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Laura Reagan, LCSW-C 533 episodes Oct 27, 2026

Laura Reagan, LCSW-C, a psychotherapist and burnout prevention consultant, hosts conversations about holistic and alternative approaches in psychotherapy, counseling, and coaching. Topics include mindfulness, self-compassion, EMDR, art therapy, somatic methods, trauma, and attachment. The podcast offers insights into the practice of therapy and self-care for therapists, exploring the universal human experience with both joy and pain.

Episodes

547: Why Do I Feel Unworthy? The Impact of Father Wounds with Terri Cole
547: Why Do I Feel Unworthy? The Impact of Father Wounds with Terri Cole Oct 27, 2026 59:11 If you feel unworthy of love, you’ll want to listen to this week’s episode. My guest is author, therapist and coach Terri Cole, who talks about her newest book, “Father Wound.” Psychotherapy offices are filled with people exploring their relationships with their mothers, while the impact of absent, emotionally unavailable and abusive fathers is often dismissed and ignored. However, these relations
546: Understanding Cortisol - A Key Aspect of Physical + Mental Health with Dr. Erin Kinney
546: Understanding Cortisol - A Key Aspect of Physical + Mental Health with Dr. Erin Kinney Oct 19, 2026 54:08 Our physiology and our mental health are linked. We’ve all heard about the ACE Study, which describes the long term impact of unresolved trauma. But why does unresolved trauma lead to poor physical health over the lifespan? This week’s guest, Naturopathic Doctor Erin Kinney, explains an important piece of the puzzle: Cortisol! Combatting the confusion and misinformation that is out there about Cor
545: From Freeze to Flow: The Hakomi Method, Embodiment + Psychedelics with Manuela Mischke-Reeds
545: From Freeze to Flow: The Hakomi Method, Embodiment + Psychedelics with Manuela Mischke-Reeds Oct 13, 2026 52:15 Continuing our exploration of embodiment, healing, spirituality and wisdom, this week I’m joined by Manuela Mischke-Reeds, a somatic psychotherapist who is a senior trainer in the Hakomi Method and co-founder of the Hakomi Institute of California. Manuela has developed her own method as well, called Innate Somatic Trauma Therapy Approach (ISTTA). In this discussion you’ll learn about the Hakomi me
544:  IFS + Ancestral Healing: Listening When Parts Speak with Tamala Floyd
544: IFS + Ancestral Healing: Listening When Parts Speak with Tamala Floyd Oct 6, 2026 44:18 This week we dive deeper into working with Internal Family System and our family of parts with my incredible guest, Tamala Floyd. We discussed Tamala’s book, Listening When Parts Speak, and how her ancestors participated in the process. Our conversation wound back and forth through time and space. You’ll hear us discuss intergenerational trauma, breaking cycles, how healing ourselves heals our anc
543: Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy + IFS with Sunny Strasburg, Martha Sweezy, PhD + Dr. David Lovas
543: Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy + IFS with Sunny Strasburg, Martha Sweezy, PhD + Dr. David Lovas Sep 21, 2026 58:32 This week, continuing our discussion of psychedelics and therapy, I’m honored to be joined by three amazing guests who are leaders in the IFS and psychedelics worlds. So HOW does a therapist “do” psychedelic assisted psychotherapy? A number of therapists are already using IFS or IFS informed parts work in their practices. Now, we are fortunate to have a clinical manual co-authored by today’s guest
542: Healing Ancestral Wounds with Psychedelics with Erin Atkinson
542: Healing Ancestral Wounds with Psychedelics with Erin Atkinson Sep 14, 2026 45:35 Psychedelics are a hot topic lately. People are seeking healing experiences, with or without the participation of their therapists. Some are finding their journeys to be transformational but struggle to integrate what occurred when they return to their ordinary lives. Others need help integrating traumatic material that arose. Yet many therapists, especially those who are more seasoned in the fiel
541: How To Raise Conscious Daughters + Sons with Dr. Shefali
541: How To Raise Conscious Daughters + Sons with Dr. Shefali Sep 8, 2026 36:06 Our rapidly changing world is leaving parents needing guidance more than ever. The threats seem to be from everywhere - at school, in the neighborhood, on the internet… How can we help our children become strong and resilient adults who will have the wisdom to lead our world forward? Parents are worried about protecting their daughters from violence and ensuring they grow up feeling confident and
540: Self-Abandonment + Intergenerational Trauma with Alexandra Stevens
540: Self-Abandonment + Intergenerational Trauma with Alexandra Stevens Aug 31, 2026 51:26 If you’re someone who has struggled with self abandonment, you may wonder why you find yourself beating yourself up or feeling like an imposter in your life at times. I often say, “imposter syndrome” is a cute description for a deeply painful feeling. This week’s guest, Alexandra Stevens, explores how our own experiences, and those of our ancestors, factor into our shame today. She shares how we c
539: Brainspotting + Creative Expression – With Kristy Sneddon + Colleen Klym
539: Brainspotting + Creative Expression – With Kristy Sneddon + Colleen Klym Aug 28, 2026 50:26 Continuing with our series on the power of Brainspotting, this week's episode features two more fabulous Brainspotting leaders, Kristy Sneddon, LCSW and Colleen Klym, LMFT, MT-BC. It's hard to explain the alchemy of this episode, but something creative was birthed. In fact, I found myself spontaneously writing Haikus after our conversation, and I do not consider myself a poet at all. Poems
538: How To Help The Helper: Caring For The Self with Vanessa Bear
538: How To Help The Helper: Caring For The Self with Vanessa Bear Aug 20, 2026 50:57 "Trauma therapy shouldn't be traumatizing." This week's guest Vanessa Bear, MSc,'s quote sounds like it may apply to the importance of trauma-sensitive work for those who are seeking healing. Yet - it shouldn't be traumatizing for the helper, either. I have said over the years that exposure to traumatic material is an occupational hazard for those of us in the helping profe
537: A Therapist's Story Of Recovery From Dissociative Identity Disorder with Sally Maslansky
537: A Therapist's Story Of Recovery From Dissociative Identity Disorder with Sally Maslansky Aug 13, 2026 56:58 Dissociative Identity Disorder is one of the more controversial diagnoses in the mental health world. Many therapists and psychiatrists were taught that it doesn't exist, or is so uncommon that we will never see a client with this "disorder" in our careers. However, those of us who specialize in trauma are aware of just how common dissociation is, and clients with dissociative disorder
536: Ancestral Healing: The Regeneration Process with Dr. Ame Cutler
536: Ancestral Healing: The Regeneration Process with Dr. Ame Cutler Jul 30, 2026 43:17 What does healing the legacies of harm passed from one generation to the next look like? That is the topic of this week's episode with my guest, and one of my teachers, Dr. Ame Cutler. Ame is a transdisciplinary trauma theorist, regenerative strategist, and spiritual practitioner who refuses to separate healing from history—or transformation from accountability. Ame created the Regeneration Pr

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