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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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