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In this week's interview episode, we're joined by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, the founder of the Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of 'Trauma Stewardship' and 'The Age of Overwhelm'. In this episode, Emily and Laura discuss the importance of trauma stewardship and harm reduction. Laura shares insights on reframing self-care, the interconnectedness of our lives, and the significance of systemic approaches in improving the quality of life for pets, their people, and the professionals who support them. Listeners will learn about recognizing signs of burnout, the impact of disenfranchised professions, and fostering compassionate accountability within communities. Join us as we explore these crucial topics and how to enhance well-being in our professional and personal lives. You can find the full episode show notes here.
Chapter 1:Summary of Trauma Stewardship"Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others" by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky explores the concept of trauma stewardship, which is the practice of caring for oneself while providing care for others who have experienced trauma. The book addresses the emotional and psychological toll that working with trauma survivors can have on caregivers, and it offers insights on how to manage these challenges effectively.Key themes include:1. Understanding Trauma: Lipsky discusses how trauma affects both victims and caregivers, emphasizing the interconnectedness of human experiences and the ripple effects of trauma in various communities.2. Impact on Caregivers: The book highlights the concept of "vicarious trauma," where caregivers can themselves become affected by the trauma they witness. Lipsky encourages readers to recognize the signs of this phenomenon and to take proactive measures to protect their well-being.3. Self-Care Strategies: Lipsky provides practical tools and strategies for caregivers to practice self-care. This includes setting boundaries, engaging in mindfulness, and ensuring a supportive community.4. Shifting Perspectives: The author urges caregivers to reframe their understanding of trauma and resilience, advocating for a focus on healing and growth rather than solely on the wounds of trauma.5. Collective Responsibility: Lipsky emphasizes that trauma stewardship is not just an individual endeavor but requires collective efforts to create supportive environments in workplaces and communities.Overall, "Trauma Stewardship" serves as a guide for individuals in caregiving roles, encouraging them to nurture their well-being while effectively supporting others through their trauma experiences. The book combines personal anecdotes, practical advice, and theoretical insights to foster a deeper understanding of the complexities of trauma and caregiving.Chapter 2:The Theme of Trauma Stewardship"Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others" by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky provides a framework for understanding and coping with the emotional and psychological impact of trauma, particularly for those in caregiving roles. Below are key plot points, character development, and thematic ideas in the book: Key Plot Points1. Definition of Trauma Stewardship: Lipsky introduces the concept of trauma stewardship, emphasizing that those who work with trauma-affected individuals must also pay attention to their own well-being. The book discusses the responsibilities caregivers have not only towards those they help but also towards themselves.2. Understanding Secondary Trauma: Lipsky explains the impacts of secondary trauma—how witnessing the suffering of others can affect caregivers. She explores how absorbing others' trauma can lead to burnout, compassion fatigue, and a sense of helplessness.3. Self-Care Strategies: The book offers practical self-care strategies for caregivers. Lipsky emphasizes the importance of recognizing one's emotional responses, setting boundaries, and engaging in restorative practices.4. Community and Connection: Lipsky highlights the value of community in healing. She discusses how building a support network and fostering connections with colleagues can mitigate feelings of isolation and overwhelm.5. The Role of Reflection: Throughout the narrative, Lipsky advocates for reflective practices, encouraging caregivers to examine their own experiences, emotions, and responses to trauma. This introspection is framed as a crucial element of effective trauma stewardship. Character DevelopmentWhile "Trauma Stewardship" is not a traditional narrative with characters, Lipsky's writing presents various types of caregivers and professionals who work in...
Content note:While we won't be discussing details about specific traumatic experiences, we will be mentioning examples of trauma and trauma responses. Because even high-level discussions like these can be activating for those who have experienced trauma, we want to invite listeners to pay attention to how you're feeling (emotionally and physically) as you listen. If you find yourself experiencing a strong reaction, we encourage you to pause to care for yourself, whether that includes recentering with deep and measured breathing or stepping away.Resources:* Marja's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marja-germans-gard-phd/* Marja's website: https://marjagermansgardphd.com/Listen: * A Trauma-Informed Future with Katie Kurtz (podcast)* Laura van Dernoot Lipsky on Future Tripping (podcast)Read: * Cultivating Resiliencies for All: The Necessity of Trauma Responsive Research Practices (article by Matt Bernius and Rachael Dietkus)* Practicing without a license (article by Tad Hirsch)* Design for Safety (book by Eva PenzeyMoog)* Trauma Informed Design resources website (a resource repository: https://www.tidresources.org/)* Trauma-Informed Design Research (Medium article by Jax Wechsler)* SAMHSA principles: https://www.cdc.gov/orr/infographics/6_principles_trauma_info.htmFollow: * Rachael Dietkus, Melissa Eggleston, Carol Scott, PhDJoin:* Trauma-Informed Design Discussion Group (request to join using this form) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit userresearchacademy.substack.com/subscribe
In this episode, the conversation centers around questions about when and whether to dismantle the fences and defences we may have built around our hearts. Justine begins the discussion with a focus on the vicarious trauma, but the weight of Arizona's highest courts ruling to reinstate a law from 1864 which will mean near total abortion ban in Arizona weighs heavily on Sarah's heart. The quotes this week are from the book "Trauma Stewardship" by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and "My Heart" by Corinna Luykin. On the Resilient Birth podcast, Justine and Sarah explore the impact of trauma in the perinatal period. Through an inspirational quote that drives the weekly content, Justine and Sarah explore various trauma areas with vulnerability and compassion that support birthing people and birth professionals. Each week, listeners leave with takeaways to utilize in their lives and/or clients. Justine and Sarah hold the stories they share with honor and respect with the hope to impart knowledge, increase understanding, and bear witness to this challenging topic. Sarah is a licensed mental health counselor, educator, and mom of three. She walks with a story of trauma from before and as a result of her perinatal experience. Justine supports survivors of trauma through perinatal coaching and childbirth education. As well as being a mother of three, she holds a Ph.D. on representations of consent and sexual violence. Learn more about our course called Trauma Informed Fundamentals here: https://resilient-birth.mykajabi.com/traumainformedfundamentals
Happy New Year, wonderful listeners! I honestly couldn't have asked for a better episode to bring us into this new year together. I needed more than I knew! In today's episode we connect and learn from Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, who is the founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute. Laura's book, Trauma Stewardship, is one that truly changed my professional career and in this episode she highlights why recognizing how we experience stress is so vital to all of us. She shares with us how damaging isolation is; reminding all of us to connect, not shy away from vulnerability, and bear witness to those around us. Laura is the author of Trauma Stewardship and The Age of Overwhelm. She is the host of the podcast Future Tripping, which is dedicated to conversations about overwhelm. Widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of trauma exposure, she has worked nationally and internationally for more than three decades. Laura is on the advisory board of ZGiRLS, an organization that supports young girls in sports.
Whether you're in a position of caregiving for loved ones or in an industry in which it's your job to do so, caring for others can take an invisible toll on one's health. It's made even more challenging by the lack or absence of societal systems to support caregivers. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, MSW, explains the effects of caregiving, including the corresponding struggles you may experience — such as trauma, decision fatigue, and overwhelm. She also shares ideas for how caregivers can care for themselves and support their well-being. Find the episode highlights, get related resources and view the transcript for this episode at https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/podcast/caring-for-caregivers Have thoughts you'd like to share or topic ideas for future episodes? Email us at lttalks@lt.life — we'd love to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram: @lifetime.life The information in this podcast is intended to provide broad understanding and knowledge of healthcare topics. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of advice from your physician or healthcare provider. We recommend you consult your physician or healthcare professional before beginning or altering your personal exercise, diet or supplementation program.
Dr. Keith Edwards talks with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, author of Trauma Stewardship and The Age of Overwhelm, about how to navigate the challenging experiences and systems that we experience directly and vicariously as an individual, as communities, and organizationally. This conversation discusses Buddhism and neuroscience, self-awareness and self-management, and community care and sustainability. They also discuss the importance of creating organizations that are honest, realistic, allow space for emotional processing, and are strategic about rethinking how to move forward. This episode was originally published on April 26, 2022.
7 out of every 10 adults have experienced a traumatic event, and whether you are aware of it or not, you are most likely interacting with trauma survivors both personally and professionally on a daily basis. Tune into today's episode to learn one of two tips that will help you be more informed, supportive and safe for those survivors in your life. ---------- Free Resources: · The Body Keeps the Score: Brian, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. · No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with The Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C. Schwartz, PhD · Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky · The A-to-Z Self Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals by Erlene Grise-Owens · Help for the Helper: Self-Care Strategies for Managing Burnout and Stress by Babette Rothschild · Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia & Emiy Nagoski, PhD · Eastern Body-Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self by Anodea Judith · Running on Empty: Overcoming your Childhood Neglect by Jonice Webb, PhD · Attached: The New Science on Adult Attachment and How It Can Help you Find and Keep Love by Amir Levine, M.D. and Rachel Heller, M.A. · My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts by Resmaa Menakem, MSW · Lifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time by Laura Khoudari · Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Controlling Yourself by Melody Beattie · Dissociation Made Simple: A Stigma- Free Guide to Embracing Your Dissociative Mind and Navigating Daily Life by Jamie Marich, PhD · Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved parents by Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD · The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Wendy Maltz · The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control & Becoming Whole by Arielle Schwartz, PhD & Jim Knipe, PhD ---------- Stay Connected Instagram: @jess_demarchis_coaching Website: www.jessicademarchis.com
7 out of every 10 adults have experienced a traumatic event, and whether you are aware of it or not, you are most likely interacting with trauma survivors both personally and professionally on a daily basis. Tune into today's episode to learn one of two tips that will help you be more informed, supportive and safe for those survivors in your life. ---------- Free Resources: · The Body Keeps the Score: Brian, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. · No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with The Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C. Schwartz, PhD · Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky · The A-to-Z Self Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals by Erlene Grise-Owens · Help for the Helper: Self-Care Strategies for Managing Burnout and Stress by Babette Rothschild · Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia & Emiy Nagoski, PhD · Eastern Body-Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self by Anodea Judith · Running on Empty: Overcoming your Childhood Neglect by Jonice Webb, PhD · Attached: The New Science on Adult Attachment and How It Can Help you Find and Keep Love by Amir Levine, M.D. and Rachel Heller, M.A. · My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts by Resmaa Menakem, MSW · Lifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time by Laura Khoudari · Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Controlling Yourself by Melody Beattie · Dissociation Made Simple: A Stigma- Free Guide to Embracing Your Dissociative Mind and Navigating Daily Life by Jamie Marich, PhD · Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved parents by Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD · The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Wendy Maltz · The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control & Becoming Whole by Arielle Schwartz, PhD & Jim Knipe, PhD ---------- Stay Connected Instagram: @jess_demarchis_coaching Website: www.jessicademarchis.com
Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This month we have been talking about self care and secondary traumatic stress/burnout. Today host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits an interview from 2016 with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, who is the author of the classic bestseller, "Trauma Stewardship: An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others," and a newer book, "The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the long haul." She also has a fabulous TED Talk entitled "Beyond the Cliff." See below for links to these resources. In this episode you'll hear the two Lauras discussing trauma exposure, an occupational hazard for those in the helping professions and something that has affected many of us who are caregivers, even if that is not what we do for work. You'll hear about how to come back from secondary traumatic stress, vicarious trauma and burnout. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky shares what helped her when she reached the point of knowing she needed a break from trauma work. Whether you are there, or wanting to prevent getting to that point, you will find hope and resources for healing in this episode. Resources for this episode: Trauma Stewardship: An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the long haul TED Talk: Beyond the Cliff Trauma Stewardship Institute Check out Laura van Dernoot Lipsky's new podcast, Future Tripping! Thank you to TherapyNotes for sponsoring this week's episode! TherapyNotes makes billing, scheduling, notetaking, and telehealth incredibly easy. And now, for all you prescribers out there, TherapyNotes is proudly introducing E-prescribe! Find out what more than 100,000 mental health professionals already know, and try TherapyNotes for 2 months, absolutely free. Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching to TherapyNotes. Now featuring E-prescribe. Use promo code "chat" at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes! Thank you to The Receptionist for iPad for sponsoring this week's episode. It's the highest-rated digital check-in software for therapy offices and behavioral health clinics, used by thousands of practitioners across the country. Sign up for a 14-day free trial of The Receptionist for iPad by going to www.thereceptionist.com/therapychat and when you do, you'll also receive a twenty five dollar Amazon gift card. This episode is also sponsored by Trauma Therapist Network. Learn about trauma, connect with resources and find a trauma therapist near you at www.traumatherapistnetwork.com. We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available. Therapists, registration opens in July for Trauma Therapist Network membership. Join a compassionate and skilled group of trauma therapists for weekly calls focused on Self Care, Case Consultation, Q&A and Training. Get on the waiting list now to be the first to know when registration opens! Sign up here https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join Also, my coach and friend (and prior Therapy Chat guest) Keri Nola has opened the doors to her Abundance Activator community for a limited time. Sign up here and enter the code Therapychat to receive a special offer only for Therapy Chat listeners! Also, after many requests from listeners, Erika Shershun, LMFT and I are co-creating a course on Healing Sexual Trauma which is intended for release in September, 2022. Get on the interest list here and receive a free copy of Erika's e-book, The Many Ways to Ground, which will teach you several somatically-oriented practices to get grounded. We will make sure to let you know when the course is on sale! Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audio
Welcome back to Therapy Chat! Continuing the theme of tending to our own needs, today's topic is one that's important to therapy professionals and to first responders, too. To anyone who works with people who are suffering, Vicarious Trauma is important. Host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits a past episode in which she speaks about Secondary Traumatic Stress and Vicarious Trauma after attending a workshop on this topic by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky, the author of Trauma Stewardship. This week is Part 1 and next week, in part 2, we will hear from Laura van Dernoot Lipsky herself! Here's what you'll hear in this episode: The terms Vicarious Trauma and Secondary Traumatic Stress are interchangeable. Therapists bear witness to the traumatic stories of clients and are affected by them. The nature of therapy work requires empathy; it's honorable, brave, and important work intended to make the world a better place. There are small ways to lessen the impact of trauma, by mindfully checking in with yourself and using positive coping methods. As a therapist, how much are you “numbing?” We discuss examples. Laura recommends spending 12-60 minutes each day, for six days a week, working out to the degree of breaking a sweat. We owe it to the people we help to take care of our Vicarious Trauma, and regular exercise is one way to do that. Isolation is common in trauma work, because we feel like “nobody understands.” The American Counseling Association lists several signs of Vicarious Trauma, including: Having difficulty talking about feelings Feeling diminished joy Feeling trapped by work Limited range of emotions Exaggerated startle reflex Hopelessness Trouble sleeping Exhaustion Conflict with other staff Trouble with intimacy Feeling withdrawn and isolated Impatience, apathy A change in worldview What can you do to make a difference? Practice mindfulness Exercise (12-60 min. several days each week) Cultivate connection with yourself and others Enrich your life by doing things you love, apart from work Make meaning Resources: ACA Fact Sheet on Vicarious Trauma Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky Trauma Stewardship Institute Laura van Dernoot Lipsky's newest book, The Age of Overwhelm Thank you to TherapyNotes for sponsoring this week's episode! TherapyNotes makes billing, scheduling, notetaking, and telehealth incredibly easy. And now, for all you prescribers out there, TherapyNotes is proudly introducing E-prescribe! Find out what more than 100,000 mental health professionals already know, and try TherapyNotes for 2 months, absolutely free. Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching to TherapyNotes. Now featuring E-prescribe. Use promo code "chat" at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes! Thank you to The Receptionist for iPad for sponsoring this week's episode. It's the highest-rated digital check-in software for therapy offices and behavioral health clinics, used by thousands of practitioners across the country. Sign up for a 14-day free trial of The Receptionist for iPad by going to www.thereceptionist.com/therapychat and when you do, you'll also receive a twenty five dollar Amazon gift card. This episode is also sponsored by Trauma Therapist Network. Learn about trauma, connect with resources and find a trauma therapist near you at www.traumatherapistnetwork.com. We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available. Registration opens in October for Trauma Therapist Network membership. Join a compassionate and skilled group of trauma therapists for weekly calls focused on Self Care, Case Consultation, Q&A and Training. Get on the waiting list now to be the first to know when registration opens! Sign up here https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join Also, my coach and friend (and prior Therapy Chat guest) Keri Nola has opened the doors to her Abundance Activator community for a limited time. Sign up here and enter the code Therapychat to receive a special offer only for Therapy Chat listeners! Also, after many requests from listeners, Erika Shershun, LMFT and I are co-creating a course on Healing Sexual Trauma which is intended for release in September, 2022. Get on the interest list here and receive a free copy of Erika's e-book, The Many Ways to Ground, which will teach you several somatically-oriented practices to get grounded. We will make sure to let you know when the course is on sale! Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audio
Managing overwhelm has become part of our daily heart work, it seems. Today, we welcome Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, bestselling author of Trauma Stewardship and The Age of Overwhelm, to the show. Laura asks this heart-searching question, "What conditions have you created...what conditions do you have in place...to be able to metabolize the overwhelming "nervous energy" locked and stuck inside your nervous system?" Her story, wisdom, and sage advice invite us to discern the answer and move forward into the future freedom we all seek. Heartlifters, grab a cup of something delicious in one hand and your journal and pen in the other. This is a game-changing conversation. Links + Resources from this Episode: So excited that the podcast has been voted #11 in the Top 100 Mental Health Podcasts on Feedspot: https://blog.feedspot.com/mental_health_podcasts/ Order Laura's books: TRAUMA STEWARDSHIP and THE AGE OF OVERWHELM Visit Laura's website: TRAUMASTEWARDSHIP Please watch Laura's TedTalk: Beyond the Cliff Grab a copy of Janell’s newest book: STRONGEREVERYDAY Subscribe to Janell’s podcast and newsletter: SUBSCRIBE Leave a review, please, of the podcast: LEAVE A REVIEW Visit Janell’s site: MORE RESOURCES Follow Janell on Instagram: @janellrardon
With so much suffering going on in the world that's worthy of our compassion and engagement, it's easy to become overwhelmed by it even as we have the desire to remain engaged. Secondary traumatic stress is the stress we are exposed to when we interact with other people's stress, and it manifests at both an individual and societal level. When not managed effectively, it wears us down and diminishes our ability to contribute in a positive way.On this episode of Being Well, Forrest talks with trauma expert Laura van Dernoot Lipsy about how we can better manage secondary traumatic stress, how to avoid burnout and overwhelm, and what it looks like to stay hopeful and live fully in the face of daunting societal challenges.About Our Guest: Laura van Dernoot Lipsky is the founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others and The Age of Overwhelm. She is a widely recognized pioneer in the field of trauma exposure and has worked locally, nationally, and internationally for more than three decades.Watch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You can watch this episode on YouTube.Key Topics:0:00: Introduction1:35: Laura's personal experience4:10: How secondary trauma shows up for people6:45: Martyrdom and the responsibility of organizations to create sustainable environments10:30: Concern with how trauma is normalized within communities14:10: Internalized oppression and overwhelm in the broader culture17:40: The broader systemic context and the ineffectiveness of burning yourself out21:50: The necessity of taking breaks26:40: How to feel okay taking time to unplug from discourse on charged topics33:35: Differentiating between spheres of control and acknowledging grief37:45: Finding ways to stay hopeful40:35: What Laura is grateful for and stressed about44:35: RecapSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.Have a question for us? Email: contact@beingwellpodcast.com to submit questions or potential topics you'd like us to explore in future episodes.Sponsors:Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world's largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!Want to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.Try Splendid Spoon today and take meal-planning off your plate. Just go to SplendidSpoon.com/BEINGWELL for $50 off your first boxConnect with the show:Subscribe on iTunesFollow Forrest on YouTubeFollow us on InstagramFollow Forrest on InstagramFollow Rick on FacebookFollow Forrest on FacebookVisit Forrest's website
Dr. Keith Edwards talks with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, author of Trauma Stewardship and The Age of Overwhelm, about how to navigate the challenging experiences and systems that we experience directly and vicariously as an individual, as communities, and organizationally. This conversation discusses Buddhism and neuroscience, self-awareness and self-management, and community care and sustainability. They also discuss the importance of creating organizations that are honest, realistic, allow space for emotional processing, and are strategic about rethinking how to move forward.
Episode 5 This week on Oregon Grow, Mental Health Therapist Talia Akre (Multnomah Education Service District) talks about the compassion fatigue many educators experience. Talia explains the difference between compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout. Compassion fatigue is particularly labeled for the helping fields, which includes educators. Many educators of all kinds are dealing with student trauma and mental health issues. Current staffing shortages are additionally compounding the stressors educators are experiencing. Compassion fatigue can even affect an entire school community and can also exist in our personal lives when we're taking care of others. Talia and Jesse discuss the importance of taking care of ourselves first and letting students see we're whole people, for example, by taking breaks or having a classroom mindful minute. Learn more about compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma and how to regain balance: Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk Compassion Fatigue TEDx talk by Dr. Jacquelyn Ollison Master Teachers are Mindful Teachers by The Teaching Professor/Faculty Focus author Dr. Kristen Rousch The Mindful Self Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff Ambiguous Loss by Pauline Boss
Join Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Rich Francey as they discuss what the Future Tripping podcast is all about. In this short episode, Laura's old friend Rich interviews her and she shares with us a little bit about herself, her work, and why she created this podcast. They reflect on the state of overwhelm so many of us are experiencing right now, and how we can identify strategies for staying present and trying not to future trip.
Welcome to Future Tripping. Do you feel overwhelmed right now? Do you know anyone who doesn't? Laura van Dernoot Lipsky is an internationally renowned trauma expert and bestselling author of Trauma Stewardship and The Age of Overwhelm. For over three decades she has helped people and systems find their way through really hard times. In this podcast, we will have conversations about what to do in the face of our overwhelm and how to do it, and we will be guided by listeners' questions. Each week, Laura and a guest will discuss concrete strategies we can use to mitigate harm, cultivate our ability to bring our A-game to whatever we're doing (or as close as we can get), and move beyond what can feel like permanent survival mode. Some weeks will be geared more towards adults, and others towards adolescents and anyone who loves, lives, or works with them. Together, we'll focus on the merits of staying present, not missing out on today, and trying to avoid future tripping.
Dave Monaco kicks off Season 5 of From My Angle and his 2021-22 theme of "Reconnect and Reset" by talking with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky of The Trauma Stewardship Institute about "where do we begin?" as we start this new school year. Ms. Lipsky is the founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others and The Age of Overwhelm.
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky is the founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others, and The Age of Overwhelm. Widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of trauma exposure, she has worked nationally, and internationally for more than three decades. Join Cassie Gillespie from VT-CWTP as she speaks with Laura about Trauma Stewardship and Trauma Exposure Response, specifically as it pertains to child welfare workers and caregivers. Visit our website for show notes & resources: https://vermontcwtp.org/field-podcast/
The Dr. John Delony Show is a caller-driven show that offers real people a chance to be heard as they struggle with relationship issues and mental health challenges. John will give you practical advice on how to connect with people, how to take the next right step when you feel frozen, and how to cut through the depression and anxiety that can feel so overwhelming. You are not alone in this battle. You are worth being well—and it starts by focusing on what you can control. Let us know what's going on by leaving a voicemail at 844.693.3291 or visiting johndelony.com/show. We want to talk to YOU! Show Notes for this Episode I feel trapped as a caregiver for my elderly mom & special needs sister Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others - Laura van Dernoot Lipsky & Connie Burk Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle - Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski How does our family stay balanced with a toddler & new baby due any day? I'm comparing my grief to my husband's after putting our troubled adopted son in a group home Lyrics of the Day: "Muzzle of Bees" - Wilco As heard on this episode: BetterHelp Redefining Anxiety John's Free Guided Meditation Ramsey+ tags: family, sickness/illness, anger/resentment/bitterness, kids, parenting, workplace/career, adoption, grief These platforms contain content, including information provided by guests, that is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. The content is not intended to replace or substitute for any professional medical, counseling, therapeutic, financial, legal, or other advice. The Lampo Group, LLC d/b/a Ramsey Solutions as well as its affiliates and subsidiaries (including their respective employees, agents and representatives) make no representations or warranties concerning the content and expressly disclaim any and all liability concerning the content including any treatment or action taken by any person following the information offered or provided within or through this show. If you have specific concerns or a situation in which you require professional advice, you should consult with an appropriately trained and qualified professional expert and specialist. If you are having a health or mental health emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately.`
In this hour Stephen Henderson speaks with three experts on trauma and the brain. Owen O'Kane is a therapist and author who coined the term "post pandemic stress disorder," Dr. Mithu Storoni is a neuroscientist specializing in trauma and Laura van Dernoot Lipsky is the founder of Trauma Stewardship Institute.
Trauma Stewardship is being fully present with others in their pain, trauma, and suffering without taking it on as our own. It is a long-term approach to tending to our own wholeness so we can be helpful to others in our full integrity. term founded by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, the founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute.Primary Trauma: when you yourself survive something that fundamentally changes your worldview. (E.g., losing a parent to cancer, natural disasters, chronic illnessVicarious Trauma: exposure to someone else's trauma over time also known as: compassion fatigue, empathic strain, and secondary trauma.16 warning signs of the Trauma Exposure Response:Sense of doom/hopelessnessFeeling the weight of systemic oppression (“I can never do enough”)Remaining in a state of hypervigilance/hyperarousalDecreased creativity/increased need for structureInability to embrace complexityMinimizing your own sufferingChronic exhaustion/new onset of physical ailmentsInability to listen/deliberate avoidanceNew onset of dissociative momentsFeeling a sense of persecutionGuiltFearAnger and CynicismInability to empathize/numbing/feeling overwhelmed and overstimulatedNew onset of addiction/relapse of former addictionGrandiosity/inflated sense of one's work (work = identity)Steps towards Trauma Stewardship Step 1: Explore our own values and purpose, feelings and emotions, and past experiences and the meaning we continue to make of them.Regularly check in with yourself.Notice where you are holding pain and suffering in your bodyStep 2: Seek support from othersSeek peer supervision from clinicians who are doing similar work.If your work environment is unhealthy, you may need to do some serious reflection about whether or not you can continue in that environment long term.Step 3: Create healthy boundaries and practice self-care.Create a mental compartment for your work.Create a routine that helps you put that work away each night.Find practical ways to care for yourself throughout the day.Sources:Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, the founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship InstituteThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel VanDerKolk, In the Body of the World by Eve EnslerOther podcast episodes that compliment this episode: Episode #1: Trauma Informed Care - A Review and Call to ActionEpisode #6: Clinical Strategies Through the Lens of Trauma-Informed CareEpisode #9: Attachment - What Is It and Why Is It Important?Episode #11: 5 Ways to Care for Your Physical Wellness EverydayEpisode #12: Music and Trauma-Informed CareEpisode #14: Polyvagal Theory and Music TherapyEpisode #16: Stress Cycle, Connection and RestEpisode #20: The Importance of Rest and How to Make It Happen! The Music Therapy Podcast Episode #15: Transitions Series - Part 1: How Transitions Affect Me, Others, and UsEpisode #17: Transition Series - Part 2: Strategies and Music for ME!Thank you for listening. We appreciate your feedback, please rate and review wherever you listen.If you like the show, please subscribe and share with a friend! ——— Stay in touch at https://www.musictherapyandbeyond.comFollow us on Instagram @musictherapyandbeyond Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/musictherapyandbeyond
In celebration of our first birthday, we’re re-releasing one of our favorite episodes from the past year. We entered the field with fire and that trauma stewardship is about tending to the coals. In this episode, Lidia Michel, Psy.D. joins Dr. Graham Taylor in a discussion on trauma stewardship and how to care for those that care for others. Lidia speaks on the guideposts of stewardship: identifying your working role model, minimizing to make time for rest, hypervigilance and awareness of the speed of your work, and recognizing diminished creativity in your work, and ways to add self-care to your routine to be effective in our work. Self-care is critical and essential to the longevity, within our careers and for the services that we want to provide and for us to be effective in our work. For more information about Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk, visit: https://traumastewardship.com/inside-the-book/ For more information about The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown, visit: https://brenebrown.com/books-audio/ For more information on the Positive Psychology Center, visit: https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/
https://traumastewardship.com Laura van Dernoot Lipsky is the founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of Trauma Stewardship and The Age of Overwhelm. Widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of trauma exposure, she has worked locally, nationally, and internationally for more than three decades. Much of her work is being invited to assist in the aftermath of community catastrophes – whether they are fatal storms or mass shootings. Simultaneously, she has long been active in community organizing and movements for social and environmental justice and has taught on issues surrounding systematic oppression, structural supremacy, and liberation theory.
Let's take a look back at all the wonderful things we loved in this shit show of a year– most of them book-related, although we chat about film/TV a fair amount too. We want to share our favs with y'all in the hopes of spreading a bit more joy around. Please reach out and let us know yours as well! We know this time of year is filled with wrap ups, lists, etc. (hell, we're complicit), which, for some, can be rough to wade through. Take care of yourselves and feel free to skip this one if that's the case for you. We'll be back in 2021 with more book discussions. onto the notes! The Library Coven: 2020 by the numbers 1 rebrand/rename (lol, thanks for sticking with us through it and to be clear, fuck TERFs forever) 25 episodes 14 books 10 GBBO episodes 2 full-length bonus episodes (Umbrella Academy & 2 years of podcasting) 1 year-in-review recap episode 20 hours (1,173 minutes) of produced episode audio, which breaks down into… approx. 80 hours of editing audio and writing show notes (about 4x as long as the episode) Each of us spends about 1.5-2 hours prepping our episode scripts = 30 ish hours Who knows how many hours of reading/listening Total pages read for podcast books = 6,946 [average 496 pages/book] Fiction books mentioned in the episode (alphabetical by author last name) Shadow and Bone series, King of Scars, Six of Crows duology and Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Queen of Nothing by Holly Black Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova New Kid and Class Act by Jerry Craft Legendborn by Tracey Deon We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal Get a Life, Chloe Brown and Take a Hint, Dani Brown byTalia Hibbert You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang A Court of Mist and Fury and Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas A Dream So Dark by L.L. McKinney Nocturna by Maya Motayne The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Non-fiction books mentioned in the episode (alphabetical by author last name) Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown Evicted by Matthew Desomond Rust Belt Femme by Rachael Anne Jolie Braiding Sweetgrass by Brigid Wall Kemmerer Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X Kendi Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha They Called Us Enemy by George Takei The Body Keeps the Score by Besser Van der Kolk Trauma Stewardship Laura van Dernoot Lipsky with Connie Burk TV shows mentioned The Crown Insecure Lovecraft Country Kim's Convenience Crash Landing on You Breeders You Great British Bake Off Lovesick The Good Place The Queen's Gambit Umbrella Academy Little Fires Everywhere The Dragon Prince Vida Pose It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia a new host of Marvel shows to be released! (Loki, WandaVision, Falcon & Winter Soldier) Movies! Emma Rafiki Big Time Adolescence The Old Guard Booksmart Good Boys Crip Camp Trial of the Chicago Seven Transcript to come Spring 2021 As always, we'd love to be in discussion with you, magical folx. Post or tweet about the show using #criticallyreading or #thelibrarycoven. Let us know what you think of the episode, anything we missed, or anything else you want us to know by dropping a line in the comments or reaching out to us on twitter or Instagram (@thelibrarycoven), or via email (thelibraycoven@gmail.com). You can also check out the show notes on our website, thelibrarycoven.com. We really appreciate ratings and reviews on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or any other platforms. Help us share the magic by spreading the word about the podcast! Please support our labor by leaving us a one-time tip on Ko-fi or purchasing books from our Bookshop! Even better yet, become a monthly patron via Patreon and you can unlock a bunch of exclusive perks like access to our community of reader-listeners on Discord. The podcast theme song is “Unermerry Academy of Magics” by Augustin C from the album “Fantasy Music”, which you can download on FreeMusicArchive.com. The Library Coven is recorded and produced on stolen indig...
In part 2 of our conversation, Dr. Graham Taylor continues the discussion with Dr. Jana Martin, CEO of The Trust, and Dr. Lidia Michel around vicarious trauma. In the last episode, we talked about vicarious trauma, its effects, and some of the warning signs that might harm our world view. In today's episode, we discuss preemptive self-care solutions and solutions you can use while in a session with a client. Additionally, we discuss vicarious resilience and the benefits to therapists gained through witnessing human resiliency. For more information about The Trust and ways to engage yourself and empower your clients visit: https://www.trustinsurance.com/For more information about Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky with Connie Burk visit: https://traumastewardship.com/inside-the-book/For more information about Real Happiness at Work by Sharon Salzbery visit:https://www.sharonsalzberg.com/real-happiness-at-work/
In part one of this discussion, Dr. Graham Taylor speaks with Dr. Jana Martin, CEO of The Trust, and Dr. Lidia Michel about vicarious trauma, its affects and some of the warning signs that it may be harming our world view. Part of a practitioner’s work requires them to listen, to and sit with their patients, and listen to their stories of significant challenge. But there is a cost to this for therapists, a cumulative and a lasting impact on the practitioner.We encourage practitioners to talk with colleagues and put this kind of trauma into context. Ask people “how have I changed since I started this work?”, ask “how does my anger show up now?” and invite these conversations around vicarious trauma so we can carry it in the healthiest way possible. We need to have special care for ourselves and to even see our own self-care as a form of honoring the work we do.For more information about The Trust and ways to engage yourself and empower your clients visit: https://www.trustinsurance.com/For more information about Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky with Connie Burk visit: https://traumastewardship.com/inside-the-book/For more information about Real Happiness at Work by Sharon Salzbery visit:https://www.sharonsalzberg.com/real-happiness-at-work/
On this episode, Lidia Michel, Psy.D. joins Dr. Graham Taylor in a discussion on trauma stewardship and how to care for those that care for others. Lidia speaks on the guideposts of stewardship: identifying your working role model, minimizing to make time for rest, hypervigilance and awareness of the speed of your work, and recognizing diminished creativity in your work, and ways to add self-care to your routine to be effective in our work. Self-care is critical and really essential to the longevity, within our careers and for the services that we really want to provide and for us to be effective in our work. For more information about Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk , visit: https://traumastewardship.com/inside-the-book/For more information about The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown, visit: https://brenebrown.com/books-audio/For more information on the Positive Psychology Center, visit: https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/
The Dr. John Delony Show is a caller-driven show that gives you real talk on life, relationships and mental health challenges. Through humor, grace and grit, John gives you the tools you need to cut through the chaos of anxiety, depression and disconnection. You can own your present and change your future—and it starts now. So, send us your questions, leave a voicemail at 844-693-3291, or email askjohn@ramseysolutions.com. We want to talk to YOU! Show Notes for this Episode 2:09: How do I build resiliency and better help others as a first responder? Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D 20:23: What is the next step for my husband and me? How do we compromise on where we live? 28:29: I met a man online and he lied about his name and marital status 38:56: I'm having trouble getting impulsive behaviors under control 52:27: Lyrics of the day: "Runaway Train" - Soul Asylum tags: trauma, first responders, counseling, mental health, dealing with stress, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, marriage, disagreement, compromise, communication, dating, relationships, deception, impulsive behavior, coping These platforms contain content, including information provided by guests, that is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. The content is not intended to replace or substitute for any professional medical, counseling, therapeutic, financial, legal, or other advice. The Lampo Group, LLC d/b/a Ramsey Solutions as well as its affiliates and subsidiaries (including their respective employees, agents and representatives) make no representations or warranties concerning the content and expressly disclaim any and all liability concerning the content including any treatment or action taken by any person following the information offered or provided within or through this show. If you have specific concerns or a situation in which you require professional advice, you should consult with an appropriately trained and qualified professional expert and specialist. If you are having a health or mental health emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately.
These are my Top 3 Books that are NON-DBT:Boundaries – Dr Henry Cloud and John TownsendCo-Dependent No More – Melody BeattieTrauma Stewardship -Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
Episode three features best-selling author Laura van Dernoot Lipsky on how to support our students, families, and especially our teachers in the“Age of Overwhelm.”
Have you witnessed businesses that grow too-fast and are soon out of the market? Have you experienced challenges with growing your team to meet the opportunities presented to your organization? Lex Sisney is the author of Organizational Physics: The Science of Growing a Business. Business Insider noted, “As Co-Founder and CEO of Commission Junction, Lex grew the company from two employees to become the de facto leader in the world of affiliate marketing, beating Google in the process.” Lex spends his time now as a business coach for CEO's and leadership teams in expansion-stage companies who are, “Committed to growing their business without compromising their values.” Organizational Physics takes a scientific approach to outlining a universal and sustainable process for approaching growth in an organization. Lex says that, “Being the CEO of a fast growing company can be exhilarating one week and frustrating the next. I know because I've been there. That's why I created Organizational Physics, a proven method for building and managing high-growth companies that delivers breakthrough results.” We also discuss various approaches to public safety and keeping the economy running as every decision has consequences. Lex brings up the vicarious trauma, which we discussed briefly during a LinkedIn exchange as well as dealt with in greater depth in an article on the work of Laura van Dernoot Lipsky. Navigating the stress of this time as a leader and as a team will be key to thriving through crisis. Lex shares a secret to keeping himself motivated to follow through on his goal of writing for a certain period of time each day is that if he doesn't achieve this benchmark he has to make a financial donation to a politician that he despises. We don't get into politics, so he doesn't share who this is, but with as charged as the political discussions have been, you can imagine this would be highly motivational for anyone with strong feelings on the direction our country should be taking. It is important to remember that the fear of failure is more detrimental to a growth minded professional and an organization than failure itself. As Lex says, “Failure is feedback.” Be intentional with your people, process, production and progress (The 4 P's) and set your team up for success, even in tough times. On The DYOJO Podcast Episode 20, Rachel Stewart discusses lessons learned from the 2008 crisis that lead to opportunity as well as principles that they continue to apply in these modern times. You can view our discussion via The DYOJO Youtube Page and you can listen to The DYOJO Podcast wherever fine podcasts are listened to (Spotify, Apple, Anchor, Google). You can read more on this topic, and many others, in Jon's monthly column The Intentional Restorer from Restoration and Remediation (R&R) Magazine. Lex Sisney - https://www.organizationalphysics.com The DYOJO - https://www.thedyojo.com The DYOJO Podcast - https://www.thedyojopodcast.com The Intentional Restorer - https://www.randrmagonline.com Intro video for The Intentional Restorer created by the talented Edward H. Cross, aka The Restoration Lawyer (guest on The DYOJO Podcast Episode 3) Additional music “Dude” by Patrick Ptrikios Wardrobe: Jon hats: Humble Beast Records, Grip Rite, Portland State University (PSU); shirts: Portland State University, Wordsplayed “Sub Culture”, Classis Seattle Supersonics with the faux double layer (90's swag) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode, I will be sharing with you what I have learned about being a “trauma steward” from the book Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others by Laura von Dernoot Lipsky I will discuss with you the different responses that one exhibits when faced with trauma. I will also remind you that, in this time, it is okay to show yourself grace when it comes to your long term goals and to take the time to focus on what matters most, your health and your family.
I wanted to share this interview with you all, in this challenging time. It's an interview I conducted this past week with my dear friend Laura van Dernoot Lipsky of TraumaStewardship.com. She'a an expert in caring for people who care for people in trauma—like nurses and first-responders. I'd wanted to talk with her because I've been feeling so much concern for my friends and family in health care, and like all of us I've been disturbed by what we've been reading about the workers in health care in Italy, Seattle, NYC and beyond. I wanted her advice on how to support them. In talking to her, though, I came to realize that her methods for supporting caretakers is also excellent advice for how we all can support OURSELVES through this. I hope you find this as helpful as I did. And of course please share it with anyone whom you think might benefit from it. Stay safe, and look out for one another, Katie
Partnered with a Survivor: David Mandel and Ruth Stearns Mandel
In this episode, Ruth and David have a discussion with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, author and director of the Trauma Stewardship Institute. David, who has known Laura for a long time, has seen and felt the power, practicality and simplicity of her message. In this conversation, Laura discusses:how the current situation is impacting an already emotionally overwhelmed workforcethe balancing the urgency of the moment with the need to take care of selfsimple strategies for self care that help your body metabolize stressLaura is the author of two books: Trauma Stewardship: An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others and The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the long haul. You also may want to check out her Tedx Talk: Beyond the Cliff
In the wake of one of what has been one of the toughest weeks since Trump took office, we are joined again by the creator of the Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of the book, “The Age of Overwhelm,” Laura Van Dernoot-Lipsky, who offers some much-needed insight into how we can navigate these very difficult times. Links: The Trauma Stewardship Institute: https://traumastewardship.com/ Get on the waiting list for Laura's seminar in Seattle here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-enduring-to-edifying-in-2020-seattle-wa-tickets-82759412631 Theme music from https://filmmusic.io "Pure Joy" by Otis Galloway License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Episode 135 - Laura van Dernoot Lipsky Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others and her new book The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul, has worked directly with trauma survivors for more than three decades. She has worked with groups as diverse as zookeepers and reconstruction workers in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, community organizers and health care providers in Japan, U.S. Air Force pilots, Canadian firefighters, public school teachers, private practice doctors, tiny non-profits, massive state agencies, libraries, the Pentagon, alternative colleges, and Ivy League universities. Much of her work is being invited to assist in the aftermath of community catastrophes–whether they are fatal storms or mass shootings. She has worked locally, nationally, and internationally. Laura is known as a pioneer in the field of trauma exposure. Laura is on the advisory board of ZGiRLS, an organization that supports young girls in sports. She is a founding member of the International Transformational Resilience Network, which supports the development of capacity to address climate change. Laura also served as an associate producer of the award-winning film A Lot Like You, and was given a Yo! Mama award in recognition of her work as a community-activist mother. Please visit The Trauma Stewardship Institute: http://traumastewardship.com Note: Guests create their own bio description for each episode. The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund. Please visit our website for more information: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com The Curiosity Hour Podcast is listener supported! To donate, click here: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com/donate/ Please visit this page for information where you can listen to our podcast: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com/listen/ Disclaimers: The Curiosity Hour Podcast may contain content not suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion advised. The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language.
Today's show looks at a different way working with survivors of sexual assault. In this episode, you'll hear how Clare uses trauma-sensitive yoga to support survivors of sexual assault. Clare Pritchard has been practising yoga since 1995. She is a Certified Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) Facilitator, a Certifed Iyengar Yoga teacher, and has completed a number of certificates in yoga programs for children. In this episode, we talk about hows yoga help survivors of trauma and how it can be integrated with a range of other traditional therapies and medication. We discussed burn out and self-care when working in an industry and with individuals that have experienced trauma. Clare has been involved in working at Centres Against Sexual Assault since 2000. She began this association working as a Counsellor/Advocate at CASA House but her role in the field has now transformed into a role which provides support and healing to victim/survivors of trauma through yoga. Clare has delivered the yoga component of the Body Based Therapy Program at WestCASA (Centre Against Sexual Assault) since 2011, and at CASA House since 2017. She has also delivered programs in the Northern and SouthEastern CASA's, and Counterpoint Young Women's Refuge. In a voluntary capacity, Clare has provided yoga classes within the Maribyrnong Detention Centre, the Asylum Centre Resource Centre and the YWCA Girl Storey program for marginalised young women Clare talks about how trauma-sensitive yoga is different from other styles of yoga. When she started running it she brought into yoga her knowledge of impacts of trauma to make it safe and appropriate Some key points of trauma-sensitive yoga It's invitational All efforts are made to minimise triggers in the session experience of being able to make a choice when we think about trauma is generally an experience where people have had all choice and control taken away. choice in where you move, how you move and what you do. Guided choice. there's an intentional language of ownership - eg move your arm if you'd like to It may not be suitable for People who are suicidal Who've had recent inpatient admissions As a clinician its good to look at the credentials of the person running the yoga and if they have knowledge and experience in working with trauma. Listen out for them mentioning Safety Minimising triggers No-touch in session Some tools and resources recommended by Clare You can find Clare at www.yarrarangesyoga.com.au David Emerson, E-RYT, founder and director of yoga services at the Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute in Brooklin, is one of the major contributors to this field. Body keeps score by Bessel van der Kolk Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others. Author Laura van Dernoot Lipsky tps://health.usnews.com/wellness/mind/articles/2017-03-29/how-yoga-helps-survivors-of-trauma https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/health/article/Trauma-centered-yoga-helps-patients-with-PTSD-6717475.php?t=7f53ff22de&cmpid=email-premium https://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/111714p8.shtml https://www.traumasensitiveyoga.com/uploads/3/1/6/6/31663259/fostermagimg20181005_11042983.pdf http://www.traumacenter.org/products/pdf_files/Peaceful_Embodiment_Through_Yoga_R0002.pdf http://www.traumacenter.org/products/pdf_files/Yoga_Complementary%20Treatment_PTSD_West_W0002.pdf https://www.traumasensitiveyoga.com/ : info about TCTSY and the Center for Trauma & Embodiment (formerly Trauma Center) https://www.traumasensitiveyoga.com/resources.html : link to articles, publications and research (there are TCTSY-specific ones) https://www.aap.org/en-us/documents/ttb_aces_consequences.pdf : general info about the impact of childhood trauma. might not be relevant! www.yarrarangesyoga.com.au
Major Points: a) yoga as a complement to western medical knowledge has benefits for burn out b) People may not know they have burn out as burn out just becomes part of your life c) Secondary traumatization occurs when you work with trauma victims. Yoga helps you maintain your compassion but decrease your empathy so that you do not become traumatized. This is episode 114 of Changing the Face of Yoga and I have a very interesting guest today. This is Dr Shailla Vaidya. She is a physician, a yoga therapist, and a compassionate change agent, practicing mind body medicine in Toronto, Ontario in Canada. She completed her MD at Dalhousie medical school, a residency in family and emergency medicine at the University of Ottawa and a master's of public health in health management and policy at Harvard. She has had her own experience with physician burnout and she created the yoga of burnout, recovery stress resilience program, which combines yoga practice and philosophy with the science of human functions, self-compassion and stress resilience. Her current medical practice is focused on helping her fellow professionals and others with stress-related illnesses to regain their health and well-being. She's also certificant of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and teaches medically informed therapeutic yoga to yoga therapists internationally. Welcome. Shailla . I think this is an important topic. Is there anything else you'd like to add to that introduction? 02:16 No. I did change the name of the program to the yoga of stress resilience burnout recovery program only because burnout has so many things to prove that it's actually burnout you're fixing as opposed to stress. So it's actually the yoga stress resilience burn-out recovery program. 02:36 What exactly is burnout and let's as opposed to being stressed? 02:48 Burnout was first described by Dr Christina Matlock at the University of California Berkeley. And she described it as having three components. I think we all use burnout in a very colloquial way. But the three components are emotional exhaustion. So many of us had the experience of not being able to mentally handle yet another thing that we may not always recognize or acknowledge that state. So just being emotionally tired is one part of it. The other part of it involves depersonalization and that's a fancy word to say that we go numb. We're, we're not really human anymore. We're not feeling as we used to feel. And that usually occurs when we're overwhelmed with a lot of the feelings that we face, a lot of the people that we come in contact with who are suffering with pain and grief and so many other things. As we get exposed to that over time, we may lose our ability to feel empathy for people who had that because we've been exposed to it so much. And then the third thing is reduced personal accomplishment. And this is , the feeling that we're no longer active at our jobs. We start to view ourselves negatively in regards to our work and with the people we're working with. So we feel negative and we don't feel like we're accomplishing anything in our day. The World Health Organization also just recognize burnout as an actual thing. I don't know if it's a medical diagnosis, but they did give it an ICD 10 code. So a diagnosis and such, but mostly related to one's work. So that burnout is related to the jobs that we do. . And there are many, especially women, caregivers and other people who are caring for people in our community. 04:45 It's actually a very specific thing. I agree with you, that term gets bandied about a lot. But there are some ways that a person could say I'm having those kinds of issues. And if they do feel that maybe they are, what should they do? 05:07 Well, that's the big thing. We all say you need to take a break. You need self-care. That's a hard thing because we make that the job of the person who is experiencing the burnout and not everyone is really able to understand that or understand what they need to do to get out of this cycle of burnout. And essentially it happens when we've had chronic stress. The big thing would they really have to do is start to release stress. And as yoga therapists and yoga teachers, we know that stress builds up in our body. And completing that stress response and then releasing stress from the body is a real big component in helping recover from burnout. Because there's some neurologic things that are happening when we hold stress in our body, we're sending signals up through our brainstem through our limbic system particular around the Thalamus. And of course this is far more complicated than the breakdown I'm giving right now. But our brain stem or thalamus and our limbic system can actually shut down those signals. So we don't actually know we're experiencing the beginnings of burnout until we're exhausted and we can't do anything. So yes, take a break but also do the things that help reduce or release stress from our body as we give ourselves that care. And there's so many components within that but yoga happens to be a fantastic technique to help people with burnout. 06:41 Let's explore that a bit more. Why don't you explain your program? I think that might be the easiest way to do it because it will give us specific information. 06:55 I get referred a lot of people with stress related illnesses from their family doctors and so they've had chronic stress their whole life. And actually when I do their histories and do their assessments, I also do adverse childhood experience scores. So the majority of the people I see also had stressing as a child. And so their nervous systems developed under stress and that may make them more stress responsive as they leave that environment and go on to the rest of the world. And what's so interesting is a lot of people who had stress as kids who survived that tend to be professions where they want to help other people. I always joke with them that no, you want to help other people the way you weren't helped as a kid or give back in that way. It's very interesting. I can't generalize that to the whole population of burnout. I'm really only looking at the people that I see come through my door and so adverse childhood experiences is huge. The way I use yoga is yoga really helps us re-integrate the body. So we know that yoga is more than just the asanas that we practice. The Yoga Sutra says it's a process of slowing down, change the perceptions of our mind through this process. How do people come in who are just exhausted, their bodies can't take anymore. And then using a restorative approach and a bottom up approach to help release tension through the body and then work with breathing and meditation techniques so that they can, you know, exhale and start focusing their mind on other things. It's very effective when we bring them to those places of concentration, meditation and maybe, hopefully bliss. But learning how, first of all to have compassion for the self and take care of the self because so many of us put others before we put ourselves. So my program really helps people come back to that self-care component, taken care of themselves. Actually stopping and moving and releasing the stress and breathing and then learning how to have compassion for the self. Much like they have compassion for the other people in their lives. 09:21 I noticed on your website that you have several supportive resources. I think you have a drop in where people can just come and meditate once a week or so. Is that correct? 09:37 I usually run that in the summertime for people to help them keep up with their practice. During the spring, winter and fall I'm usually busy with working at the medical aspects of Yoga. But I had that drop in because a lot of people after they'd gone through my program can't find a yoga class that is like what I teach. There's tons of people out there teaching yoga. To find a good restorative class, that's just what they need, but might not always be available to people or they might not feel comfortable going to their local yoga studio for whatever reason. 10:22 That happens a lot, unfortunately. When you've got someone who you have diagnosed as having burnout, are they open to coming to your program or does it take them a little while to really accept that that's what they have? 10:43 That's a great question. I work with a lot of family doctors who have assessed their patients over time and some of my patients have had you know, back pain or migraines or other stress related illnesses and they've seen specialists and a lot of other people who can't give them the quick fix or the understanding. So when they come and see me they're usually recommended by somebody that they trust - their family doctor. Many of them have never tried yoga and so they are hesitant at first, but when they come and they meet me and they see the they see my set up, my room, my yoga room, and I explained to them the mind-body connection and why they may be feeling, what they're feeling. I get buy-in that way. I'll talk about anxiety and depression and sleep. I screen them for those things. I screen them for their disability score and as were going through the screens, I bring them to that. They start to realize, well, actually this is a problem for me and that is a problem for me and I'm not surprised that this is four on the clinical scale that I use. And then I actually tell them how yoga can work for that. When we release stress from our body, how that affects our physiology. So I'll teach them about their Vagus nerve, teach them about their heart rate, teach them about these other things and they get buy in because at that point they just want to see somebody who gets it. When I can explain it to them that way, I think it gives them a sense of agency that they understand what's happening. And then when they actually come to the class, which I think is the biggest thing. I really build that trust with them or I hope I do when they come to the class and they realize my God, I'm not alone. Like there's other people who are going through the same thing who have maybe have had similar jobs or jobs I can relate to or are caregivers to elderly parents or have children who are also autistic. Once they see that group and they start the program and they feel like they have the experience of what it feels in their body to practice, that's when I really get the buy in. 13:08 It's really a combination of information and building trust and build a relationship with them. Is that a fair thing to say? 13:20 Yeah, I would say. 13:22 We have a general idea of what you do, but you say you also teach medically informed therapeutic yoga to yoga therapist. Is this in the burnout area or just more generally than that? 13:40 I'm a part of the Svastha Yoga therapy training program. When I was going through my training there would be medical things that I would bring up and offer advice around that type of thing. So we're building our yoga therapy training Svastha training. I'm not certain if you're aware that's led by Doctor Ganesh Mohan and his family. 14:06 I've heard of the Mohans 14:07 So it’s through the Mohans. 14:10 Your training is basically through this particular yoga training opportunity that's available. 14:19 I've done talks for the Montreal International Symposium of Yoga Therapy and I've also done a few things, it's a little bit more informal, but with licensed health care providers. You call them allied health here in Canada who have yoga teacher training background and they want to have some therapeutic yoga skills with their patient population. So that's the type of stuff I also do as continuing education. In that format, I often just call it mindfulness. 14:57 When you're helping professionals, like medical professionals, like yourself or others, do you find them open to yoga or did they take a little convincing? 15:13 You know by the time they get through my door, they're open. I'm sure family doctors who mentioned this to their patients and they might not be open. A lot of the people I get also come word of mouth. So they had a friend who had gone through my program and who was a social worker and their burnout. And so by the time they get referred, they have buy in already. So I think I probably have a biased population, but we know the science of this stuff. and also I think what's really fascinating, but the time that were at, I do have a lot of support from my medical community. Many, many physicians who are specialists find it very interesting and will start to refer to me. So I get referrals from neurologists and psychiatrists, cardiologist that have been interested. I think more than anything is the support I get from my medical colleagues to do this work. It shows that they are interested and that there is buy in. 16:18 I think that's great. My typical listener is either a yoga teacher or yoga therapist; what advice would you give to them if they think they might be experiencing burnout? 16:41 I would just tell them that it's real. A lot of yoga teachers are doing trauma informed practice now and a lot of yoga therapists are. Just to understand that there is such a thing as secondary trauma, vicarious traumatization, that we resonate emotionally with the people who we work with. And that's your neurons, our limbic system picking up on the emotions of others. And we are designed as people, as humans to do that so that we can feel another person. But what the science shows is we actually feel that other person's pain as if it's affecting us. We're experiencing it. People should know that. This is real; you are feeling that heaviness. The person you're working with, you're feeling their heaviness, you're feeling that pain. We have science to show that; brain scans have shown that. The most important thing is that we as yoga teachers and yoga therapists also have a tool that we can use and that is fostering, developing compassion within. We can start to use those meta techniques to breathe in compassion for ourselves, to name the pain that we're feeling. Then we can start to reduce our own empathic distress and our own empathic resonance. We're still resonating with them, but we're dealing with what we're feeling. And then as we start to generate that compassion within, compassion works on a different neural network than empathy, we can actually hold space or be able to be there for our clients, for the people with whom we're working. 18:18 Great point. That actually working with people with trauma can have an effect on the teacher or the therapist. Do you see a lot of trauma training and I haven't taken it so I can't say, but I hope that they're also looking at the wellbeing of the person giving the yoga. So we're almost at the end of the podcast. Shailla. Is there anything that you would like to talk about in more depth or something that we haven't covered at all? 18:53 I think those are the biggest things. I think that what I would like to do for the people who are out there is just to know that there are techniques to read about even, you know, the mindful self-compassion program or compassionate listening programs so that they can start to employ those techniques when they're working with those who have trauma. And to recognize that it might not appear the way they think it's going to appear in them or the others, Especially when you're working in a trauma informed practice to recognize that you may also be triggered by something and that's completely normal. As time goes on, you may start to get triggered simply by working with people who've had trauma. By hearing their stories, you may start to develop that secondary trauma pattern. And you may actually also develop what we call moral distress or moral injury. Moral distress is when you know what to do for someone, but you can't do it. And moral injury is when you feel like the system within which you're working is not able to support what you feel needs to be done in that time. That these are things that helping professionals deal with and that are real and that lead to burnout and beyond. Right. So I think my basic thing is that people should have an understanding of who they're helping and why they're helping, but also the fact that it can happen. 20:21 Do you have any resources? I mean, we've touched on it very briefly, but it sounds like an important thing for people to understand and be able to handle 20:32 I know the Center of Mindful Self-compassion San Diego, California has a website on some of these thing. A fabulous author, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky did a Ted talk on secondary trauma. Babbette Rothschild wrote a book Helping the helpers. So there's resources out there. I think that people can explore around this. 21:08 That's great because I didn't realize that. I mean it makes perfect sense what you say but helping these people who have trauma could be very, it's very satisfying. But it can have some other things that you need to be aware of. This has been a great podcast. I learned so much. So thank you Shailla. You've done a great job and you're an excellent speaker. I think you're doing a really great job, especially this amalgamation of western medicinel and Yoga because I think they do go well together. They complement each other, but it's sometimes it's hard to do that. I congratulate you and thank you so much for being on the podcast. 22:08 Thank you so much. This is actually my grandfather's dream. My last name Vaidya means Ayurvedic physician. So he always wanted his grandkids or his kids. He wanted his kids. But that didn't happen. He wanted his grandchildren to blend the two, to not lose this culture. So much is lost under colonization and my uncles were jailed and great uncles were jailed as they were trying to keep these, these things alive. For me, it's really an honor to be able to speak on this stuff and to be able to combine these two. So thank you for having me.
In this episode, we explore the ever-elusive ideal of work/life balance, including strategies to help us move towards it. Ideas/Creators/Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk, authors of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others: https://traumastewardship.com/inside-the-book/ Tonya Dalton, creator of Productivity Paradox and founder of Inkwell Press: https://ppx.inkwellpress.com/blog/8-top-productivity-tips-wrong-instead/ Laura Vanderkam, author of Off The Clock and other productivity and time management books: https://lauravanderkam.com/
NOW ENROLLING! Check out my new pleasure course which is enrolling now through April 22, 2019 (we'll enroll again in June!). It's called Power in Pleasure: Reconnecting with Your Hunger, Desire, and Joy and runs for five weeks online. I'd love to see you there. On to your emails! Adam wrote back after hearing his email on the show with an emotional thank you. Beginning Gusher and Waterboarding Victim both wrote in with the same question from opposite perspectives. How can you prevent squirting? I share some thoughts and advice from other sex educators before weighing in with my thoughts. Essentially, our bodies are going to do what our bodies are going to do, and instead of stopping something natural from happening, a better question is what ELSE can someone do that feels pleasurable and connecting that might not lead to squirting if it must be avoided. Naive Nancy has a question about condoms. Her boyfriend claims that he can't wear condoms because he's circumcised. Is she being naive? Her friends think so, but they're also having all sorts of other kinds of sex that works for them. Is it a big deal? Maybe. Maybe not. Because male entitlement to pleasure is the gold standard right now, many dudes have internalized this sense of "I don't want to so I won't" when it comes to condoms. That said, all bodies are different, and one person's experience may be different than another's. Practicing with condoms during masturbation, trying differing amounts of lube on the inside of the condom, and eroticizing condoms can all help. But, bottom line, as long as he's respecting Nancy's boundaries, he can have whatever experience he has and it doesn't have to be about anything more. Nic wrote in about being someone who was emotionally and sexually abused. How can Nic find feminist community? Where can Nic find folks who AREN'T invested in misogyny and sexism? Let's talk about finding community and the ways we survive. Among the things discussed, I mention Laura van Dernoot Lipsky's books "Trauma Stewardship" and "The Age of Overwhelm", "Healing Sex" by Staci Haines, as well as "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk and Peter Levine's books. Want to support the show? EVERY DOLLAR MATTERS SO MUCH. The best part is if you support at $3 per month and above, you get weekly bonus content that doesn't exist anywhere else. This week we're talking self-care and fantasizing about your girlfriend's mom and aunt. Head to patreon.com/sgrpodcast and support the show or to tune into your bonus content. Follow Sex Gets Real on Twitter and Facebook and Dawn is on Instagram. About Host Dawn Serra: What if everything you’ve been taught about relationships, about your body, about sex is wrong? My name is Dawn Serra and I dare to ask scary questions that might lead us all towards a deeper, more connected experience of our lives. In addition to being the host of the weekly podcast, Sex Gets Real, the creator of the online conference Explore More, I also work one-on-one with clients who are feeling stuck, confused, or disappointed with the ways they experience desire, love, and confidence. It’s not all work, though. In my spare time, you can find me adventuring with my husband, cuddling my cats as I read a YA novel, or obsessing over MasterChef Australia. Hearing from you is the best Contact form: Click here (and it's anonymous)
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Amy talks with writer, performer, and educator Jen Cross about her new book and how writing is an embodied practice available to all of us, not just to heal trauma but also to celebrate our passions. Find out more about Jen here: http://writingourselveswhole.org Jen's recently published book is Writing Ourselves Whole: Using the Power of Your Own Creativity to Recover and Heal from Sexual Trauma If you are in San Francisco, come to the book's launch party on December 5, 2017 in San Francisco (more info here) Other resources mentioned: Peter Levine, Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma Pat Califia, Macho Sluts and other booksDorothy Alison, Bastard Out of Carolina and other booksPat Schneider, Amherst Writers & Artists methodClarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run with the WolvesLaura van Dernoot Lipsky, The Trauma Stewardship Institute Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro). Make sure to subscribe in iTunes or Sticher. And give us a 5-star review in iTunes, it helps us reach more beloved explorers.
in which Ruth Diaz and i have trouble with maths, uncover some emotional truths about the nature of poetry, and once again throw shade at T.S. Eliot other things referenced: Glacier National Park - https://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm articles on Handmaid's Tale cinematography - https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/blessed-be-the-fruit?utm_term=.xjLAo5Kx0#.hkJ0Gkyq9 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-female-gaze-television-20170505-htmlstory.html http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/director-reed-morano-the-handmaids-tale-interview minus/my-ness by Jane Hirshfield - http://missinglinkspress.com/titles/#my-ness The Trauma Stewardship Institute (Laura van Dernoot Lipsky) - http://traumastewardship.com/ Warsan Shire - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/warsan-shire Blood Dazzler by Patricia Smith - http://coffeehousepress.org/shop/blood-dazzler/ Gwendolyn Brooks - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/gwendolyn-brooks Saeed Jones - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/saeed-jones Rita Dove revision article - http://owrite.blogspot.com/2008/01/narrow-world-made-wide.html
Welcome to Episode 50 of Therapy Chat! Today’s episode is extra special because it’s the 50th episode of Therapy Chat! Host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C decided to try something different. She asked her fellow therapists to record a favorite self care tip, and they jumped at the chance to share what they recommend, and what they use personally. Listeners will hear a variety of therapists sharing their favorite self care tips. Check in with Therapy Chat and let Laura know: what’s your favorite tip? What did you take away from this episode that you can use? Resources mentioned in this episode: Laura’s blog post on self care apps recommended by therapists: Read here Previous episodes of Therapy Chat about self care: Episode 22 with Ashley Davis Bush, author of Simple Self Care for Therapists: Episode 22 Episode 24 on Vicarious Trauma/Secondary Traumatic Stress & Self Care: Episode 24 Episode 44 with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, author of Trauma Stewardship: Episode 44 Poem quoted in this episode: “and i said to my body. softly. ‘i want to be your friend.’ it took a long breath. and replied ‘i have been waiting my whole life for this.’ Copyright Nayyirah Waheed. Check out her powerful poetry collections “salt” and “nejma” and her website: www.nayyirahwaheed.com Go to Therapy Chat Podcast website and share what you like or don’t like about the podcast. www.therapychatpodcast.com Thanks for listening to Therapy Chat! Therapists Contributing to This Episode: Daniela Paolone LMFT Westlake Village Counseling in Westlake Village California http://westlakevillage-counseling.com Sarah Leitschuh, MA, LMFT Sarah Leitschuh Counseling, PLLC Eagan, MN www.sarahleitschuhcounseling.com Jessica Scales, LMFT Next Level Therapy, NW in Federal Way, WA www.nextleveltherapynw.com Susan Faurot, LMFT, Certified Life Coach Online only www.consciouspathinc.com Rachel Goodman, MFT Rachel Goodman, MFT Psychotherapy for Helpers, Berkeley, California rachelgoodmanmft.com Rebecca Wong LCSW-R Connectfulness Counseling, New Paltz NY Connectfulness.com Nicole Burgess LMFT Burgess Counseling and Consulting LLC; Indianapolis, IN www.NicoleCBurgess.com Stacey Steinmiller, LCSW Authentic Self Counseling Rochester, NY 14610 www.ascounseling.com
In Episode 44 Therapy Chat host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews a very inspiring person who has really been a pioneer in the field of trauma exposure. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky is today’s guest on the podcast! You may have heard of her book, Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide To Caring for Self While Caring for Others, and her amazing TED Talk entitled, “Beyond the Cliff”. In this episode of Therapy Chat Laura describes what happened AFTER she realized the impact trauma work had in her life. Host Laura Reagan wanted to know what today’s guest did, exactly, to get through that dark time. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky shares what it was like for her during that process, and describes simple, inexpensive and effective techniques to overcome the effects of secondary traumatic stress which affect all of us who work as helpers and healers with survivors of trauma. Then Laura Reagan shares the details of the new trauma therapist community she has created to help trauma therapists be well and continue the work for years to come. Tune in for this inspiring episode, a must for therapists and others in the helping professions! As always, please visit iTunes to leave a rating and review and subscribe to Therapy Chat so you will receive the latest episodes as soon as they’re released! Laura van Dernoot Lipsky’s TED Talk: http://youtu.be/uOzDGrcvmus Laura’s book, Trauma Stewardship, An Everyday Guide To Caring for Self While Caring for Others: http://traumastewardship.com/purchase/ Learn more about Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and the Trauma Stewardship Institute: http://traumastewardship.com Learn more about Laura Reagan’s Trauma Therapist Community: http://laurareaganlcswc.com/join/ Therapy Chat website: http://therapychatpodcast.com
Laura is the founder and director of the Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of the book Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others. Laura has worked directly with trauma survivors for 28 years and is known as a pioneer in the field of trauma exposure. She has worked nationally and internationally training a wide variety of individuals including zookeepers and reconstruction workers in post-Hurricane Katrina, community organizers and health care providers in Japan, U.S. Air Force pilots and Canadian firefighters. Laura holds a master of social work degree, is an associate producer of the award-winning film A Lot Like You, and was given a Yo! Mama award in recognition of her work as a community-activist mother.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/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others and The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul, has worked directly with trauma survivors for more than three decades.She has worked with groups as diverse as zookeepers and reconstruction workers in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, community organizers and health care providers in Japan.Laura is known as a pioneer in the field of trauma exposure and much of her work is being invited to assist in the aftermath of community catastrophes–whether they are fatal storms or mass shootings.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/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.
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.---First, a huge thank you to my sponsors for helping me keep this podcast afloat!TalkspaceOnline therapy is the most convenient and affordable way to make lasting change in your life with the support of a licensed therapist.Send your licensed therapist text, audio, picture or video messages from your phone or computer whenever you need to. Even if it’s on the way to work! You don’t have to make appointments or deal with extra commutes. Everything happens within Talkspace’s secure platform, all on your schedule.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 ExperiencingSomatic 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/TTPDr. 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 EpisodeCenter 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/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.
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. ---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 visithttps://traumahealing.org/kser---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 EpisodeSomatic 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/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.
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 EpisodeSuzi'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/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.