The Trauma Therapist
The Trauma Therapist Podcast explores the human spirit through conversations with thought leaders in trauma, mindfulness, addiction, and yoga. Host Guy Macpherson, PhD, interviews passionate professionals who share personal stories and insights about helping others heal from trauma. The podcast also offers a curated membership library with over 1,000 episodes grouped by topic. Some guests pay a fee for sponsored appearances, which are clearly disclosed.
Episodes
Neglect is the story of nothing with Ruth Cohn, MFT, CST, BCN
Ruth Cohn, MFT, CST, BCN, is a psychotherapist based in the San Francisco Bay Area who has specialized in working with survivors of trauma, neglect, and their partners and families since 1988.Since that time she has focused on childhood neglect trauma and developed Neglect-Informed Psychotherapy, an approach that integrates attachment theory with clinical practice. She is the author of Working wit
The Truth of Who You Are with Dan Grové
Dan Grové is an author and the creator of the Fire & Water Paradigm, a framework reimagining modern masculinity through emotionally honest and mythic experiences.His work, which includes the book series Strong Enough to Fall, Strong Enough to Rise, and Strong Enough to Lead, guides men from emotional shutdown to sovereignty and from wounded boyhood to embodied manhood.Rather than offering quic
The Benefits of Ketamine with Sharon Niv, PhD
Sharon is the co-founder of Joyous PBC, an AI-powered platform focused on making mental health treatment affordable and accessible. A cognitive psychologist, she has led the development of patient programs and created Joyous for Therapists, a collaboration tool designed to support clinicians. Her work centers on the psycholytic ketamine approach for trauma treatment — a low-risk method with neglig
Heart, Soul and Guts with Adena Bank Lees, LCSW
Adena Bank Lees, LCSW, LIAC, BCETS, CP is a licensed clinical social worker, licensed addiction counselor, board-certified expert in traumatic stress, and certified practitioner of psychodrama with more than 35 years of experience.A recognized authority on childhood trauma, Adena specializes in covert emotional incest — a form of hidden abuse she also knows personally, as a thriver with a lived hi
Two Therapists in A Room with Megan Earles, LCSW and Mark Sylvester, MD
Megan Earles, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in trauma, attachment, and relational healing. Through her practice, she helps individuals, couples, and families develop emotional regulation, deepen connection, and build resilience after experiences of loss, betrayal, and chronic stress. Megan blends evidence-based therapy with warmth and collaboration, inviting clients to
Anger What Do You Need From Me with Bronwyn Schweigerdt
Bronwyn Schweigerdt is a licensed psychotherapist, podcaster, and anger expert dedicated to addressing the root causes of mental and physical illness.Drawing from her own personal experiences with depression, she explores the vital importance of acknowledging and managing internal feelings—specifically anger—as a primary catalyst for personal growth and informed decision-making.Beyond individual h
Guest Host Series Susanne Babbel interviews Judyth Tsafrir
Judy Suzanne Reis Tsafrir is the author of Sacred Psychiatry. She approaches trauma from a holistic and integrative perspective, bringing together psychiatry, somatic awareness, relational work, and astrology as meaningful frameworks for understanding psychological suffering and healing. Her book, Sacred Psychiatry, received a National Indie Excellence Award (NIEA) in Alternative Health and Psycho
Saving Lives, Saving Men with John Henry Parker
John Henry Parker is a modern author, behavioral analyst, and former Marine focused on trauma recovery and veteran transition.As co-founder of Harvesting Wisdom, he is known for his narrative approach to helping individuals navigate personal, professional, and military-to-civilian life challenges.He is the author of Men Harvesting Wisdom, a transformational guide to self-leadership that blends the
What Gets You Up In The Morning with Jason Reid
Jason is the founder of TellMyStory.org, a nonprofit he launched after the suicide of his 14-year-old son in 2018. The foundation is dedicated to educating and empowering parents with practical, up-to-date resources to better recognize and support their children’s mental health struggles. Through its sister organization, Mental Wellness Media, Jason produces documentary films and educational progr
Moving Through A Storm of Shame with Becky Aste
Becky Aste is the founder of I Do Breakthrough, a trauma-informed somatic relationship coaching practice that helps individuals and couples break cycles of re-trauma and build secure, emotionally connected partnerships. Drawing on body-based awareness and attachment-focused work, Becky supports clients in repairing relationship patterns at their root rather than managing surface conflict. Her work
It’s Not What You Think. It’s How You Think with Amanda Anderson
Amanda Anderson is a speaker and resilience teacher who draws on her lived experience with trauma, loss, and adversity to help others rebuild meaning and strength.Having endured family deaths, a stroke, divorce, and frontline trauma that “rewired her nervous system,” Amanda brings more than 17 years of work in NLP, resilience, and real-world mental health to her talks and coaching. She shows peopl
Looking For The Human with Will Dobud, PhD
Will Dobud, PhD, MSW, is a social work clinician, researcher, and senior lecturer whose work focuses on outdoor and experiential therapies for youth and improving therapeutic outcomes for adolescents and families. He founded the non-profit True North Expeditions in Adelaide, Australia, and has received recognition including the 2015 Australian Postgraduate Award and 2021 Distinguished Researcher o
Using Psychometric Measures to Help Your Clients with Hilah Kate Kaufman, PhD
Hilah Kate Kaufman, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor at George Mason University whose work centers on trauma, resilience, and adaptation across the lifespan. She integrates developmental and clinical science to better understand how individuals respond to adversity and how trauma-informed approaches can support healing.In addition to her academic role, Dr. Kaufman is involve
There Is A Way with Ashleigh Di Lello
Ashleigh Di Lello is a brain coach, keynote speaker, and creator of Bio Emotional Healing®, a neuroscience-based method that helps people rewire their nervous systems to break free from emotional trauma, limiting beliefs, anxiety, chronic pain, and unhealthy patterns. Drawn from her own 20-year journey overcoming life-threatening illness, chronic pain, and emotional trauma — and later becoming an
Guest Host Series Esther Goldstein Interviews Veronica Lowenbok
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Working With The Anger Behind Addiction with Scott Kiloby
Scott Kiloby is an international speaker, non-duality teacher, entrepreneur, and author of seven books that make authentic spiritual awakening accessible and grounded.He co-founded the Kiloby Center for Recovery and the Natural Rest House, among the first U.S. treatment centers to place mindfulness and nondual awareness at the core of trauma and addiction recovery.Scott is also the co-founder of K
Getting High Acuity Mental Health Care Right with Dr. Caroline Fenkel, DSW, LCSW
Dr. Caroline Fenkel, DSW, LCSW, is a leader in high acuity mental healthcare and the Chief Clinical Officer and Co-Founder of Charlie Health.Dr. Fenkel oversees all aspects of Charlie Health’s clinical programming, including the delivery of evidence-based care by teams of expert therapists. She’s also the head of Charlie Health’s industry-leading Research and Clinical Outcomes team, which regularl
Nobody Gets To Beat Themselves Up with Shawn Mahshie
Shawn Mahshie, M.A., is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and self-love coach based near Washington, D.C. She specializes in helping purpose-driven women overcome burnout and self-abandonment through her signature "Living in Symmetry" approach.This system integrates her "Wheel of Self-Forgiveness" with her expertise as a Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie to transform an
Moving The Darkness Out of The Way with Alexandra R. Johnson, MD
Dr. Alexandra R. Johnson, MD, is an integrative family medicine physician who blends Western and functional medicine with Breema® bodywork, lifestyle counseling, and mind–body approaches to support whole-person health. Trained in Family Medicine at the University of Colorado with a fellowship in obstetrics, she has served on faculty in the U.S. and abroad and has developed physician wellness curri
Rebuilding Our Lives with Jackie Young
Jackie Young is the founder of Open Minds Hypnosis and creator of the Life Architect coaching program, an integrative approach that blends hypnotherapy, counselling, and mentorship to help people recalibrate their lives and reconnect with purpose and joy. Through one-on-one coaching and personalized exercises, she guides clients to identify what brings them fulfillment, release what holds them bac
Living In A World Without Sunlight with Doug Smith, MSSW
Doug Smith, MSSW, is the managing partner of D-Degree, a leadership development and coaching practice focused on trauma-informed leadership and personal transformation.A certified trauma-informed coach and author of The Path of Rocks and Thorns: Leadership Lessons from a Prison Cell, Doug draws on his lived experience with mental illness, substance use recovery, and incarceration to help individua
Timeline Therapy with Jamie Green
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I Am Someone You Know with David Russell Shamszad
David Russell Shamszad is an author, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate whose memoir, I Am Someone You Know, chronicles his descent into untreated bipolar disorder and alcoholism and his long road back. In his early twenties, mood swings, addiction, psychiatric hospitalizations, and incarceration unraveled what once looked like a promising life, culminating in profound loss and near surrende
The Guest Host Series Christina P. Kantzavelos, LCSW interviews Lauren Auer
Lauren Auer is a Trauma Therapist who has built a community of nearly 200,000 followers by sharing what she's learned from seeing trauma from every possible angle.Lauren's path into trauma work was unintentional. What started as a graduate school internship at an agency working with both juvenile offenders and abuse victims turned into a career-defining passion. She discovered she loved the comple
I Made A Decision to Heal Myself with Inna Segal
Inna Segal is an internationally acclaimed healer, author, and creator of the The Secret Language of Your Body method, a psychosomatic healing system that connects emotional and psychological patterns to physical symptoms. With over 25 years of clinical experience, she blends intuitive insight with evidence-informed practice to help people transform chronic illness, emotional blocks, and life patt
Manifest Life with Dr. William Kalatsky
Dr. William Kalatsky is the creator of The Intuition Method, a framework designed to help individuals access their inner guidance, manifest desired outcomes, and heal at deep levels—especially from recurring migraines and other challenging patterns.With his Headaches Heal Method and supporting courses and book, Dr. Kalatsky combines intuitive wisdom with practical strategies to steer life from aut
The Unconscious Mind in Healing with Dr. Brian Alman
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Rebuilding A Human From Scratch with Angie Peacock
Angie is a U.S. Army veteran and trauma-informed coach whose work is shaped by firsthand experience with psychiatric injury and recovery. After serving seven years as a signal specialist, including a deployment to Iraq, she was medically discharged due to severe illness and PTSD and became dangerously overmedicated. Her withdrawal and recovery journey was documented in the film Medicating Normal,
Problematic Sexual Behaviors with Laney Knowlton
Dr. Laney Knowlton is a licensed marriage and family therapist supervisor licensed in multiple states, a certified sex therapist, and the President of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH). She is the creator of the Connected Recovery™ model, which combines the treatment of Problematic Sexual Behaviors, infidelity, and betrayal recovery with relational counseling and sex therapy
When Men Are Betrayed with Adam Nisenson, LMFT, CSAT
Adam Nisenson, LMFT, CSAT — known as The Betrayal Shrink — is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist who specializes in helping men heal from partner betrayal trauma.Drawing on both his clinical training and his own experience of infidelity and betrayal, Adam created a male-focused framework for recovery that blends empathy with practical understanding of th
Giving Meaning to Crisis with Dr. Howard Woodruff
Dr. Howard T. Woodruff is a Christian leader, life coach, crisis expert and the founder of Reclaimed Living who transforms grief into growth and pain into purpose.With deep experience in disaster response, theological reflection, and emotional healing, he stands as a trusted guide for individuals and organizations seeking lasting change through faith, courage, and practical wisdom.In This EpisodeD
Helping Teens Develop Resilience with Emily Waitt
Emily Waitt, MA, LMFT is the founder and Clinical Director of Kincove Adolescent Therapy and Wellness, a Los Angeles-based center dedicated to helping teens and young adults develop resilience, confidence, and emotional well-being. Emily’s journey into therapy began with her own early experiences in therapy, which inspired her to make support more accessible and effective for young people and thei
I Shut Up And Listened with Ryan T. Reicher
I Shut Up And Listened with Ryan T. Reichert is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, author, speaker, podcaster, and servant leader whose life spans more than four decades of leadership, struggle, and transformation. After 23 years of military service including airborne, ranger, and multiple combat deployments, Ryan transitioned into the Fortune 500 world, gaining firsthand experience in corpor
My Pain Is My Identity with Lawyer Johnson
Lawyer is the author of My Pain Is My Identity, a raw and redemptive memoir tracing his journey from childhood sexual abuse and incarceration to healing, forgiveness, and service. Abused at age seven by a family acquaintance in upstate New York, he spent years battling anger, addiction, and violence—until finding faith, mentorship, and emotional truth while serving time in North Carolina prisons.
The Guest Host Series Christina P. Kantzavelos, LCSW interviews Robert Bransfield
Dr. Robert Bransfield is a board-certified psychiatrist and Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He serves as a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and has held leadership roles including Past President of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS). With over 30 years of clinical experience, his
Fear, Shame and Embarrassment with Matt von Boecklin
Matt von Boecklin is the founder of Quit Kit, a science-backed recovery tool created from his own lived experience with alcohol addiction.After years of struggling with kratom abuse—intensified by frequent relocations and the mental toll that came with them—Matt began looking for practical, physiological support for the earliest and hardest phase of quitting. Drawing on his background in chemical
It Will Be Worth It with Ed Chen
Ed is a BCACC registered, CCPA certified clinical counsellor, and BCACC Approved Clinical Supervisor. and the lead trainer at the DBT Centre of Greater Vancouver, and a senior clinician at the DBT Clinic of Greater Vancouver.Ed has extensive experience in delivering Dialectical Behavior Therapy to high-risk adults, youths and families experiencing concerns such as suicidality, self-harm, impulsivi
The Language of intergenerational trauma with Mark Wolynn
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Changing Our Healing Paradigm with Kayse Gehret
Kayse Gehret brings nearly three decades of experience in the healing arts, having founded the wellness center Soulstice Mind + Body Spa before shifting toward global mentorship and transformational wellness.As a Reiki Master, certified yoga instructor, and author of Body/Work: Careers in Massage Therapy, she’s helped countless clients — from corporate leaders to professional athletes — heal and r
I Made A Phone Call with Kerisma Vere
Kerisma Vere is a wellness coach, author, and creator of The Light SWitch Myth: Contemporary Approaches To Creating Lasting Change. Her work centers on helping individuals become more attuned to their own needs, emotions, and inner narratives while cultivating self-compassion and realistic pathways for growth.Through a blend of lived experience, trauma-informed insight, and practical coaching tool
The Guest Host Series Jenny Hughes interviews Liliana Baylon
Liliana Baylon, MBA, LMFT-S, RPT-S, & EMDRIA Approved ConsultantLiliana Baylon helps therapists and supervisors bring cultural humility, trauma awareness, and attachment-informed care into every session.As a bilingual, bicultural, and licensed marriage and family therapist, she specializes in supporting migrant, first-generation, and BIPOC communities through family and child therapy. With adv
Gambling Recovery with Daniel Bullen of Incumental
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Trauma is a Moving Target with Georgina Smith, PhD
Dr. Georgina Smith is the founder of Revolve Recovery, a trauma-focused IOP in California, and creator of the Trauma Ecology Integration Model (TEIM™). TEIM™ views trauma as a dynamic ecology, shaped not only by individual experience but also by relational, generational, institutional, and cultural ecosystems. This approach reframes healing beyond individual resilience, helping both clinicians and
Finding Our Voice with Erin Valente, LMFT
n Valente is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist based in Los Angeles who works with adults, couples, and families seeking healing and connection. She specializes in trauma-informed therapy, EMDR, somatic awareness, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy — blending evidence-based methods with sensitivity to the human experience. Erin helps clients reconnect with their inner voice, process past
The Guest Host Series Christina P. Kantzavelos, LCSW interviews Dani Fagan
Dani Fagan is a certified trauma-informed yoga, breathwork and meditation teacher and recovery coach specialising in helping folks heal chronic conditions rooted in trauma. She healed years of chronic pain, multiple distressing symptoms and anxiety myself and have helped thousands of others using the power of the mind-body connection, nervous system regulation and compassionate self-attunement.Soc
Mental Heatlh Challenges and Business with Dr. Laura Shwaluk and Jerry Kezhaya
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Saving A Marriage On The Brink with Dr Glenn & Phyllis Hill
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The Guest Host Series Christina P. Kantzavelos, LCSW interviews Claire Hogan
Claire Hogan is an ever-curious storyteller with a vivid imagination. Her deepest passion lies in spiritual transformation and the mystery of personal growth.Her journey into energy work began after deeply transformative sessions with a Sound Reiki® practitioner in 2012 and a Theta Healing Meditation Technique® practitioner in 2016. What followed was years of study, training, and personal practice
Owning Your Story with Dr. Andrea Gleim
Dr. Andrea Gleim is a bilingual psychologist, empowerment coach, and speaker with over 10 years of experience helping high-achieving professionals navigate identity, leadership, and life transitions.She is the founder of Mindfully Mine Counseling Center and an adjunct professor at Felician University, where she has taught courses such as Psychopharmacology, Theories of Personality Disorders, and I
Hope After Loss with Marcia Earhart
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Radical Transparency with Stephanie Hutchins, PhD
Dr. Stephanie M. Hutchins is the founder of Serotinous Life, a coaching and wellness company dedicated to helping people heal from trauma and burnout and build resilience. She is also the author of Transformation After Trauma and her upcoming book See Through: The Art and Cost of Radical Transparency in a World That Profits from Pretending With a unique blend of yoga, neuroscience, and post-trauma
Healing Sacred Wounds with SC Nealy
SC Nealy, LPC, ACS, NCC, CCMHC (they/she) is a trauma-informed psychotherapist, educator, and advocate specializing in religious trauma, complex developmental and sexual trauma, couples and queer/nonbinary relationships, and neurodiversity-affirming therapy. With more than 15 years of experience, they founded the LGBT+ Counseling Collaborative in the Washington, DC area and serve as Clinical Direc
Honoring Havi with Matt Goldstein, MD, PhD
Dr. Matt Goldstein is the CEO of JScreen, a national nonprofit making genetic testing accessible for cancer and reproductive health. A Stanford-trained MD/PhD who completed his clinical training at Harvard, Dr. Goldstein has led groundbreaking biotech ventures.His commitment to genetic awareness is deeply personal—after losing his daughter, Havi, to Tay-Sachs disease in 2021, he became a passionat
How To Work With Shame with Dr. Laurence Heller
Dr. Laurence Heller is a clinical psychologist, international trainer, and author with over four decades of experience in the field of trauma healing. He is the creator of the NeuroAffective Relational Model® (NARM®), a clinical approach specifically designed for working with complex and developmental trauma.Dr. Heller holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and, after years of working with treatment
Integrating IFS & EMDR with Daphne Fatter, PhD.
Daphne Fatter, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, author, and international speaker known for her work integrating EMDR and Internal Family Systems therapy. She wrote Integrating EMDR and Internal Family Systems Therapy 3and has over 20 years of EMDR experience.Daphne has completed more than 460 hours of IFS training, including work with IFS founder Dr. Richard Schwartz, and also practices ancestral
Feelings Were Not A Thing In My House with Dr. Adi Jaffe
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Reclaiming My Life with Soulla Demetriou
Soulla is a transformational coach and founder of Soulshine With Soulla, where she has guided thousands through somatic therapeutic coaching, retreats, and mentoring over the past decade.Her signature method—The Soulshine Way™—blends Internal Family Systems, somatic healing, self-compassion, yoga, and mindfulness to help individuals untangle from old patterns, regulate their nervous systems, and r
The Guest Host Series Christina P. Kantzavelos, LCSW interviews Aimee Takaya
Aimee Takaya has been guiding transformative movement for over 13 years. First as an international yoga teacher and now as a Hanna Somatic Educator and Transformation Facilitator. She knows from personal experience the power of this modality to resolve chronic tension and pain and unlock your limitless human potential.Through her practice in Hanna Somatics she has overcome debilitating chronic pai
The Complex Trauma Training Center with Brad Kammer
Brad Kammer, LMFT, LPCC, is a licensed psychotherapist, educator, and the Founder and Director of the Complex Trauma Training Center. He’s the co-author of The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma and executive producer of the Transforming Trauma podcast.For more than 25 years, Brad has worked at the intersection of psychology, neurobiology, and somatics—training therapists worldwide t
A Very Personal Mission with Jessica Ella
Jessica Ella is Australia’s leading women’s trauma expert, speaker, and founder of the Aaruka® healing modality. After surviving profound childhood trauma and transforming her pain into personal power, she has spent the past six years working one-on-one with thousands of women to help them heal, reclaim their identity, and thrive. Jessica combines somatic therapy, subconscious reprogramming, energ
Assertive Peacemaking with Kelsey Blahnik, LCSW-S
Kelsey Blahnik, LCSW-S is a licensed clinical social worker and qualified supervisor serving Texas and Florida, specializing in trauma, OCD, anxiety, and caregiver burnout. She offers online therapy and supervision through her practice, The And Way™ Therapy, where she uses EMDR, IFS, ERP, and ACT alongside a holistic focus on nervous system regulation and wellbeing. Kelsey is also the author of Th
Healing Through Movement with Craig Maltese
Craig “Sheffy” Maltese isn’t your typical fitness personality. With more than 45,000 hours of personal training and leadership roles at top gyms—from Gold’s Gym Venice to Equinox NYC—he’s seen the fitness industry from the inside out. But his story goes far beyond strength and aesthetics.In his memoir A Life Measured in Sessions: Sex, Fitness and Self-Destruction—now in development as a scripted T
Awakening Resilience with Ishan Shivanand
Dr. Ishan Shivanand was born into an ancient lineage of yogis spanning twenty-one generations, and spent the first twenty years of his life in a Himalayan monastery. He is a spiritual innovator, coach, and the founder of Yoga of Immortals (YOI), a modern practice grounded in authentic yogic tradition.He combines science, storytelling, and spirituality to help individuals and organizations manage b
Mind, Body, and Spirit Healing with Dr. Andrew Hahn
Dr. Andrew Hahn is a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of the Life Centered Therapy (LCT) Institute. Co-author of The One-Hour Miracle, he’s spent over 30 years developing and teaching a mind-body-spirit approach to trauma that integrates Eastern psychology, energy work, and mindfulness.A Harvard graduate with a Psy.D. from Hahnemann University, Dr. Hahn has taught at Lesley and Northeast
The Guest Host Series Christina P. Kantzavelos, LCSW interviews Bria Wannamaker, MS
Bria Wannamaker, MA, LPC, is a licensed psychotherapist and founder of Bria Wannamaker Psychotherapy, where she offers trauma-informed, attachment-centered therapy for adults navigating anxiety, grief, relationship pain, and life transitions.She blends somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, and compassionate insight to help clients deepen self-understanding, strengthen resilience, and build
Support, Don’t Solve with Leah Marone, LCSW
Leah Marone, LCSW, is a seasoned therapist, keynote speaker, and wellness consultant with over 20 years of clinical experience and more than 20,000 therapy sessions across three continents.She helps leaders and “people-pleasers” learn to support others without self-abandoning, using her hallmark framework Support, Don’t Solve™ to guide teams, organizations, and individuals toward resilience, boun
Instilling Dignity In Our Clients with Dr. Robert Rhoton, PsyD, LPC,
Dr. Robert Rhoton is the Chief Clinical Officer of the Arizona Trauma Institute and President of the Trauma Institute International. A Diplomate of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, he has spent decades advancing the understanding and treatment of developmental and family trauma. Dr. Rhoton has supervised outpatient clinics, juvenile justice and substance abuse programs, day tre
Opportunity Riding A Dangerous Wing with Dr. Howard Woodruff
Dr. Howard T. Woodruff is a Christian leader, life coach, crisis expert and the founder of Reclaimed Living who transforms grief into growth and pain into purpose. With deep experience in disaster response, theological reflection, and emotional healing, he stands as a trusted guide for individuals and organizations seeking lasting change through faith, courage, and practical wisdom.In This Episode
Surviving the Unspeakable with Christi Scarpino
Christi Scarpino is a retired Speech-Language Pathologist and Massage Therapist who survived the 1977 terrorist bombing of the Mobil Oil Building in New York City. In her memoir, Missing Pieces: A Terrorist Attack Survivor's Memoir of Trauma, she shares her journey of living with undiagnosed PTSD at a time when the condition wasn’t yet recognized.Now dedicated to raising awareness about trauma and
Embracing Our Fragmented Selves with Janina Fisher, PhD
Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and a former instructor at Harvard Medical School.She is an international expert on the treatment of trauma and an Advisory Board member of the Trauma Research Foundation as well as the author of three books, including her most recent, Embracing Our Fragmented Selves: A Workbook for Trauma Survivors and TherapistsHealing the Fragmented Selve
Reclaiming Dignity and Purpose with Tamara Holder
Tamara Holder is a civil rights attorney and former media commentator who survived a high-profile sexual assault during her time at Fox News, where she worked as a contributor and legal analyst. Her path through trauma, public scrutiny, and personal reinvention led her to the Divided Sky Foundation—a recovery nonprofit founded by Phish frontman Trey Anastasio—where she now helps create spaces for
Soldiering Through Trauma with Kelly Nenezian
Kelly Nenezian is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, EMDR Certified Therapist, and Bioenergetic Trainer who helps clients move beyond surface-level coping into deep, embodied healing. She is the founder and president of Gainesville Healing House, a thriving somatic psychotherapy practice where she also supervises and mentors emerging clinicians.Kelly integrates EMDR, Dialectical Behavioral Therap
Understanding Complex Trauma with Kate Mikhailouskaya
Kate is an existential psychoanalytic psychotherapist based in Sydney who specializes in childhood and complex trauma. She works with both adults and children, helping them understand and heal from the lasting effects of single or ongoing traumatic experiences.With a background in existential, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed therapy, Kate takes a compassionate, holistic approach that supports c
Leaving the Ashram with Mary Garden
Mary Garden is a New Zealand–born author whose life has taken her from ashrams in India to eco-villages in Australia and beyond. Now based in Queensland, her writing explores the search for truth, identity, and belonging through extraordinary personal experience.Her memoir,My Father's Suitcase (May 2024), follows the success of her award-winning The Serpent Rising, a vivid account of her years in
What Does The Win Mean To You with Michael Zhang
Dr. Michael Zhang is the co-founder of Incumental. Before launching the platform, he worked as a clinician at the University of Sydney, supporting people struggling with gambling and other behavioral addictions. In his clinical work, he noticed a recurring gap: therapy was helpful, but many people needed support between sessions, while others weren’t ready for therapy at all and still wanted a pri
How to Master Your Energy with Christy Whitman
Christy Whitman is a transformational leader, spiritual teacher, and New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Having It All and Taming Your Alpha Bitch.Her international bestsellers The Desire Factor and Quantum Success have inspired millions, and her new book, just published, The Flow Factor: How to Master Your Energy and Enter a State of Flow (Beyond Words, September 2025) continues her m
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