: Trauma Therapist | 2.0
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 433: Jeannette Dijkstra. Breaking The Secret Mar 09, 2020

At the age of 12 my guest today, Jeannette Dijkstra was raped at a campsite. A life ruled by this trauma lay ahead. Jeannette managed to grow up and had a good job in the OR in an academic hospital. At the age of 40 she started her training as a therapist, with a transpersonal specialization. More and more her own traumatic experience became important, but no therapist could ever help her
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First, a huge thank you to my sponsors for making this podcast happen:
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As a listener of the The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, you can get $100 off your first month on Talkspace by going to Talkspace.com and using the code TRAUMATHERAPIST
Somatic Experiencing
Somatic Experiencing Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
SE was founded by Dr. Peter Levine, author of the bestseller Waking the Tiger, who developed Somatic Experiencing based on explorations of how animals deal with threat, nervous system overwhelm, and traumatic experiences on a daily basis.
SE focuses on regulation of the nervous system and offers the opportunity to engage, complete, and resolve the body’s instinctual responses to traumatic experiences.
For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit: traumahealing.org/TTP
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Now, most often, Jeannette's clients are victims of sexual abuse and she continues to search for good trauma training. Jeannette was very lucky to find a good teacher and recently she finished her study as a trauma-sexologist.
In This Episode
Connect with Jeannette on LinkedinTraumasexuality: Men abused as boys, men between victim and perpetrator, Peter John Schouten Jeannet’s websiteSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 432: Guy Macpherson, PhD. Self-Belief. Yes, Please Mar 05, 2020

Lack of self-belief, or self-esteem, or confidence? Who me?
I've been doing this podcast for a few years now and I think each month I can feel myself able gaining a bit more courage and able to peel back the layers and share the things about myself that maybe aren't the easiest to share, or that maybe aren't the qualities that you'd (or I'd!) most want people to see.
I often talk about how when I stepped into graduate school I knew from the get go that I wanted to focus on trauma and become a trauma therapist, and that I thought the way to do that was to read everything I could or go to every conference I could and so forth.
What I neglected to realize was the importance of who I was within the context of trauma treatment, of working with those who'd been impacted by trauma.
It wasn't that I didn't realize the importance of me, or authenticity or genuineness, in general. Rather it was that I didn't get how integral those qualities were to the actual therapeutic, relationship, healing process. My focus was on bringing all the external knowledge I could find, inside. Essentially, I was leaving myself out of the vital equation, the vital relationship.
First, a huge-thank you to my sponsors for making this podcast happen:
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CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Gould Farm
Gould Farm is the first residential therapeutic community in the nation dedicated to helping adults with mental health and related challenges move toward recovery, health and greater independence through community living, meaningful work, and clinical care.
In a supportive community environment made up of residents, staff and their families, we help adults begin to rebuild and regain their lives. Gould Farm offers a full continuum of care, with programs in both Boston and Western Massachusetts for those ready for new challenges and structured transition.
To learn more visit: https://www.gouldfarm.org
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Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis.
In 2014, while working at a clinic in Northern California, assessing and treating young individuals with early psychosis, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers.
The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, now being listened to in more than 160 countries around the world, as well as Trauma Therapist | 2.0, an online membership community specifically dedicated to educating and inspiring trauma workers just starting out on their trauma-informed journey.
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Trauma Therapist | 2.0. a community for new trauma therapists.
If you're a new trauma therapist and you're looking to learn from seasoned professionals and be inspired by other therapists from around the globe, this online community might be for you.
Check it out here: Trauma Therapist | 2.0: https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/community/trauma2/
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 431: Craig Heacock, MD. Stories of Hope & Healing Mar 02, 2020

First, a huge-thank you to my sponsors for this episode:
Gould Farm
Gould Farm is the first residential therapeutic community in the nation dedicated to helping adults with mental health and related challenges move toward recovery, health and greater independence through community living, meaningful work, and clinical care.
In a supportive community environment made up of residents, staff and their families, we help adults begin to rebuild and regain their lives. Gould Farm offers a full continuum of care, with programs in both Boston and Western Massachusetts for those ready for new challenges and structured transition.
To learn more visit: https://www.gouldfarm.org
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Dr. Craig Heacock is an adolescent/adult psychiatrist and addiction specialist in Fort Collins, Colorado. He is the host and co-producer of the psychiatric podcast Back from the Abyss, a place for stories of hope and healing, recovery and redemption.
Dr. Heacock is a co-therapist in the Phase 3 trial of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD and has particular interest in the use of ketamine and other psychedelics to treat severe mood disorders and PTSD. He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and did his psychiatry training at Brown University.
In This Episode
Dr. Craig Heacock's websiteBack from the Abyss PodcastThinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel KahnemanSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 430: Mooli Lahad Ph.D. Forging Community Resiliency in Shmona Israel Feb 27, 2020

The combination of passion for helping those who’ve been impacted by trauma, and the knowledge that comes from working with those who live in a land constantly under threat, is exemplified in this week’s guest, Professor Mooli Lahad.
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First, a giant thank-you to my sponsors:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Somatic Experiencing
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
SE was founded by Dr. Peter Levine, author of the bestseller Waking the Tiger, who developed Somatic Experiencing based on explorations of how animals deal with threat, nervous system overwhelm, and traumatic experiences on a daily basis.
SE focuses on regulation of the nervous system and offers the opportunity to engage, complete, and resolve the body’s instinctual responses to traumatic experiences. For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit: traumahealing.org/TTP
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When you combine a passion for helping those who’ve been impacted by trauma, and the knowledge that comes from working with those who live in a land constantly under threat, you’re speaking about my guest today, Professor Mooli Lahad.
Dr. Lahad is a senior medical psychologist and has been working with individuals, civilians as well as soldiers, and veterans suffering from PTSD since 1975.
He is the founder and president of the Community Stress Prevention Center in Kiryat Shmona Israel, the oldest center in the world that deals with community as an ecological entity for recovery and healing pre- and post critical incidents.
Dr. Lahad is the author & co-author of 35 books on resiliency and coping from early childhood to old age and has developed the integrative model of coping and resiliency. His most recent work is, The Lonely Ape That Told Himself Stories: The Necessity of Stories for Human Survival (Psychology Research Progress).
In This Episode
The Community Stress Prevention CenterMooli's Wikipedia Page The Lonely Ape That Told Himself Stories: The Necessity of Stories for Human Survival, Mooli Lahad, PhDPrinciples and Techniques of Trauma-centered Psychotherapy, David Read Johnson, PhD., Hadar Lubin, M.D.
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Trauma Therapist | 2.0. a community for new trauma therapists.
If you’re a new trauma therapist and you’re looking to learn from seasoned professionals and be inspired by other therapists from around the globe, this online community might be for you.
Check it out here: Trauma Therapist | 2.0: https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/community/trauma2/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 429: Guy Macpherson, PhD. Behind The Scenes And A New Workshop Feb 24, 2020

Today it’s about what is going on around here. And by “here,” I mean with the podcast and me and everything.
In this episode I share with you folks some of my thoughts about doing the podcast, and take you behind the scenes to check out the ins and outs of what it takes to put together a podcast and how I’m still learning thGuy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis.
Gould Farm
Gould Farm is the first residential therapeutic community in the nation dedicated to helping adults with mental health and related challenges move toward recovery, health and greater independence through community living, meaningful work, and clinical care.
In a supportive community environment made up of residents, staff and their families, we help adults begin to rebuild and regain their lives. Gould Farm offers a full continuum of care, with programs in both Boston and Western Massachusetts for those ready for new challenges and structured transition.
To learn more visit: https://www.gouldfarm.org
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
In 2014, while working at a clinic in Northern California, assessing and treating young individuals with early psychosis, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers.
The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, now being listened to in more than 160 countries around the world, as well as Trauma Therapist | 2.0, an online membership community specifically dedicated to educating and inspiring trauma workers just starting out on their trauma-informed journey.
Trauma Therapist | 2.0. a community for new trauma therapists.
If you're a new trauma therapist and you're looking to learn from seasoned professionals and be inspired by other therapists from around the globe, this online community might be for you.
Check it out here: Trauma Therapist | 2.0Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 428: Mark Epstein, MD. Buddhism, Psychotherapy and Trauma Feb 20, 2020

Today it's about one of the subjects that has always intrigued me on its own--buddhism--but also intrigued me within the context of therapy, and more specifically, trauma. Mark Epstein, M.D. is my guest today. Mark is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City and the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy.
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First, a huge thank you to my sponsors for making this podcast happen:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Gould Farm
Gould Farm is the first residential therapeutic community in the nation dedicated to helping adults with mental health and related challenges move toward recovery, health and greater independence through community living, meaningful work, and clinical care.
In a supportive community environment made up of residents, staff and their families, we help adults begin to rebuild and regain their lives. Gould Farm offers a full continuum of care, with programs in both Boston and Western Massachusetts for those ready for new challenges and structured transition.
To learn more visit: https://www.gouldfarm.org
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Mark's books include Thoughts without a Thinker, Going to Pieces without Falling Apart, Going on Being, Open to Desire, Psychotherapy without the Self and The Trauma of Everyday Life and his latest work, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself (Penguin Press). He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University.
In This Episode
Mark's websiteContact Mark Mark’s books:Thoughts without a Thinker, Going to Pieces without Falling ApartGoing on BeingOpen to DesirePsychotherapy without the SelfThe Trauma of Everyday LifeAdvice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself Trauma and Human Existence (Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series), Robert D. StolorowD. W. WinnicottThe Challenge of Being Human, Michael Eigen
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Trauma Therapist | 2.0. a community for new trauma therapists.
If you're a new trauma therapist and you're looking to learn from seasoned professionals and be inspired by other therapists from around the globe, this online community might be for you.
Check it out here: Trauma Therapist | 2.0Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 427: Christian Griffith. Men, Sexual Abuse & The Courage to Heal. (TRIGGER MP3). Men, Sexual Abuse & The Courage to Heal Feb 17, 2020

My sexual abuse does not define me, it fuels me. I am not a victim, I'm a fighter.
These are the words of my guest today, Christian Griffith.
This interview is a powerful and inspiring one, and it's also one that some might find hard to listen to at times. So please listen with discretion and take care of yourselves.
This interview is also a great example of why I do this podcast: to talk to incredibly courageous people and to help build awareness about the subject of trauma.
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First, a huge thank you to my sponsors for making this podcast happen:
Somatic Experiencing
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
SE was founded by Dr. Peter Levine, author of the bestseller Waking the Tiger, who developed Somatic Experiencing based on explorations of how animals deal with threat, nervous system overwhelm, and traumatic experiences on a daily basis.
For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit: traumahealing.org/TTP
Gould Farm
Gould Farm is the first residential therapeutic community in the nation dedicated to helping adults with mental health and related challenges move toward recovery, health and greater independence through community living, meaningful work, and clinical care.
In a supportive community environment made up of residents, staff and their families, the staff helps adults begin to rebuild and regain their lives.
Gould Farm offers a full continuum of care, with programs in both Boston and Western Massachusetts for those ready for new challenges and structured transition.
To learn more visit: https://www.gouldfarm.org
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Christian has completed over 100 races of marathon distance or farther, racing over volcanoes, across deserts, and through tropical jungles and infested swamps, all over the world. He's earned his 50-mile bib at the World's Toughest Mudder on CBS, took a beating on American Ninja Warrior on NBC, and survived hell as a finisher on The Selection: Special Operations Experiment, on History Channel.
Now, Christian helps to raise money for Help For Children.
HFC has grown from a single fundraising event in NYC to a global foundation that operates in 12 cities in 7 countries, and has just one overriding mission: the prevention and treatment of child abuse. Over the past 20 years they have distributed close to $50 million in grants to organizations who protect and heal children.
In This Episode
Christian's Website Christian on the History Channel’s The SelectionHelp For ChildrenChristian on Facebook
Trauma Therapist | 2.0
If you're a new trauma therapist and you're looking to learn from seasoned professionals and be inspired by other therapists from around the globe, this online community might be for you.
Check it out here: Trauma Therapist | 2.0Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 426: Sam Himelstein, PhD. Trauma-Informed Mindfulness With Teens Feb 10, 2020

Dr. Sam Himelstein is back!
We talk a lot on this podcast about the importance and significance of authenticity within the context of working with those who've been impacted by trauma.
And one of those practitioners who exemplifies this topic in terms of both his knowledge on the subject and the way he integrates his own experience into his work, is Sam Hemelstein.
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Somatic Experiencing Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
SE was founded by Dr. Peter Levine, author of the bestseller Waking the Tiger, who developed Somatic Experiencing based on explorations of how animals deal with threat, nervous system overwhelm, and traumatic experiences on a daily basis.SE focuses on regulation of the nervous system and offers the opportunity to engage, complete, and resolve the body’s instinctual responses to traumatic experiences.
For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit: traumahealing.org/TTP
Dr. Sam Himelstein is a youth worker, author, speaker, and licensed psychologist in the state of California. Most of his work has revolved around working with trauma-impacted, juvenile justice-involved, substance-using youth. He is the founder and CEO of the Center for Adolescent Studies, a multi-disciplinary training institute that teaches youth professionals how to build authentic relationships, practice trauma-informed care, and share mindfulness with young people.
Dr. Himelstein is a formerly incarcerated youth and was privileged to change from a path of drugs, violence, crime, and self-destruction to that of healing and transformation. He has written three books, the most recent being Trauma-Informed Mindfulness With Teens: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals (Norton, 2019), and it's this one which we're focusing on today!
In This Episode
Center for Adolescent StudiesSam on FacebookSam’s first interview on The Trauma Therapist | PodcastThe Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog, Bruce Perry, MD and Maia SzalavitzTrauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie BurkSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 425: Cissy White. The Power & Passion of A Survivor Feb 06, 2020

This podcast is about the human spirit. Period.
Trauma, yes.
Healing, yes.
Relationship, yes.
But most of all, the humanbeingness within each of those things.
Today, it's about the journey of the survivor and one of the people forging a path by sharing her journey, and the lessons we can all take whether we're a therapist, teacher, survivor, or all of the above--Cissy White!
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First, a huge thank you to my sponsors for making this podcast happen:
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Gould Farm is the first residential therapeutic community in the nation dedicated to helping adults with mental health and related challenges move toward recovery, health and greater independence through community living, meaningful work, and clinical care.
In a supportive community environment made up of residents, staff and their families, we help adults begin to rebuild and regain their lives. Gould Farm offers a full continuum of care, with programs in both Boston and Western Massachusetts for those ready for new challenges and structured transition.
To learn more visit: https://www.gouldfarm.org
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Cissy White is a trauma-mama writer and joy-stalking survivor. She believes it's possible - but difficult - to live, love, and parent well while post-traumatically stressed. Her goal is to make talk about trauma and healing less clinical and more conversational, less abstract and more accessible. She's currently working at the ACEs Connection as the Northeast Community Facilitator and Parenting with ACEs Community, Manager. She believes the trauma-informed movement must be survivor-led.
In This Episode
Christine's website Cissy published in the Elephant JournalACEs ConnectionACEs Too High ArticlesThere Is Nothing Wrong with You: Going Beyond Self-Hate, Cheri HuberInvisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal, Belleruth NaparstekSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 424: Miles Neale, PsyD. Contemplative Psychotherapy Feb 03, 2020

Miles Neale, PsyD, is a Buddhist psychotherapist in private practice and founder of the two-year onlineContemplative Studies Program. Author ofGradual Awakening (Sounds True, 2018) and co-editor of Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy (Routledge, 2017), Miles is a faculty member of Tibet House (US) and Weill Cornell Medical College. With more than twenty years integrating the mind science and meditative practices of Tibetan Buddhism with psychotherapy, trauma research and neuroscience, Miles is a forerunner in the emerging field of contemplative psychotherapy, and leads pilgrimages around the Buddhist world.
In This Episode
Miles' website Miles' programsGradual Awakening: The Tibetan Buddhist Path of Becoming Fully Human, Miles Neal, PsyDAdvances in Contemplative Psychotherapy, Joe Loizzo, Miles Neal, Emily J. WolffMiles’ Contemplative Studies ProgramContact MilesMark Epstein, MDDan Siegel, MD
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Episode 423: Guy Macpherson, PhD. Trauma Sucks Jan 30, 2020

Today it's about getting to the core of what this podcast is about.
It's about reacquainting myself--and perhaps, you, as you're listening to this--to what I'm trying to do here on a daily basis, which is to create not just a greater awareness of trauma, but to explode the awareness of trauma, so that more and more people are able to recognize it and talk about it. Because, that's when the healing will get done on a larger scale.
A giant thank you to my sponsors for this episode:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Brighter Vision
As the industry-leading company that makes marketing simple for therapists, Brighter Vision understands exactly what it takes to help your practice grow to new heights this year.
Brighter Vision’s team of developers will work with you to first understand your business and what makes it unique, then use this information to build you a website centered around attracting and retaining your ideal client.
During the entire month of January, Brighter Vision is running its biggest sale of the year. Until the end of the month, pay no setup fees and get your entire first year for just $49/month.
The Trauma Therapist | Podcast/ listeners can save $200 on their first year by going to: brightervision.com/guy
Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis.
In 2014, while working at a clinic in Northern California, assessing and treating young individuals with early psychosis, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers.
The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, now being listened to in more than 160 countries around the world, as well as Trauma Therapist | 2.0, an online membership community specifically dedicated to educating and inspiring trauma workers just starting out on their trauma-informed journey.
Guy’s focus currently is on creating a vibrant, global community to support, educate and inspire new trauma workers, as well as to upend the present way that trauma is taught at the graduate level.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 422: Mark Walsh. Becoming Embodied Jan 27, 2020

What does it mean to become embodied? Why is it important and how does one go about doing it?
Today my guest, Mark Walsh, takes us on his own journey of becoming embodied.
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First off, a giant thank-you to my sponsor:
Somatic Experiencing
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
SE was founded by Dr. Peter Levine, author of the bestseller Waking the Tiger, who developed Somatic Experiencing based on explorations of how animals deal with threat, nervous system overwhelm, and traumatic experiences on a daily basis.
SE focuses on regulation of the nervous system and offers the opportunity to engage, complete, and resolve the body’s instinctual responses to traumatic experiences. For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit: traumahealing.org/TTP
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Mark is the founder of The Embodied Facilitator Course, Embodied Yoga Principles, The Embodiment Podcast and The Embodiment Conference.
With an honours degree in psychology, 20+ years of yoga experience and an aikido black belt, he has dedicated his life to embodied learning. These days, he teaches and mentors young embodiment teachers all over the world.
In This Episode
Mark's WebsiteEmbodied Facilitator WebsiteContact MarkEmbodied Facilitator On facebookThe Embodied Trauma Conference. February 3-8, 2020, onlineThe Embodiment Conference. October 4-25, 2020, onlineSeeing That Frees, Robert BurbeaThis Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See, Seth GodinSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 421: Adrian Marquez. From Special Operations to Mental Health Counselor Jan 23, 2020

Adrian Marquez at Florida Counseling Centers brings a unique perspective to the field of counseling. He spent 16 years in the Marine Corps as a Reconnaissance Marine and Marine Special Operations – Critical Skills Operator. During this time he served as a sniper, combatant diver, military free-fall jumper, Force Reconnaissance team leader, and Special Operations Team Chief.
After a complicated history, which required him being medically retired and seeking his own mental health services, he decided to become a Mental Health Counselor.
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First, a huge-thank you to my sponsors that help make this podcast happen:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
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Brighter Vision
As the industry-leading company that makes marketing simple for therapists, Brighter Vision understands exactly what it takes to help your practice grow to new heights this year.
Brighter Vision’s team of developers will work with you to first understand your business and what makes it unique, then use this information to build you a website centered around attracting and retaining your ideal client.
During the entire month of January, Brighter Vision is running its biggest sale of the year. Until the end of the month, pay no setup fees and get your entire first year for just $49/month.
The Trauma Therapist | Podcast/ listeners can save $200 on their first year by going to: brightervision.com/guy
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Adrian has also had the opportunity to fulfill many other nontraditional roles under Special Operations Command. He has participated in large operations like the capture of Fallujah, as well as many irregular posts across Afghanistan as a Marine Raider.
After a complicated history, which required him being medically retired and seeking his own mental health services, he decided to become a Mental Health Counselor. Shorty into his career he was provided with the opportunity to pursue his true passion and create a program specifically for veterans and active duty personnel, which he named, The Sheepdog Program.
Adrian’s personal experiences in wounded warrior battalion, and being out-processed through the military, provided a unique perspective on how mental health services were falling short in understanding and treating his brothers and sisters in arms. After retirement, he decided to put his future career where his heart was and pursue an education in mental health counseling.
In This Episode
Adrian's website Adrian’s phone: 321-345-0638The Sheepdog Program on FacebookContact The Sheepdog Program via Florida Counseling Centers Hagakure: The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai, Yamamoto TsunetomoOn Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society, Dave GrossmanSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 420: Georgia King, LCSW. The Invisible Scars Jan 20, 2020

This one is intense. With the immigration situation the way it is in the country now (and yes, too, the world!), it’s comforting to know that there are people like my guest today, out there.
Georgia King, LCSW is a psychotherapist who specializes in immigration law. Working with lawyers throughout Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., she has completed more than 90 clinical evaluations for immigration cases.
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First, a huge-thank you to my sponsors that help make this podcast happen:
Brighter Vision
As the industry-leading company that makes marketing simple for therapists, Brighter Vision understands exactly what it takes to help your practice grow to new heights this year.
Brighter Vision’s team of developers will work with you to first understand your business and what makes it unique, then use this information to build you a website centered around attracting and retaining your ideal client.
During the entire month of January, Brighter Vision is running its biggest sale of the year. Until the end of the month, pay no setup fees and get your entire first year for just $49/month.
The Trauma Therapist | Podcast/ listeners can save $200 on their first year by going to: brightervision.com/guy
Somatic Experiencing
Somatic Experiencing Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
SE was founded by Dr. Peter Levine, author of the bestseller Waking the Tiger, who developed Somatic Experiencing based on explorations of how animals deal with threat, nervous system overwhelm, and traumatic experiences on a daily basis.
SE focuses on regulation of the nervous system and offers the opportunity to engage, complete, and resolve the body’s instinctual responses to traumatic experiences.
For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit: traumahealing.org/TTP
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As the director and founder of The Immigration Evaluation Training Center, she is committed to helping therapists develop the skills and confidence they need to provide exceptional immigration evaluations. Georgia has trained extensively with the advocacy group, Physicians for Human Rights, and she regularly appears in court as an expert witness for asylum cases. She has also been a guest speaker at the Georgetown Law School, teaching law students about the impact of trauma on asylum seekers.
In This Episode
Georgia's WebsiteContact GeorgiaGeorgia King on FacebookThe Immigration Evaluation Training CenterThe Immigration Evaluation Center WorkshopsPhysicians For Human RightsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 419: Rebecca Cooper. Making A Difference With Childhelp.org Jan 16, 2020

Rebecca Cooper has been named to the newly created role of National Spokesperson & Vice President of Public Affairs for Childhelp, one of the nation’s largest non-profit organizations dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse.
First, a huge thank you to my sponsors for this episode:
CPTSD Foundation :
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Somatic Experiencing Institute
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
SE was founded by Dr. Peter Levine, author of the bestseller Waking the Tiger, who developed Somatic Experiencing based on explorations of how animals deal with threat, nervous system overwhelm, and traumatic experiences on a daily basis.
SE focuses on regulation of the nervous system and offers the opportunity to engage, complete, and resolve the body’s instinctual responses to traumatic experiences.
For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit: traumahealing.org/TTP
Founded in 1959, Childhelp is embarking on its 60th year helping children and families with services across the United States, including residential living communities, treatment centers and the national child abuse hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD.
Named by the Washington Business Journal to its inaugural “Power 100” list of the most influential people in Washington, Maryland and Virginia, Rebecca Cooper has spent three decades in senior positions in media, business and government in the nation’s capital.
The creator and longtime anchor of the weekly Sunday news show “Washington Business Report,” Rebecca became the founder and CEO of consulting firm Capital Insights LLC in 2015 and joined the faculty at American University, serving a two-year term as an Executive-in-Residence at the Kogod School of Business and professor at AU’s School of Communications.
The winner of several top journalism awards, Rebecca has worked for NBC News, ABC News and CNN as a producer and reporter and ABC7 News/WJLA in Washington, DC as a reporter and anchor.
Rebecca also served in the White House and State Department as the Clinton Administration’s Chief of Staff to US Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson and in the U.S. Senate as a senior legislative assistant to Sen. David L. Boren (D-OK), handling international trade, environment, education and health care issues on the Senate Finance Committee.
Rebecca Cooper Dupin is the mother of three sons - Max, Gus & Finn - and one Schnoodle rescue dog. A member of Leadership Greater Washington, Rebecca serves on the board of the University of Oklahoma College of Intl. Studies. A Duke honors graduate, Rebecca also attended the Universite Libre de Bruxelles and American University in Washington.
In This Episode
Connect with Rebecca on LinkedinChildhelp.orgSilence Broken: Moving from a Loss of Innocence to a World of Healing and Love, Sara O'Meara, Yvonne Fedderson Trauma-Informed Practices With Children and Adolescents, William SteeleSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 418: Sarah Peyton. Trauma and Relational & Embodied Language Jan 13, 2020

Sarah Peyton returns. This is the third in our four-episode series on Relational Trauma and The Brain. (Sarah on episode 260.)
Sarah is a Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication and teaches people how language changes relationship and the brain.
she works with audiences internationally to create a compassionate understanding of the effects of relational trauma on the brain, and writes about and teaches people how words change and heal us.
First, a huge thank you to my sponsor for making this podcast happen!
Brighter Vision
As the industry-leading company that makes marketing simple for therapists, Brighter Vision understands exactly what it takes to help your practice grow to new heights this year.
Brighter Vision’s team of developers will work with you to first understand your business and what makes it unique, then use this information to build you a website centered around attracting and retaining your ideal client.
During the entire month of January, Brighter Vision is running its biggest sale of the year. Until the end of the month, pay no setup fees and get your entire first year for just $49/month.
The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners can save $200 on their first year by going to: brightervision.com/guy
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
SE was founded by Dr. Peter Levine, author of the bestseller Waking the Tiger, who developed Somatic Experiencing based on explorations of how animals deal with threat, nervous system overwhelm, and traumatic experiences on a daily basis.
SE focuses on regulation of the nervous system and offers the opportunity to engage, complete, and resolve the body’s instinctual responses to traumatic experiences.
For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit:
traumahealing.org/TTP
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Sarah's special interest is the way that difficult events impact our automatic brain patterning, and how to transform our tendencies toward self-criticism into self-warmth. Her first book,“Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing,” is coming out from Norton Publishing.
In This Episode
Sarah’s WebsiteSarah’s events & trainingsMarshal RosenbergSarah’s book: Your Resonant SelfJaak Panksepp PhDStephen PorgesBeatrice Beebe
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 417: Jennifer Kindera. It's Not, Why Me? It's What Now? Jan 09, 2020

Jennifer Kindera is a complex trauma survivor who has been traveling the path of recovery for over 25 years.
As a Certified Advanced Trauma Recovery Coach, she works one-on-one and in a group setting with survivors of physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Offering an honest, inclusive and compassionate space for the unfolding of her client’s life journey, she focuses on some of the bi-products of trauma: shame, codependency, and addiction.
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First, a huge thank you to my sponsors:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Somatic Experiencing
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
SE was founded by Dr. Peter Levine, author of the bestseller Waking the Tiger, who developed Somatic Experiencing based on explorations of how animals deal with threat, nervous system overwhelm, and traumatic experiences on a daily basis. SE focuses on regulation of the nervous system and offers the opportunity to engage, complete, and resolve the body’s instinctual responses to traumatic experiences.
For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit: traumahealing.org/TTP
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Jennifer’s writings can be found on Medium, most often curated under the Mental Health category, and she also serves as the Director of Innovative Client Solutions and is a mentor to current students at the International Association of Trauma Recovery Coaching.
Jennifer practices with gentle guidance to help her clients identify the core beliefs trauma taught them, and the repetitive patterns which are holding them back from being the best version of themselves. Jennifer teaches her clients healthy coping skills and tools to stabilize their lives in the short term, and to evolve from that new space, longer-term. She helps her clients increase awareness and make space for growth and healing by integrating psychoeducation, the neuroscience of trauma, somatic recognition and trigger tools all of which help to manage complex trauma symptoms.
In This Episode
Jennifer’s quote: It’s Not, Why Me? It’s What Now. Jennifer's WebsiteCoaching Sessions with JenniferConnect with Jennifer on FacebookComplex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma, Pete WalkerBrene BrownSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 416: Harry Zeit, MD. Bridging The Gap: A Physician & Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Jan 06, 2020

Harry Zeit MD, Dr. Zeit has been involved in teaching and in creating educational events in the field of psychotherapy and trauma, bringing together physicians and mental health care workers in order to foster dialogue and build bridges between disciplines.
First, a huge thank you to my sponsors that help make this podcast happen:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Brighter Vision
As the industry-leading company that makes marketing simple for therapists, Brighter Vision understands exactly what it takes to help your practice grow to new heights this year. Brighter Vision’s team of developers will work with you to first understand your business and what makes it unique, then use this information to build you a website centered around attracting and retaining your ideal client.
During the entire month of January, Brighter Vision is running its biggest sale of the year. Until the end of the month, pay no setup fees and get your entire first year for just $49/month.
The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners can save $200 on their first year by going to: brightervision.com/guy
Dr. Zeit is certified in sensorimotor psychotherapy and currently works full-time practicing trauma therapy and psychotherapy. He previously worked as an American board-certified emergency physician in Cambridge and Toronto, Ontario, between 1983 and 2005 and is currently active in the Medical Psychotherapy Association of Canada.
Dr. Zeit has been involved in teaching and in creating educational events in the field of psychotherapy and trauma, bringing together physicians and mental health care workers in order to foster dialogue and build bridges between disciplines. He created the Caring for Self while Caring for Others series to meet what he perceived to be a growing need for the medical profession to face challenges around unremitting stress and burnout, and to differentiate these physiology-driven processes from a mental health model which favored treating burnout as anxiety or depression.
In This Episode
Harry’s WebsiteHarry on Facebook Harry’s articlesThe Awakening Body: Somatic Meditation for Discovering Our Deepest Life, Reginald A. Ray. The Practice of Pure Awareness: Somatic Meditation for Awakening the Sacred, Reginald A. Ray. Living an Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey, James Hollis, PhDSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 415: Guy Macpherson, PhD. 2019 Wrap Up & What's Next? Dec 30, 2019

In this final episode of 2019 I pause to look at the journey of The Trauma Therapist | Podcast and share a bit about what's next for it and for me!
Thank you for being a part of this podcast and for your support.
It means the world to me.
Have an awesome 2020!
Guy
And a huge thank you to my sponsor:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: https://cptsdfoundation.org/traumatherapistpodcast/
Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis.
In 2014, while working at a clinic in Northern California, assessing and treating young individuals with early psychosis, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers.
The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, now being listened to in more than 160 countries around the world, as well as Trauma Therapist | 2.0, an online membership community specifically dedicated to educating and inspiring trauma workers just starting out on their trauma-informed journey.
Guy’s focus currently is on creating a vibrant, global community to support, educate and inspire new trauma workers, as well as to upend the present way that trauma is taught at the graduate level.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 414: Dr. Nancy Morgan. This Work Is Spiritual Dec 23, 2019

The Trauma Therapist | Podcast is a podcast about the human spirit.
It’s a podcast about hearing the stories and the journeys of those who have dedicated their lives to helping others who’ve been impacted by trauma.
It’s about cultivating authenticity, presence, and compassion.
Nancy Morgan is one of those individuals who I believe epitomizes what this podcast is about, and she is back as my guest this week, and I couldn’t be more excited!
This episode is sponsored by PESI.
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This episode is also sponsored by CPTSDFoundation.org
CPTSD Foundation has been successfully equipping complex trauma survivors and practitioners with compassionate support, skills, and trauma-informed education since 2014.
Check out CPTSD Foundation right here: https://cptsdfoundation.org/
Nancy Morgan specializes both in working with adults with severe mental health challenges whose traumatic histories influence and inform their thoughts and behaviors and in providing Trauma-Focused training and supervision to future therapists.
Her primary work has been in Partial Hospitalization Program settings, Secure Residential Treatment Facilities, and Intensive Outpatient Programs, where she’s served as a clinician, manager, or most often as program clinical supervisor.
Currently, Dr. Morgan works as the Director of Behavioral Health at LifeMoves, Northern California’s largest agency dedicated to breaking the cycle of homelessness where she has developed a Trauma-Focused Mindfulness-Based training curriculum whereby she provides didactics, supervises, and mentors graduate psychology students.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 413: Caroline Cook. Trauma Therapist | 2.0 Member Spotlight. Dec 19, 2019

Today, I’m very excited to be joined by one of our special Trauma Therapist | 2.0 members, Caroline Cook.
Caroline is a mental health advocate who shares her lived experience of TBI, PTSD, anxiety and depression.
In February of 2014 Caroline was injured with a TBI. By July of that year, she experiencing PTSD and by the end of the year she became homeless for a full year.
Caroline shares her journey, and generational trauma, in the hope that someone else may find healing and move forward. Caroline supports Veterans (family), First Responders (former EMT) , and civilians with Peer Support online.
In This Episode
Contact Caroline:phone: 408.438.0798Email: carolinecook2015@gmail.comTrauma Therapist | 2.0: is a membership site dedicated to supporting, educating and inspiring therapists of all kinds starting out on their trauma-informed journey. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 412: Bruce Perry, MD, PhD. Respect Your Client & Their Story. Dec 16, 2019

This month I've been posting some of my favorite episodes of the year.
Of course Dr. Bruce Perry is going to be on that list!
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Before I dive in about Dr. Perry, let me first thank a new sponsor, Skillshare.
Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of amazing classes covering dozens of creative and entrepreneurial skills, and they are offering The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners 2 months for free by going to Skillshare.com/TRAUMAGUY
I talk a lot on this podcast about knowledge, but also the importance of personal growth.
With Skillshare you can take classes in:
creativity
entrepreneurship
psychology
film
personal growth
productivity
personal branding
A few of the classes I’m going through right now are
Create Your Ideal Week
Create a Perfect Morning Routine
How to find your true Self
Marketing and personal branding classes
If you’d like to join me and the millions of other students already learning on Skillshare and also get 2 months for free, go to:
Skillshare.com/TRAUMAGUY
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Ever since I read Dr. Perry's book, The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog, I was hooked. A lot of things started to make sense to me, in terms of what it means to work with those who've been impacted by trauma, and what it means to help, to heal, and to guide.
Dr. Perry is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and neuroscientist.
He is a senior fellow at the ChildTrauma Academy and an adjunct professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
In addition to having written more than two hundred scientific articles, Dr. Perry has coauthored with Maia Szalavitz two books for general audiences: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist’s Notebook and Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential — and Endangered.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 411: Relationships After Trauma. Laura Brown, PhD Dec 09, 2019

This is the second installment of my holiday reposting series where I'm bringing back guests during the month of December who represent what this podcast is all about: courage, authenticity, vulnerability and courage.
Last week it was Adena Bank Lees. This week, it's Laura Brown.
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First though, a huge thank-you to my sponsor this week:
CPTSD Foundation.
CPTSD Foundation has been successfully equipping complex trauma survivors and practitioners with compassionate support, skills, and trauma-informed education since 2014.
Daily Recovery Support? Yes!
Free Support Groups? Yes!
The Healing Book Club? Yes!
A Weekly Newsletter? Definitely!
Learn more about the CPTSD Foundation here.
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Laura Brown breathes genuineness, authenticity and humor. And when you listen to her you can't help but think to yourself, Geeze, I wish she were my therapist.
At least, that's what I'm thinking to myself!
Laura is a feminist trauma psychologist who lives in Seattle and has published extensively on topics related to trauma treatment, feminist practice, cultural competence, ethics, and LGBT concerns.
She is the founder and past director of the Fremont Community Therapy Project, a training clinic serving low-income individuals.
Though she retired from psychotherapy practice in December 2018, Laura continues to offer supervision and consultation as well as forensic psychology services.
Laura’s second popular press book is Not the Price of Admission: Healthy Relationships After Childhood Trauma.
Her first popular press book is: Your turn for care: Surviving the aging and death of the adults who harmed you.
Laura is also a late-in-life student of aikido and earned her black belt in November 2014, on the cusp of turning 64. She continues in its practice.
In This Episode
Laura's websiteLaura’s consultationIrv & Miriam Polster, Gestalt therapistsLaura’s email: laurabrownphd@gmail.comJeff Dowdy on The Trauma Therapist | Podcast: Aikido, Conflict Resolution & TraumaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 410: Experience, Strength & Hope. Adena Bank Lees Dec 02, 2019

This month, as part of my December/holiday series, I'll be reposting some amazing interviews. And by that I mean, amazing guests!!
I begin with Adena Bank Lees.
When it comes to really getting to the bottom of what this podcast stands for, there truly is no better representative than Adena.
Adena exudes authenticity, passion and vulnerability, and within the context of working with those who've been impacted by trauma, this is what it's all about.
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A giant thank-you to my sponsor for this episode,
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: https://cptsdfoundation.org/traumatherapistpodcast/
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Adena Bank Lees is an internationally recognized authority on trauma related to childhood sexual abuse, in particular Covert Emotional Incest (CEI). Adena’s mission is to bring CEI out of the shadows and shine light on the process of identifying and healing from it.
In her book, Covert Emotional Incest: The Hidden Sexual Abuse, Adena details the complex nature of CEI, its damaging consequences, and the path to restoration of health and well-being.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 409: Jellis Vaes. Life Lessons Nov 25, 2019

Today I’m very excited to be joined by Jellis Vaes.
Jellis is the founder of Inner Picture Stories, an educational platform on life. The platform contains hundreds of resources, life lessons, quotes, practical articles, courses, and a regular podcast, The Inner Picture Stories Podcast. (I was proud to be his guest, and you can check out that interview here.)
First though, a huge thank-you to my sponsors who help me keep this thing going!
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: https://cptsdfoundation.org/traumatherapistpodcast/
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
How Jellis created his inspiring platform is an incredible story not just of overcoming or learning to work through hardship, but of using those challenges and experiences to help others.
The overriding aim of Inner Picture Stories is to provide lessons about life and this world we live in and to bring forward life education on topics we learn little to nothing about in school.
In This Episode
Jellis' website Guy on the Inner Picture Stories podcastJellis’ coursesJellis on FacebookThe Power of Now, Eckhart TolleMan’s Search For Meaning, Viktor E. FranklThe Road Less Traveled and Beyond: Spiritual Growth in an Age of Anxiety, M. Scott PeckSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 408: Mara Stein. Using EMDR With Perinatal Trauma Nov 18, 2019

Mara Tesler Stein, Psy.D., PMH-C is one of those clinicians you’re glad are out there helping people. She exudes a searing passion for her work, and that, together with her vast knowledge is the reason I invited her back. Plus, there was just so much left to talk about after her initial interview on the podcast I didn't have a choice!
First, a huge thank you to my sponsors:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: https://cptsdfoundation.org/traumatherapistpodcast/
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
Mara is a clinical psychologist in private practice specializing in the emotional aspects of coping with crisis around pregnancy & parenting, and relationship-based and developmentally supportive care to babies and their families. She offers training in Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) for perinatal mental health specialists, as well as Advanced practice workshops in EMDR for perinatal mental health.
Dr. Tesler-Stein is the co-author of Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child: The Emotional Journey (Fulcrum, 2004) and Intensive Parenting: Surviving the Journey Through the NICU (Fulcrum, 2013).
In addition to her certification as an EMDR therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant and EMDRIA Approved Trainer for the Institute for Creative Mindfulness, Dr. Stein is also certified in Emotion-Focused Family and Couple Therapy, is a Gottman Certified Therapist, and continues to pursue training in Clinical Hypnosis, Advanced applications of EMDR, Brainspotting, and Ego-State therapies.
She brings a wealth of clinical expertise and insight along with all she has learned interviewing families around the world for her two books to her EMDR Basic Trainings and advanced practice workshops. All of this is grounded in her personal perinatal journey, which began 25 years ago and took her through infertility, twin pregnancy, prolonged hospital bedrest, the NICU, and years of raising NICU graduates. Those children, identical twin girls born 10-weeks early who spent 10-weeks in the NICU, and a son who was almost full-term but not quite, are out of their teens and making their way in the wider world.
In This Episode
Mara's website Mara’s consultingParenting Your Premature Baby and Child: The Emotional Journey, Mara Tesler SteinIntensive Parenting: Surviving the Journey Through the NICU, Mara Tesler SteinEmpty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby, Deborah L. DavisUnspeakable Losses: Healing From Miscarriage, Abortion, And Other Pregnancy Loss, Kim Kluger-BellSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 407: The Author Series with Leslie Sokol, PhD & Marci G. Fox, PhD. The Clinician's Guide to CBT Nov 14, 2019

Today, in this next episode of The Author Series, it's all about CBT, with my guests Leslie Sokol, PhD and Marci G. Fox, PhD.
In this special series I work with publishers to interview today’s top authors in the mental health field and we explore, and do a deep dive into the books that will expand and inspire your work and practice.
And what better way to learn about the power of CBT than to hear from these two seasoned experts in the field talk about their new book, The Comprehensive Clinician’s Guide to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (2019).
First, a huge thank you to my sponsor for this series:
PESI
PESI is offering The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners 20% off Leslie and Marci's new book, The Comprehensive Clinician’s Guide to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (2019).
Go to www.pesi.com/cbtguide and use the discount code: TTP20.
Leslie Sokol, PhD, a licensed psychologist, is an internationally recognized leader in the field of cognitive behavioral therapy with more than 35 years of experience in practice, teaching, and research. She is a Distinguished Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and a past president. Dr. Sokol has coauthored numerous books and book chapters.
Marci G. Fox, PhD, a licensed psychologist, has been in private practice for over 25 years specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy and has coauthored numerous books. She has worked with the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy for most of her career. As an Academy of Cognitive Therapy Founding Fellow and Certified Trainer/Consultant, she trains individuals in CBT both nationally and internationally.
In This Episode
Marci & Leslie's WebsiteConnect with Marci On LinkedinConnect with Leslie on LinkedinSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 406: Miles Adcox. The Microscope & The Mirror Nov 11, 2019

Today I’m very excited to have as my guest, Miles Adcox.
Miles is an entrepreneur, speaker, host, and coach. He’s leading the way not only in terms of delivering trauma care and treatment to groups and individuals, he’s also paving a clear path to provide a space for therapists and clinicians to do their own inner-work, something I talk a lot about on this podcast.
First, I'd like to take this time to introduce and thank an exciting new sponsor to the podcast, Skillshare.
Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of amazing classes covering dozens of creative and entrepreneurial skills, and they are offering The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners 2 months for free by going to Skillshare.com/TRAUMAGUY
We talk a lot on this podcast about knowledge, but also the importance of personal growth,
With Skillshare you can take classes in:
creativity
entrepreneurship
psychology
film
personal growth
productivity
personal branding
A few of the classes I’m going through right now are
Create Your Ideal Week
Create a Perfect Morning Routine
How to find your true Self
Marketing and personal branding classes
If you’d like to join me and the millions of other students already learning on Skillshare and also get 2 months for free, go to:
Skillshare.com/TRAUMAGUY
Miles is the Owner and CEO of Onsite, an internationally-known emotional wellness lifestyle brand that offers short and long term experiential therapy workshops designed to help individuals and couples experience a breakthrough and discover a better future.
Onsite partners with the world’s top therapists specializing in trauma, codependency, process addiction, stress, and burnout, family of origin, and shame resiliency to help people overcome dysfunctional patterns and establish healthy relationships.
Miles’ work at Onsite has been featured on 20/20, Good Morning America, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Dr. Phil Show, and The Doctors. He has consulted major brands on organizational health and emotional wellness and is a communication, personal growth, and mental health consultant to the entertainment industry.
In This Episode
Miles’ WebsiteConnect With MilesOnsiteOnsite ProgramsOnsite on FacebookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 405: Kelly Rae. Trauma Therapist | 2.0 Member Spotlight. The Obstacle Is The Path Nov 04, 2019

One of my main inspirations for beginning this podcast was to support and inspire new therapists who were interested in learning about trauma. It's also the reason I started my membership community, Trauma Therapist | 2.0.
From time to time I invite Trauma Therapist | 2.0 members onto the podcast to share their story, journey, struggles, and inspiration. Today it's about celebrating one such member, Kelly Rae.
First though, I'd like to thank the sponsors who help me keep this podcast afloat!
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: https://cptsdfoundation.org/traumatherapistpodcast/
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
Kelly started studying for a Masters Degree of Counseling and Psychotherapy in 2008 after her 40th birthday. Following that , and then after leaving what she calls a tricky marriage, it seemed increasingly clear that maybe she was meant for a different path.
Hailing from Sydney, Kelly took her first counseling job at a remote Aboriginal community north of Alice Springs and stayed for three years. Upon returning she took a break and finished her degree.
In 2015 she began working for an Aboriginal organization called Link Up and accepted a position as their Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Childhood Sexual Abuse.
Currently, Kelly is working at Functional Family Therapy - Child Welfare, which she is Team Lead of four talented FFT-CW therapists.
In This Episode
Contact Kelly: kellyerae@gamail.comFail, Fail Again, Fail Better: Wise Advice for Leaning into the Unknown, Pema ChodronHow to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, Michael PollanSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 404: Amy Oestreicher. From Gutless To Grateful Oct 28, 2019

Amy Oestreicher has returned!
As you may recall, Amy joined me back on episode 267 of Trauma Therapist | 2.0. She is an Audie award-nominated playwright, performer, and multidisciplinary creator. A singer, librettist, and visual mixed media artist, Amy dedicates her work to celebrating everyday miracles, untold stories, and the detours in life that can spark connection and transform communities.
First, a huge thank you to my sponsors:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at:
https://cptsdfoundation.org/traumatherapistpodcast/
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
Amy overcame a decade of trauma to become a sought-after PTSD specialist, artist, author, writer for The Huffington Post, international keynote speaker, RAINN representative, and health advocate.
She has given three TEDx Talks on transforming trauma through creativity, and her story has appeared on NBC’s Today, CBS, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen Magazine, The Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, and MSNBC, among others.
Amy’s book is out, My Beautiful Detour: An Unthinkable Journey from Gutless to Grateful, and today we talk about the genesis of the book and dive into her journey.
You don’t want to miss this one!
In This Episode
Amy's WebsiteAmy’s new book: My Beautiful Detour: An Unthinkable Journey from Gutless to GratefulConnect with Amy on FacebookThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der KolkWaking The Tiger: Healing Trauma, Peter A. Levine.The Overstory, Richard PowersSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 403: Guy Macpherson, PhD. It's Not Just About Trauma Oct 21, 2019

Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis.
First, a huge thank you to my sponsors:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: https://cptsdfoundation.org/traumatherapistpodcast/
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
In 2014, while working at a clinic in Northern California, assessing and treating young individuals with early psychosis, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers.
The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, now being listened to in more than 160 countries around the world, as well as Trauma Therapist | 2.0, an online membership community specifically dedicated to educating and inspiring trauma workers just starting out on their trauma-informed journey. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 402: Robyn Gobbel, LCSW. I Haven’t Met A True Self I Haven’t Fallen In Love With Oct 14, 2019

Today I'm very excited to have as my guest Robyn Gobbel, LCSW, RPT-S.
When you listen to this episode you'll hear Robyn's passion for supporting therapists in their journey to cultivate presence and authenticity, and all within the context of working with trauma. And yes, this topic gets me very excited!
Robyn has over 15 years of practice in family and play therapy, specializing in complex trauma, attachment, and adoption.
First, a huge thank you to my sponsors:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: https://cptsdfoundation.org/traumatherapistpodcast/
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
Robyn’s diverse clinical training includes EMDR (including EMDR adapted for children with attachment trauma), Somatic Experiencing, Theraplay, Trust Based Relational Intervention®, Circle of Security Parent Educator, The Alert Program® and Yogapeutics Aerial Yoga Level 1 Teacher Training.
Robyn has integrated these training modalities with a foundation of attachment theory and the relational neurosciences to create an attachment-rich, sensory-sensitive, and relational neurosciences- supported healing environment for children and families.
Robyn consults, teaches, and trains extensively throughout the US, including as an instructor for the Foundations of Interpersonal Neurobiology Certificate Program at Portland Community College, and with the Adoptive & Foster Family Therapy Post-Graduate Certificate Program offered by Portland State University and Oregon’s Department of Human Services.
In This Episode
Robyn's WebsiteContact RobynConsultation for therapistsThe Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology), Bonnie Badenoch The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook--What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing, Bruce Perry, M.D., Maia, SzalavitzOne Child: The True Story of a Tormented Six-Year-Old and the Brilliant Teacher Who Reached Out, Torey HaydenSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 401: Loch Kelly. Open-Hearted Awareness Oct 07, 2019

Loch Kelly, M.Div., LCSW is an author, a licensed psychotherapist and recognized leader in the field of meditation. He is the founder of the non-profit, Open-Hearted Awareness Institute, and has worked in community mental health, established homeless shelters and counseled family members of 9/11.
First, I want to take this time to introduce and thank an exciting new sponsor to the podcast, Skillshare.
Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of amazing classes covering dozens of creative and entrepreneurial skills, and they are offering The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners 2 months for free by going to Skillshare.com/TRAUMAGUY
We talk a lot on this podcast about knowledge, but also the importance of personal growth,
You can do that with Skillshare. They have classes in:
Lifestyle
productivity
marketing
creativity writing
freelance & entrepreneurship
A few of the classes I’m going through right now are
-Create Your Ideal Week
-Create a Perfect Morning Routine
-How to find your true Self
-Marketing and personal branding classes
If you’d like to join me and the millions of other students already learning on Skillshare and also get 2 months for free, go to:
Skillshare.com/TRAUMAGUY
Loch has studied in Sri Lanka, India and at Columbia University. Loch collaborates with neuroscientists at Yale, UPenn, and NYU in the study of how awareness training can enhance compassion and wellbeing.
Lock is the author of, The Way of Effortless Mindfulness: A Revolutionary Guide for Living an Awakened Life, a book which, Dr. Richard Schwartz, Founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS) says, “brilliantly weaves together meditation, neuroscience and psychotherapy to truly support a compassionate awakening."
In This Episode
Loch's websiteThe Way of Effortless Mindfulness: A Revolutionary Guide for Living an Awakened Life, Loch KellyRichard C. Schwartz, PhDLoch’s courses and workshopsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 400: Damon Wood, PhD. Healing Inside A Prison Sep 30, 2019

Dr. Damon Wood is back on the podcast.
Damon was my guest on episode 370 of The Trauma Therapist | Podcast in which we talked about safety within the prison setting.
Today, though, we’re talking about what it means to work within the prison setting. What’s involved, what’s it like working with this particular population? What are the specific challenges, and also, what are the upsides and the rewards of doing this type of challenging and demanding work?
First, a huge thank you to my sponsors who help me keep this thing moving along!
PESI
Re-activate the trauma impacted brain with the help of these simple but effective trauma treatment worksheets. Presented by PESI, these take-home hand-outs give your clients structured tools that leverage the latest neuroscience insight to help clients think, express themselves, and finally experience lasting therapeutic improvement. PESI is allowing you to instantly access these today, absolutely FREE!
Visit episode 370 to get your copy today.
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
Damon has held an interest in trauma focused therapies since his graduate education and has completed trainings in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, and DBT.
Since 2009, Dr. Wood has worked for the state of California in forensic institutions including Napa State Hospital and four California state prisons where he has provided treatment to the severely mentally ill, the severely behaviorally challenged, and the severely traumatized.
In 2015 Dr. Wood was promoted to the mental health leadership team at Salinas Valley State Prison where he has led teams of clinicians to provide treatment in one of the state’s most violent maximum security prisons. In this role and setting, Dr. Wood has championed trauma informed organizational support for the clinical staff that work in such a stressful and difficult environment.
The Quote
Train people well enough so they can leave. Treat them well enough so they don’t want to.”
-Sir Richard Branson
In This Episode
Damon websiteGames Criminals Play: How You Can Profit by Knowing Them, by Bud Allen, Diana Bostadamonwoodphd@gmail.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 399: Juditta Ben-David. Mindfulness For Arabic Refugees & Displaced People Sep 26, 2019

This is what it’s about--passion, heart and helping others.
And today, my guest exudes all of those elements.
First, a huge thank you to my sponsors:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
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PESI
Re-activate the trauma impacted brain with the help of these simple but effective trauma treatment worksheets. Presented by PESI, these take-home hand-outs give your clients structured tools that leverage the latest neuroscience insight to help clients think, express themselves, and finally experience lasting therapeutic improvement. PESI is allowing you to instantly access these today, absolutely FREE!
Visit www.pesi.com/traumaworksheets to get your copy today.
MIA, developed out of the work of our founder, Juditta Ben-David, SEP M.A, in refugee camps in Turkey, aims to build a website that will offer an eight-week Mindfulness course in Arabic, designed for refugees and people in transition. Any person with internet access may enter the website, free of charge, anywhere around the world. The course will provide practical tools and exercises tailored specifically to support a shaken population that suffered traumas of fear, death and extreme violence.
The website will also provide tools for therapists, social workers, welfare and volunteers who are currently working with refugee populations, so that they may use mindfulness-based tools for their own needs in coping with work stress and related DP camp difficult experiences, as well as passing them on to their clients.
In This Episode
Juditta's website Contact JudittaMIA on FacebookDonate to The Mindfulness in Arabic projectElaine Miller-KarasPeter LevineSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 398: The Author Series with Timothy Gordon, MSW. The ACT Approach. Sep 23, 2019

Welcome back to The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, The Author Series.
In this new series, I join with the leading publishers in the mental health field and interview today’s top authors to explore, and do a deep dive, into the books that can expand and inspire your work and practice.
Today I’m joined by Timothy Gordon, MSW.
Tim is a social worker and peer-reviewed ACT trainer (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, said aloud as ‘act’), who specializes in treating attachment and trauma related disorders, and he’s also a yoga teacher who integrates movement and yoga practices into his treatment.
I've often said how much I love doing this podcast because I get to speak with amazing people, and Tim is one of the amazing ones. He's knowledgeable, compassionate and super-passionate about his work, and you can hear it in this interview.
First, a huge thank you to my sponsor:
PESI
Re-activate the trauma impacted brain with the help of these simple but effective trauma treatment worksheets. Presented by PESI, these take-home hand-outs give your clients structured tools that leverage the latest neuroscience insight to help clients think, express themselves, and finally experience lasting therapeutic improvement. PESI is allowing you to instantly access these today, absolutely FREE!
Visit www.pesi.com/traumaworksheets to get your copy today.
In this Author Series interview Tim and I discuss his new book The ACT Approach, which won the 2018 Benjamin Franklin Gold Seal for Psychology, as well as The Coping Skills Deck for Trauma, a collection of brief practices to encourage self-care, acceptance, and positive affirmations in the face of recovering from trauma.
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In This Episode
Tim's website Tim’s books & coursesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 397: Courtney Armstrong. Attachment Styles & Complex Trauma Sep 19, 2019

Today on the podcast, I am excited to have Courtney Armstrong, MEd. LPC!
Courtney is a licensed professional counselor and Nationally Board Certified Fellow in Clinical Hypnotherapy who specializes in grief and trauma recovery.
First, a huge thank you to my sponsors:
CPTSD Foundation
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
Courtney Armstrong, MEd. LPC, is a licensed professional counselor and Nationally Board Certified Fellow in Clinical Hypnotherapy who specializes in grief and trauma recovery. With a career spanning more than two decades, she is the founder of the Institute for Trauma Informed Hypnotherapy and developed her Trauma Informed Hypnotherapy (TM) approach after studying with numerous trauma experts and helping thousands of clients overcome trauma and grief.
Courtney is the author of, most recently, Rethinking Trauma Treatment: Attachment, Memory Reconsolidation, and Resilience, as well as, The Therapeutic “Aha!” (2015) and Transforming Traumatic Grief (2011).
In her 20 years of practice, she has helped thousands of clients recover from trauma, and experience deep personal transformation.
Courtney also offers training to mental health professionals, showing them how to use creativity, care, and humor to elicit transformation for their clients and make trauma recovery less painful. She is a regular contributor to magazines like the Psychotherapy Networker and The Neuropsychotherapist and has appeared on CBS Radio News, NPR affiliates, and networks in Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Courtney also was my guest on episode 107 of The Trauma Therapist | Podcast.
In This Episode
Courtney's website Rethinking Trauma Treatment: Attachment, Memory Reconsolidation, and Resilience, Courtney ArmstrongCourtney’s Trainings & EventsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 396: E. C. Hurley, Ph.D. EMDR, Veterans & A Calling To Heal Sep 16, 2019

Today I’m very excited to have as my guest, E. C. Hurley, Ph.D., a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army,
E. C. is an approved trainer for the EMDR Recent-Traumatic Events and Group-Traumatic events protocol used with enlisted personnel in the U.S. Army in 1966.
First though, a huge thank-you to my sponsor, PESI.
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On retirement from the military E. C. founded SoldierCenter, a community-based treatment center, near Ft Campbell, KY, which specializes in treating military personnel, veterans and their families with a broad range of military-related stressors ranging from acute stress to PTSD.
Following 9-11, as Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom were evolving, E. C. was treating an average of 8 soldiers a day, infantry from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), a Special Forces Group at Ft Campbell and members of the (Blackhawk down) special operations aviation regiment dealing with combat related issues. At first it was mostly single incident combat trauma, then later complex PTSD as multiple deployments continued.
Looking for an effective treatment for military-related trauma, E. C. was trained in EMDR therapy which became a core treatment for clients seeking treatment at his center, Soldier Center.
E. C. ‘s military awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (two Oak Leaf clusters), the Bronze Star Medal, the Legion of Merit, and the U.S. Army’s Air Assault badge.
In This Episode
E.C.s website E.C.’s EMDR TrainingsE.C.’s EMDR Intensive 10-Day TrainingEMDR MentorshipsThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk, MDGetting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy, Francine Shapiro
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Episode 395: Daniel Roberts, PhD. Spiritual Care For Female Veterans Sep 13, 2019

Dr. Daniel Roberts who holds a doctorate of management in organizational leadership is an author and consultant who conducts world-class, women-centered education, research, and advocacy in spiritual leadership and spiritual support.
Daniel has over 15 years of experience in providing emotional and spiritual support to men and women in the armed forces. He also provides training and mentorship to thousands of military chaplains through conferences, classroom instruction, and one-on-one coaching. His students include chaplains from the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Daniel also helped the CAF develop military doctrine for the deployment of chaplains as religious advisers.
Dr. Roberts created the Comprehensive Female Soldier Support Model, a framework of spiritual care for women service members. His current research includes women-centered theory development on spiritual leadership and moral injury. Daniel is also an expert on world religions.
Dr. Roberts’ recent publications include Combating Religiously Influenced Racism in Organizations (SAGE Business Cases), Modifying the Qualitative Delphi Technique to Develop the Female Soldier Support Model (The Qualitative Report), Women and Leadership: Using the Delphi Technique to Effect Organizational Change (SAGE Business Cases), and The Comprehensive Female Soldier Support Model: A Delphi Study (Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy).
Dr. Roberts holds a doctorate of management in organizational leadership from the University of Phoenix, a M.S. in information systems from Strayer University, and a B.A. in management and ethics from John Wesley College.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 394: The Author Series with Donald Altman. Reflect. Awaken To The Wisdom Of The Here And Now. Sep 11, 2019

Donald Altman. Reflect. Awaken To The Wisdom Of The Here And Now.
Welcome to The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, The Author Series.
In this series I interview today’s top authors in the mental health field and we explore, and do a deep dive into the books that can expand and inspire your work and practice.
Today my guest is Donald Altman.
Donald is a psychotherapist, an award-winning author, and a former Buddhist monk. He was featured in The Mindfulness Movie and profiled in The Living Spiritual Teachers Project, and he has written over 15 books that teach how to incorporate mindfulness into daily life.
First though, a giant thank-you the sponsor of this episode, PESI.
PESI is offering The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners %20 off!
Today you can purchase Donald Altman’s Reflect, Awaken to Wisdom of the Here and Now workbook for 20 percent off today with promo code TTP20!
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Donald's award-winning books include: The Mindfulness Toolbox—winner of two Gold IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, as the best book in the “Psychology” and “Body-Mind-Spirit” categories; Clearing Emotional Clutter—named “One of the Best Spiritual Books of 2016,” and The Mindfulness Code—named “One of the Best Spiritual Books of 2010.”
Donald has served the community for many years, as past vice-president of The Center for Mindful Eating, and as an adjunct professor in the Interpersonal Neurobiology program at Portland State University. As a national speaker for PESI, Donald has trained thousands of mental health professionals on changing the brain through mindfulness practices.
In This Episode
Donald's website Donald’s books & coursesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 393: Marshall Lyles, LMFT-S. Self-Awareness, Ambiguity, and Harry Potter. Sep 09, 2019

When I think of The Trauma Therapist | Podcast and what it stands for, which is (I hope!) authenticity, presence, advocacy and trauma healing, there are a handful of past guests who come to mind.
My guest today, Marshall Lyles, is one of those guests!
Marshall Lyles, LPC-S, LMFT-S, RPT-S, who joined me first on episode 152 of the podcast, is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and has over 15 years of practice in family and play therapy.
First, though, I’d like to take this time to introduce and thank an exciting new sponsor to the podcast, Skillshare.
Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of amazing classes covering dozens of creative and entrepreneurial skills, and they are offering The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners 2 months for free by going to Skillshare.com/TRAUMAGUY
We talk a lot on this podcast about knowledge, but also the importance of personal growth,
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A few of the classes I’m going through right now are Create Your Ideal Week; Create a Perfect Morning Routine; How to find your true Self, and Marketing and personal branding classes.
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Marshall has extensive speaking and training experience and has worked in a variety of mental health settings. Most of Marshall’s clinical practice has focused on attachment trauma and its effect on family relationships. Marshall conducts supervision and consultation sessions with counseling professionals and leads training in both parenting and professional settings; much of his consultation and training focuses on the use of sandtray therapy within a trauma-informed context.
Marshall sees clients at Nurture Family Counseling in Cedar Park, Texas.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 392: Shelby Leigh. I Am That Through Which This Is Passing Sep 05, 2019

Shelby has 15 years professional experience supporting folks with trauma and a lifetime of healing the Complex PTSD that she carries, both ignited by a fascination for what truly grows embodied resilience, connection, and thriving.
First off, a huge thank you to my sponsor: PESI
Re-activate the trauma impacted brain with the help of these simple but effective trauma treatment worksheets. Presented by PESI, these take-home hand-outs give your clients structured tools that leverage the latest neuroscience insight to help clients think, express themselves, and finally experience lasting therapeutic improvement. PESI is allowing you to instantly access these today, absolutely FREE!
Visit PESI worksheets to get your copy today.
In her years as a licensed somatic psychotherapist, a certified coach, meditation teacher, and gentle breathwork facilitator, Shelby has become deeply interested in identifying how to create spaces that are truly welcoming, inclusive, and aware so that people who have experienced trauma feel safe enough to be able to receive the support they seek.
This work has culminated in her online course “Creating Safer Space” which offers accessible, professionally transformative trauma awareness to any facilitators (meditation teachers, yoga teachers, coaches, therapists, leadership trainers, dance teachers, healers, shamans, wellness providers, and beyond) so that they feel unshakable and integrated in offering their gifts and services to the people who need them the most.
Shelby is in awe of the capability of her students when supported with kind awareness, who have ranged from teens on mindfulness retreats through Inward Bound Mindfulness Education to hundreds of adult students in their certification process as Sex, Love & Relationship coaches studying tantra and becoming mindful of their powerful impact within the therapeutic relationship through trauma awareness.
From her current home in Bend OR, Shelby enjoys the creative balance between growing her own resilience through a lot of time near a river in the sunshine, teaching trauma awareness workshops, offering retreats, facilitating consultation groups, and seeing individual clients in person and online worldwide.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 391: Jondi Whitis. Healing Veterans with Energy Psychology Sep 02, 2019

Today I’m very excited to have Jondi Whitis on the podcast.
Jondi is a NYC-based Trainer and Practitioner and holds certifications from the largest Energy Psychology associations.
Jondi is passionate about helping veterans, and in this episode, another in our Military Series, Jondi talks about her work healing veterans.
First though, a huge thank-you to my sponsor, CPTSDfoundation.org
CPTSDfoundation.org provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Jondi, a former Lead Trainer for the Newtown Community Trauma Relief Project, sits on the Training Board of the original non-profit global Tapping association, EFT International. She continues to create and foster community for Tapping professionals and fans who share her passion for healing in the world through this and her many trainings and annual USA event, The Spring Energy Event.
Using a variety of techniques from the field of energy psychology, Jondi calls herself a ‘People’s Teacher,’ reflecting her love for what is simple, real and useful. Among her favorite tools are those in the EFT family, Emotional Freedom Techniques, which she uses in conjunction with other adaptations that combine Mindfulness with Meridian-based energy point stimulation. Jondi has a simple motto, which is, I help people feel better fast.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 390: Mary Cortani. Operation Freedom Paws Aug 29, 2019

Today, another episode in our Military Series. I’m very excited to be joined by Mary Cortani.
Mary is a Vietnam-era veteran and a Certified Army Master of Canine Education. She’s been training dogs for more than 35 years, starting in the military where she prepared dogs for work in sentry and explosive detection.
First off, a giant thank-you to my sponsors:
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Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence.
Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story. For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
In 2010, a former Marine approached Mary seeking assistance in acquiring a service dog to help him overcome anxiety disorders caused by combat hyper-vigilance. The multi-year waiting lists for trained dogs from existing organizations were just one more source of frustration for that returning vet.
Mary knew that she could leverage her extensive dog-training experience to train that vet to train his own service dog. She also realized there are thousands of dogs waiting for loving homes and that many of them have the right temperament for service work. Those factors combined to form a strategy that would dramatically reduce the waiting time.
The approach turned out to do so much more: It gave the vet a sense of mission and purpose, and as the training proceeded, it provided a sense of accomplishment and renewed confidence as well. Thus was born the Operation Freedom Paws (OFP) program, and for Mary, the alignment of her skillset, her capacity as a gifted leader and her life purpose.
In This Episode
Mary's website Mary’s CNN Heroes VideoMary’s training servicesSupport Operation Freedom Paws here
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Episode 389: Mara Tesler Stein, Psy.D. Perinatal Trauma Aug 26, 2019

One of the things that continually inspires about doing this podcast is not only the people I get to speak with, but the specializations they’re in and the work they’re doing.
Enter, Mara Tesler Stein, my guest today.
Mara is a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in the emotional aspects of coping with crisis around pregnancy and parenting and perinatal trauma.
First off, a giant thank-you to my sponsors for this episode:
Praxis CET
Praxis aspires to set a new standard in continuing education for mental health professionals. Based on the philosophy that mental health is a key feature of human well-being, Praxis trains clinicians in using proven-effective tools for helping their clients heal by mixing groundbreaking theory with hands-on, experiential learning models.
Praxis provides innovative live and online trainings conducted by leading experts in behavioral therapies including acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, and more.
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Brighter Vision’s team of website designers will create you a website that is centered around attracting and retaining your ideal client, so that you can have a nice looking website as well as a successful one.
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Mara consults to health care practitioners and hospitals, guiding their efforts to provide relationship-centered, developmentally supportive care to families experiencing perinatal crisis. She is the co-author of Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child: The Emotional Journey (Fulcrum, 2004) and Intensive Parenting: Surviving the Journey Through the NICU (Fulcrum, 2013).
Dr. Stein is a staunch advocate for trauma-informed care and is trained and certified in a range of integrative trauma therapies. She is a certified EMDR therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant and a Trainer for the Institute for Creative Mindfulness, where she is on faculty. In response to the requests of her maternal mental health colleagues, she now offers EMDR training (both Basic Training and Advanced practice) for therapists who treat families facing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and reproductive trauma. Her trauma work is grounded in her personal perinatal journey, which began 25 years ago and taking her through infertility, twin pregnancy, prolonged hospital bedrest, the NICU, and years of raising NICU graduates.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 388: Cynthia Price. Touch & Body-Oriented Therapy in Trauma Healing. A 2.0 Master Class Aug 23, 2019

Today, I’m peeling back the curtain on my membership community, Trauma Therapist | 2.0, and letting you listen in on a 2.0 Master Class, which is something I haven’t done before.
This Master Class is with Cynthia Price, a body therapy researcher. Cynthia studied massage therapy in 1981 and was in private practice for 20 years as a body psychotherapist before pursuing her doctorate to do research in the field. Now an Associate Research Professor at the University of Washington, her research is focused on the study of Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT), a body therapy approach developed to teach interoceptive awareness skills for self-care and to facilitate emotion regulation. This work, while helpful for people from all walks of life, is particularly useful for individuals who are disconnected from their bodies due to trauma, depression, chemical dependency, chronic pain, stress or illness.
The Director of the Center for Mindful Body Awarenesshttp://www.cmbaware.org/ in Seattle, Cynthia is committed to increasing health care access to underserved populations, and works with local and international programs to provide and improve integrative care through her research, teaching, and service.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 387: The Trauma Treatment Toolbox. Jennifer Sweeton Aug 19, 2019

Dr. Jennifer Sweeton is a licensed clinical psychologist, best-selling author, and internationally-recognized expert on anxiety and trauma, and the neuroscience of mental health.
Trauma Treatment Toolbox: 165 Brain-Changing Tips, Tools & Handouts to Move Therapy Forward
Jennifer completed her doctoral training at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, and the National Center for PTSD. Additionally, she holds a master's degree in affective neuroscience from Stanford University.
Dr. Sweeton offers psychological services to clients in Oklahoma, Kansas, and internationally, and is a sought-after trauma and neuroscience expert who has trained more than 10,000 mental health professionals in her workshops.
A giant thank-you to my sponsors for this episode:
Praxis aspires to set a new standard in continuing education for mental health professionals. Based on the philosophy that mental health is a key feature of human well-being, Praxis trains clinicians in using proven-effective tools for helping their clients heal by mixing groundbreaking theory with hands-on, experiential learning models.
Praxis provides innovative live and online trainings conducted by leading experts in behavioral therapies including acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, and more.
Jump-start your learning today and gain new skills to enhance your practice at praxiscet.com.
Take $50 off your first training by entering code LEARN50 at checkout.
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In This Episode
Jennifer's websiteTrauma Treatment Toolbox: 165 Brain-Changing Tips, Tools & Handouts to Move Therapy Forward, Jennifer Sweeton, PhDTo receive %25 off of Jennifer’s book use this link with the coupon code: GUY25: pesi.com/toolboxThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk, MDLove's Executioner: & Other Tales of Psychotherapy, Irvin D. Yalom
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Episode 386: Dan Allender, PhD. Faith, Hope & Love In The Healing Of Trauma Aug 15, 2019

Dr. Dan Allender has pioneered a unique and innovative approach to trauma and abuse therapy over the past 30 years.
Central to Dr. Allender’s theory and approach are the categories of Faith, Hope and Love, and their converses betrayal, ambivalence, and powerlessness.
Through identifying and engaging these categories in one’s personal narrative, healing and transformation can occur by bridging the story of the gospel and the stories of trauma and abuse that mark so many.
First off, a giant thank-you to my sponsors:
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
Brighter Vision Web Solutions
What’s the point of having a beautiful website if it doesn’t attract the clients you want to see?
Brighter Vision’s team of website designers will create you a website that is centered around attracting and retaining your ideal client, so that you can have a nice looking website as well as a successful one.
Brighter Vision is offering one month free for The Trauma Therapist | Podcast listeners.
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In 1997, Dan and a cadre of others founded The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, in order to train therapists, pastors, artists, and leaders to more effectively serve in the context of the 21st century.
Dan is the author of The Wounded Heart, The Healing Path, To Be Told, and God Loves Sex,
After receiving his Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary, Dr. Allender earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University. Dan taught in the Biblical Counseling department of Grace Theological Seminary for seven years (1983-1989). From 1989-1997, Dan worked as a professor in the Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling program at Colorado Christian University in Denver. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 385: Susanne Babbel. Heal The Body, Heal The Mind Aug 12, 2019

Dr. Susanne Babbel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the author of the self-help book Heal the Body. Heal the Mind. A Somatic Approach to Moving Beyond Trauma and has been a contributing author on trauma for nearly a decade to the Psychology Today Online Blog.
A giant thank-you to my sponsors:
Praxis aspires to set a new standard in continuing education for mental health professionals. Based on the philosophy that mental health is a key feature of human well-being, Praxis trains clinicians in using proven-effective tools for helping their clients heal by mixing groundbreaking theory with hands-on, experiential learning models.
Praxis provides innovative live and online trainings conducted by leading experts in behavioral therapies including acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, and more.
Jump-start your learning today and gain new skills to enhance your practice at praxiscet.com.
Take $50 off your first training by entering code LEARN50 at checkout.
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)*
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story. For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
Dr. Babbel practices with a trauma specialty in her private practice in San Francisco, CA., has been quoted by magazines and newspapers such as USA Today, Cosmopolitan, Verily, Refinery29, New York Times Motherlode Blog, and more.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 384: Guy Macpherson, PhD. The Journey of Self-Trust Aug 08, 2019

What am I doing? What’s my purpose? And how do I know I’m on the right track?
Today I take you behind the scenes a bit and share a bit about my own journey here at the The Trauma Therapist | Podcast.
First off, a huge thank-you to my sponsor for this episode, Brighter Vision Web Solutions
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Go to: brightervision.com/guyThe 380+ interviews continually bring me back to the theme of authenticity and vulnerability, and not just within the context of working with those who’ve been impacted by trauma, but within myself.
So, how do I continually develop these aspects of myself, and where are the challenges?
These are also the themes that I’m going to be exploring in my workshop at The Art of Living Retreat Center, September 20-23, in Boone, North Carolina.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 383: Laurel Parnell. Attachment-focused EMDR Aug 05, 2019

Dr. Laurel Parnell is a clinical psychologist and director of the Parnell Institute for EMDR. One of the world’s leading experts on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she is the originator of the EMDR-related therapies Attachment-Focused EMDR and Resource Tapping.
Laurel is the author of several books and videos on EMDR, including, Rewiring the Addicted Brain, Attachment-Focused EMDR: Healing Relational Trauma, A Therapist’s Guide to EMDR and Tapping In.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 382: Adam Young. Finding Truth In Our Story Aug 01, 2019

There are few things that inspire me more than the ability to cut to the core of an issue within the context of helping those who’ve been impacted by trauma. Meet my guest, Adam Young. Adam wastes no time in this interview cutting sharing his story and the passion which fuels the work he does with both couples and individuals.
Adam is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the states of Colorado and Georgia and holds Master degrees in Social Work (Virginia Commonwealth University) and Divinity (Emory University). He’s completed extensive training with The Allender Center, including the Certificate Program and Externship Program, and is also the host of The Place We Find Ourselves podcast.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 381: Kate Hudgins. Courage is Fear That Has Said Its Prayers. Jul 29, 2019

I’m very excited to have Kate Hudgins, Ph.D., TEP, as my guest today.
Kate is all about experiential therapy, and specifically psychodrama. Experiential therapy, as you’ll learn in this interview, involves a certain immediacy from the people involved. It demands courage from both the client and therapist, and it has an incredible power to heal.
Kate is an inspirational leader and a stellar trainer known worldwide for her innovative model of safe and effective trauma treatment.
First though, a huge thank-you to my sponsors who help me keep this thing going!
CPTSD Foundation.org provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
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Recognized as an international expert and author on trauma, Kate brings rigorous clinical training in psychology, psychodrama, and experiential psychotherapy as well as cross-cultural and indigenous learning and her own life experience.
Along with Francesca Toscani, M.Ed., TEP, Dr. Kate has developed, refined, and taught the Therapeutic Spiral Model, the healing method for survivors of trauma, in 35 countries and counting. She has been an experiential psychotherapist and trainer for more than 40 years, bringing spontaneity, creativity and healing to people who have experienced trauma in many settings.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 380: Carla Van Walsum, PhD. Holistic Interventions & Compassion in the Treatment of Trauma Jul 25, 2019

For over 20 years, Carla Van Walsum has been internationally recognized in the areas of relationships, inherited family trauma, mindful parenting and emotional healing.
Carla was trained in the Netherlands in Clinical Psychology, Holistic Therapies, and Energy Psychology, and owns HeartBased Solutions, a holistic practice for individuals, parents, and families.
She has helped many clients create quantum progress through her unique combination of psychological, spiritual, and metaphysical approaches.
Thank you to my sponsor CPTSD Foundation for sponsoring this podcast and the inspiring work they're doing to support those who've been impacted by trauma.
CPTSD Foundation provides peer-lead support and adjunctive care in between therapy sessions, for survivors of complex trauma. 7 days a week, 365 days a year, survivors come together to give and receive support and validation, and feel equipped with the knowledge and skills they can use every day.
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A master in helping relationships heal, in improving family relationships, in clearing limiting beliefs, non-violent communication, and in discovering the blockages related to inherited family trauma/epigenetics, Carla teaches others how to develop the life they desire. Her work and programs are focused on healing and creating a fulfilling, creative and successful life and career.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 379: Sarah Peyton. Trauma & Relational and Embodied Language Jul 22, 2019

Today on the podcast, I'm very excited to have Sarah Peyton back.
Sarah's joined me previously in episode 260, and she's been a contributor to the Master Class series in my membership community, Trauma Therapist | 2.0.
This interview is a first with The Trauma Therapist | Podcast.
In this interview, (the first of 3 in a series), Sarah leads us in an introduction to the 8 neurological circuits (eg, happiness, disgust, and seeking, to name just a few) that were initially introduced by the late Estonian neuroscientist, Jaak Panksepp.
Sarah talks about how these different circuits are impacted and influenced by trauma, what's involved with treating them, and how clinicians can learn to identify whether or not they've been impacted.
Today, in episode #1, we talk about rage.
A giant thank-you to my sponsors for this episode, Brighter Vision Web Solutions.
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A huge thank-you to Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI) for sponsoring this podcast and helping me keep this thing moving forward!!
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence.
Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
Learn more at: https://traumahealing.org/kser
Sarah is Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication and teaches people how language changes relationship and the brain. She works with audiences internationally to create a compassionate understanding of the effects of relational trauma on the brain, and writes about and teaches people how words change and heal us.
Her special interest is the way that difficult events impact our automatic brain patterning, and how to transform our tendencies toward self-criticism into self-warmth. Her first book,“Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing,” is out from Norton Publishing.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 378: Experience, Strength & Hope. Adena Bank Lees Jul 18, 2019

Today, I'm very excited to have back on the podcast, Adena Bank Lees.
Adena is an internationally recognized authority on trauma related to childhood sexual abuse, in particular Covert Emotional Incest (CEI) and her mission is to bring CEI out of the shadows and shine light on the process of identifying and healing from it.
In her book, Covert Emotional Incest: The Hidden Sexual Abuse,
Adena details the complex nature of CEI, its damaging consequences, and the path to restoration of health and well-being.
A giant thank-you to my sponsor for this episode, Brighter Vision Web Solutions.
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In This Episode
Adena's websiteAdena on episode #223 The Trauma Therapist | PodcastCovert Emotional Incest: The Hidden Sexual Abuse: A Story of Hope and Healing, Adena Bank Lees LCSWAdena’s ConsultingPsychodramaRichard SchwartzHealing World Trauma with the Therapeutic Spiral Model: Psychodramatic Stories from the Frontlines, Kate Hudgins, Francesca Toscani
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Episode 377: Authenticity & Trauma Therapist 2.0. Guy Macpherson, PhD. Jul 15, 2019

I’m continually amazed at the incredible people I interview on this podcast. The people who dedicate their lives to helping those people who’ve been impacted by trauma are nothing short of incredible and inspiring.
In this episode, I share one of the main themes that quickly showed up on this podcast when I first started it, and now, comes up almost every week--the importance (and the often overlooked quality) of authenticity.
First though, a huge thank-you to my sponsors who help me keep this thing going!
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: https://cptsdfoundation.org/traumatherapistpodcast/
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story. For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
Authenticity is also that element I’m continually trying to infuse into my membership community, Trauma Therapist | 2.0. Today, I talk a bit about what makes up this community and how I invite my guests to talk about the ways in which they bring their presence and authenticity to the work they do, and why that is so crucial and important for this work.
Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis.
In 2014, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers.
The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, now being listened to in more than 160 countries around the world, as well as Trauma Therapist | 2.0, an online membership community specifically dedicated to educating and inspiring trauma workers just starting out on their trauma-informed journey.
Guy’s focus currently is on creating a vibrant, global community to support, educate and inspire new trauma workers, as well as to upend the present way that trauma is taught at the graduate level.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 376: Global Trauma. How To Change A Culture. Edward Tick, Ph.D. Jul 11, 2019

I'm honored to have Edward Tick back on the podcast.
Ed is an internationally recognized transformational healer, psychotherapist, writer and educator. He has worked internationally on the psychospiritual and cross-cultural healing of military and war trauma and on holistic and psycho-spiritual healing.
A giant thank-you to my sponsor for this episode, Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story. For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
He was the co-founder and Executive Director of Soldier’s Heart, which after 13 years, has just closed its door.
He was the U.S. Army’s 2012 trainer in the holistic healing of PTSD, training over 2,500 chaplains and officers, and is the author of six books including the groundbreaking War and the Soul, as well as, Warrior’s Return: Restoring the Soul After War.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 375: Tattoos & Trauma Survivors. Everett Painter, PhD Jul 08, 2019

Today on the podcast, Everett Painter, PhD and the role of tattoos and trauma survivors.
Everett's research agenda includes a focus on trauma and professional identity development, and currently, his research involves investigating the role tattoos play for survivors of trauma.
Clinically, he values an integrative approach informed by humanistic, Adlerian, Jungian, constructivist, and ecological perspectives.
A huge thank-you to my sponsors who help me keep this thing going!
CPTSD Foundation.org
CPTSD Foundation.org provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Brighter Vision Web Solutions
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Brighter Vision’s team of website designers will create you a website that is centered around attracting and retaining your ideal client, so that you can have a nice looking website as well as a successful one.
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Everett is currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Counseling at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. He holds a B.S. in Psychology, an M.S. in Counseling and Human Development from Radford University and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of Tennessee.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 374: The Shadow & The Light. Bryanna Dee Jul 04, 2019

There are some people who are on a mission of healing, and you can hear it when they talk. And I love speaking with those individuals.
Bryanna Dee is one of those people.
Bryanna is a transformational coach, speaker, and podcast host who is committed to personal activism—campaigning for transformation of society through the transformation of individuals—in both personal and professional settings.
A giant thank-you to this episode’s sponsor, CPTSD Foundation.
CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
For years Bryanna was living what felt like a double life.
By day, she was chasing her passion of mental health advocacy through the pursuit of a law degree, while working in nonprofit organizations, mental institutions, prisons, and court rooms; places where shadow and hardship were highlighted and often inflated.
By night, Bryanna was obsessively seeking to expand her own personal healing through studying spiritual teachings and new age personal development; places where shadow and hardship were diminished and deemed as negative (sometimes outright, sometimes by implication).
Bryanna realized that there was a huge gap between the mental health industry and the wellness industry and became frustrated with the limitations of each.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 373: Adam O'Brien. I Want My Clients To Be Seen Jul 01, 2019

Today on the podcast, Adam O'Brien.
Adam is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor in New York State.
First off, a huge thank-you to my sponsors:
Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story. For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
Brighter Vision
What’s the point of having a beautiful website if it doesn’t attract the clients you want to see?
Brighter Vision’s team of website designers will create you a website that is centered around attracting and retaining your ideal client, so that you can have a nice looking website as well as a successful one.
Brighter Vision is offering $100 off a new website as a part of their 4th of July sale. Go to: brightervision.com/guy.
Adam is located in Chatham (Albany/Hudson area) where he maintains a private practice. He is certified in EMDR, Brainspotting, and trauma-informed expressive arts and has experience working with addictions, domestic violence, victims of crime, first responders, veterans, children, adolescents, and adults.
Adam is an EMDRIA approved consultant, and provides EMDR consultation through the Institute for Creative Mindfulness with Dr. Jamie Marich.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 372: Joshua Sylvae, PhD. Somatic Experiencing & System Regulation Jun 27, 2019

Joshua Sylvae has been involved in Somatic Experiencing® since 2004. His study of nervous system regulation has incorporated inquiry into many disparate fields including ecology, philosophy, and neurobiology. Joshua holds an MA in clinical psychology (with an emphasis in somatic psychology), a PhD in Higher Learning and Social Change, and is a licensed marriage and family therapist. His clinical practice is grounded in SE™, and he also integrates psychodynamic perspectives, mindfulness approaches, a systemic orientation, and a good deal of humor in his work.
Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute:
A big thank-you to my sponsor for this episode, Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story. For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
Joshua’s background includes participation in social change efforts, movements for social equality and ecological sustainability, and he maintains a passion for encouraging and assisting communities working toward the creation of a just and healthful society.
Joshua envisions Somatic Experiencing becoming an integral part of healing and transforming our world, and feels greatly inspired when helping professionals integrate these simple principles for treating and transforming trauma and distress.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 371: Trauma & The Struggle to Open Up. Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. Jun 24, 2019

Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. is here to talk about his new book, Trauma & The Struggle to Open Up. Dr. Muller trained at Harvard, was on faculty at the University of Massachusetts, and is currently at York University in Toronto.
A giant thank-you to my sponsors for this episode:
CPTSD Foundation provides peer-led, daily, interactive group calls in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey. Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute:
Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story. For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser
Dr. Muller is a Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD) for his work on trauma treatment. His new book is Trauma & The Struggle to Open Up, and his therapy bestseller, Trauma & the Avoidant Client, has been translated widely, and won the 2011 ISSTD award for the year's best written work on trauma.
As lead investigator on several multi-site programs to treat interpersonal trauma, Dr. Muller has lectured internationally (Australia, UK, Europe, USA), and has been keynote speaker at mental health conferences in New Zealand and Canada. His online magazine, "The Trauma & Mental Health Report," is visited by over 100,000 readers a year.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 370: California Prisons, Safety and Clinicians. Damon Wood Jun 20, 2019

I talk a lot on this podcast about safety and creating safety for both the therapist and the client. But what about organizations? How does one go about creating safety for groups and organizations? And more specifically, how does one go about creating safety for the clinicians working within the state correctional facilities?
Today my guest is Dr. Damon Wood. Damon has held an interest in trauma focused therapies since his graduate education and has completed trainings in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, and DBT.
First a giant thank-you to my sponsors for this episode:
CPTSD Foundation provides peer-led, daily, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
This episode is also sponsored by Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Check out Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI) right here:https://traumahealing.org/kser
Since 2009, Dr. Wood has worked for the state of California in forensic institutions including Napa State Hospital and four California state prisons where he has provided treatment to the severely mentally ill, the severely behaviorally challenged, and the severely traumatized.
In 2015 Dr. Wood was promoted to the mental health leadership team at Salinas Valley State Prison where he has led teams of clinicians to provide treatment in one of the state’s most violent maximum security prisons. In this role and setting, Dr. Wood has championed trauma-informed organizational support for the clinical staff that work in such a stressful and difficult environment.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 369: The Trauma of Invisibility. Beck Gee-Cohen, MA, LADC Jun 17, 2019

Beck Gee-Cohen is back!
Beck joined me previously on episode 74 of The Trauma Therapist | Podcast.
I truly love having Beck on the podcast because he brings a powerful authenticity to the way he incorporates his own story and struggles and strengths into the work he does. And that inspires me!
First though, a huge thank-you to my sponsors who help me keep this thing going!
CPTSD Foundation provides peer-led, daily, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
This episode is also sponsored by Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Check out Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI) right here:https://traumahealing.org/kser
And thank-you to PESI
The latest research from neuroscience and psychotherapy has shown we can rewire the brain to facilitate trauma recovery.
Check out Jennifer Sweeton's new book, The Trauma Treatment Toolbox, through PESI and save $10 plus free shipping with code JS10.
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Today Beck continues to train clinicians and facility staff on LGBTQ+ issues, helps facilities establish LGBTQ+ inclusive policies, and provides program development for facilities that want to expand their services to LGBTQ+ populations.
Beck helps institutions through his company, BGC Consulting and also works with LGBTQ identified young people and their families to help navigate educational institutions and treatment settings as an associate consultant at The Romeyn Collective.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 368 Combat Veterans & Confronting The Reality of Trauma. Duane France. Jun 13, 2019

As many of you know, one of my inspirations for starting this podcast was my brother, a former Navy SEAL who returned from combat with PTSD.
I've created an entire Military Podcast Series which consists of interviews of the incredible therapists who’ve dedicated their lives to helping veterans heal.
Duane France is one of those individuals.
First though, a huge thank-you to my sponsors who help me keep this thing going!
CPTSD Foundation provides peer-led, daily, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.
Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqc
This episode is also sponsored by Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Check out Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI) right here:https://traumahealing.org/kser
And thank-you to PESI
The latest research from neuroscience and psychotherapy has shown we can rewire the brain to facilitate trauma recovery.
Check out Jennifer Sweeton's new book, The Trauma Treatment Toolbox, through PESI and save $10 plus free shipping with code JS10.
Go to https://www.pesi.com/toolbox.
Duane France is a retired United States Army Noncommissioned Officer. After 22 years of service, which included tours of duty with the 82nd Airborne Division, service as an Army Recruiter at Fort Meade, Maryland, and five combat and operational deployments, he became a clinical mental health counselor serving veterans in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
As Duane started to work with veterans, he realized that there are some common challenges that all veterans face and that there are many individuals who want to support veterans that do not fully understand what these challenges are.
Duane started the Head Space and Timing Blog and Podcast to help amplify this message and support those who have served.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 367: Psychedelics & Trauma Healing. Jane Latimer Jun 10, 2019

Today, a somewhat controversial, and yet very relevant topic with Jane Latimer: Psychedelics and the treatment of trauma.
First though, a huge thank-you to my sponsors who help me keep this thing going!
CPTSD Foundation has been successfully equipping complex trauma survivors and practitioners with compassionate support, skills, and trauma-informed education since 2014.
Daily Recovery Support? Yes!
Free Support Groups? Yes!
The Healing Book Club? Yes!
This episode is also sponsored by Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Check out Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI) right here:https://traumahealing.org/kser
And thank-you to PESI
The latest research from neuroscience and psychotherapy has shown we can rewire the brain to facilitate trauma recovery.
Check out Jennifer Sweeton's new book, The Trauma Treatment Toolbox, through PESI and save $10 plus free shipping with code JS10. Go to https://www.pesi.com/toolbox.has more than 30 years of experience working with trauma, eating disorder and addiction recovery, as well as nature and expressive arts healing.
Jane Latimer is the author of two books on eating disorder recovery, and the founder of the first spiritually-informed online recovery program, Bodyway.
Through the years working with clients suffering with CPTSD and related addictions, Jane has discovered the power of psychedelics for getting to places that are otherwise impossible to access.
As she witnesses the power of psychedelics to help individuals heal from crippling CPTSD, she has become an advocate and activist on behalf of psychedelic psychotherapy.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 366: Carl Waggett. First Responders, Trauma & Healing Jun 06, 2019

Carl Waggett is back on the podcast and this guy is amazing.
I don’t say that lightly.
There are some people who are able to articulate concepts and feelings in a kind of perfect, let’s-get-to-the-heart-of-the-matter way, for a particular group of people, and Carl is that person for the first responder tribe.
First off, a huge thank-you to my sponsors who help me keep this thing going!
CPTSD Foundation has been successfully equipping complex trauma survivors and practitioners with compassionate support, skills, and trauma-informed education since 2014.
Daily Recovery Support? Yes!
Free Support Groups? Yes!
The Healing Book Club? Yes!
This episode is also sponsored by Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)
Check out Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI) right here: https://traumahealing.org/kser
And thank-you to PESI.
The latest research from neuroscience and psychotherapy has shown we can rewire the brain to facilitate trauma recovery.
Check out Jennifer Sweeton's new book, The Trauma Treatment Toolbox, through PESI and save $10 plus free shipping with code JS10. Go to https://www.pesi.com/toolbox.
Carl Wagget's been a full-time firefighter for the past 14 years, and Acting Captain for 4 of them. After a fellow firefighter and close friend of Carl’s ended his own life, Carl removed himself from the front line trucks only to be diagnosed with PTSD a short time afterward. Carl says he’s learning that there are many sides to this very intelligent disorder, and would simply like to share his experiences in the hope that others understand that PTSD is more of a winnable battle than you think.
Carl started his podcast, PTSD Bunker Gear For Your Brain, after his experiences with PTSD and to help other first responders.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 365: Healing Complex Trauma. Brad Kammer, LMFT Jun 03, 2019

This is why I love doing this podcast!
I get to speak with incredibly inspiring individuals like Brad Kammer.
Brad is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California.
He has trained under and taught with Dr. Peter Levine, the creator of Somatic Experiencing, is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), training assistant and consultant for the SEP Training Program; as well as a presenter on Somatic Experiencing.
A huge thank-you to my sponsors who help me keep this thing going!
CPTSD Foundation has been successfully equipping complex trauma survivors and practitioners with compassionate support, skills, and trauma-informed education since 2014.
Daily Recovery Support? Yes!
Free Support Groups? Yes!
The Healing Book Club? Yes!
A Weekly Newsletter? Definitely!
Learn more about the CPTSD Foundation
This episode is also sponsored by Somatic Experiencing.
Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions, and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story.
For more information regarding Somatic Experiencing and the SE professional training program, please visit www.traumahealing.org.
In 2006, Brad had the opportunity to serve on a Trauma Outreach Program to Louisiana to treat survivors and train health care providers in Trauma First Aide, to assist them in dealing with the aftermath from Hurricane Katrina.
In 2012, Brad had the great opportunity to help introduce Somatic Experiencing to mainland China and has also spent a year working internationally with Burmese refugees in Asia.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content

Episode 364: Relationships After Trauma. Laura Brown, PhD May 27, 2019

Laura on episode #61 of The Trauma Therapist | Podcast.
Laura Brown is a feminist trauma psychologist who lives in Seattle and has published extensively on topics related to trauma treatment, feminist practice, cultural competence, ethics, and LGBT concerns.
First off, a huge thank-you to my sponsors this week:
This episode is sponsored by PESI.
The latest research from neuroscience and psychotherapy has shown we can rewire the brain to facilitate trauma recovery.
Now newly released workbook authored by Jennifer Sweeton, The Trauma Treatment Toolbox, teaches clinicians how to take that brain-based approach to trauma therapy, showing how to effectively heal clients’ brains with straightforward, easy-to-implement treatment techniques.
You can get yours now through PESI and with this exclusive offer to save $10 plus free shipping with code JS10. Go to www.pesi.com/toolbox.
This episode is also sponsored by CPTSD Foundation.
CPTSD Foundation has been successfully equipping complex trauma survivors and practitioners with compassionate support, skills, and trauma-informed education since 2014.
Daily Recovery Support? Yes!
Free Support Groups? Yes!
The Healing Book Club? Yes!
A Weekly Newsletter? Definitely!
Learn more about the CPTSD Foundation here: CPTSD Foundation.
Laura is the founder and past director of the Fremont Community Therapy Project, a training clinic serving low-income individuals.
Though she retired from psychotherapy practice in December, 2018, Laura continues to offer supervision and consultation as well as forensic psychology services.
Laura’