Podcast appearances and mentions of linda thai

From a recent SAND Community Gathering (March 2025) Join mental health clinician Linda Thai and writer Jungwon Kim for an in-depth conversation on intergenerational trauma, historical grief, and healing in community. Together, they explored psychological, spiritual, and communal reverberations of historical violence, framed within the context of U.S. wars in Korea and Vietnam, yet deeply relevant to other conflicts, past and present. They shared their experiences and observations of the complex dynamics of remembering and forgetting—and how they play out across families and communities fragmented by political and militarized violence. Further, they explore modes of restoration that are often overlooked by Western therapeutic approaches: somatic and communal transmutation, cultural ritual, and narrative justice. The pathways they shared honor the deep connections between personal, historical, and communal dimensions of trauma. A vital conversation for anyone seeking to understand how the profound wisdom held within cultural memory can contribute to intergenerational healing. Jungwon Kim is an award-winning writer and cultural worker. She is also a communications leader, organizational strategy consultant, and journalist who has dedicated her professional life to human rights and environmental advocacy. As Head of Creative & Editorial at the Rainforest Alliance, she directed a multimedia team of writers, videographers, and graphic designers. Earlier in her career, she served as the editor of Amnesty International USA's human rights quarterly that featured the work of award-winning journalists and documentary photographers (circulation 300,000). She began her storytelling career as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, and on-air correspondent for nationally syndicated public radio programs. Linda Thai, LMSW ERYT-200 is a trauma therapist and educator who specializes in brain and body-based modalities for addressing complex developmental trauma. Linda has worked with thousands of people from all over the world to promote mindfulness, recover from trauma, and tend to grief as a means of self care. Linda's work centers on healing with a special focus on the experiences of adult children of refugees and immigrants. Her teaching is infused with empathy, storytelling, humor, research, practical tools, applied knowledge, and experiential wisdom. She has assisted internationally renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, with his private small group psychotherapy workshops aimed at healing attachment trauma. She has a Master of Social Work with an emphasis on the neurobiology of attachment and trauma. Topics 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:38 Setting the Context: War and Generational Trauma 01:18 Introducing the Guests: Linda Thai and Jungwon Kim 02:17 Linda Thai's Story: A Journey of Healing 06:48 Jungwon Kim's Story: Bridging Generations 11:12 The Impact of War on Generations 13:08 Collective Trauma and Healing 29:39 Ritualizing Healing: The Concept of Han 34:41 The Role of Community in Healing 49:03 Conclusion and Future Conversations Resources Minds Under Seige (A SAND talk with Dr. Gabor Maté and Naomi Klein, facilitated by Cecilie Surasky). Podcast of this conversation. “Violent experiences alter the genome in ways that persist for generations” (Yale News) Han (Korean: 한), or haan, is a concept of an emotion, variously described as some form of grief or resentment, among others, that is said to be an essential element of Korean identity by some, and a modern post-colonial identity by others. – Support the mission of SAND and the production of this podcast by becoming a SAND Member

In this episode, I'm joined by Linda Thai — a mental health clinician, storyteller, and educator who has had her own lived experiences of individual, collective, historical and cultural traumatization...and healing. I've interviewed many fascinating individuals in the past seven years of running The Weekend University, but there was something different about Linda. It might have something to do with her getting off the grid and living in the wilderness in Alaska, or perhaps it's the eclectic self-education she has immersed herself in. Whatever it is, Linda brings to the table a unique and holistic perspective on attachment, that I think is years ahead of the conventional wisdom. Expect to learn: — The difference between psychology, trauma-informed psychology, culturally-informed psychology, and liberation informed psychology — Where traditional attachment theory falls short — Why we need to redefine the parameters of attachment and take an ecosystem view And more. You can learn more about Linda's work and trainings at https://www.linda-thai.com/. --- Linda Thai, LMSW ERYT-200 is a trauma therapist and educator who specializes in brain and body-based modalities for addressing complex developmental trauma. Linda has worked with thousands of people from all over the world to promote mindfulness, recover from trauma, and tend to grief as a means of self care. Linda's work centers on healing with a special focus on the experiences of adult children of refugees and immigrants. Her teaching is infused with empathy, storytelling, humor, research, practical tools, applied knowledge, and experiential wisdom. She has assisted internationally renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, with his private small group psychotherapy workshops aimed at healing attachment trauma. She has a Master of Social Work with an emphasis on the neurobiology of attachment and trauma. Linda has studied Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems, Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment, Havening Touch, Flash Technique, and structural dissociation of the personality, and offers the Safe and Sound Protocol, yoga, and meditation within her practice. Linda works on the traditional lands of the Tanana Athabascan people (Fairbanks, Alaska) with those recovering from addiction, trauma, and mental illness. She is passionate about breaking the cycle of historical and intergenerational trauma at the individual and community levels. --- Interview Links: Linda's website - https://www.linda-thai.com/

In this episode I speak with Mish, a plural system that is non-binary, queer, disabled, and neurodivergent, as well as beng awarded the 2024 Australian Social Worker of the Year. As a social worker of colour, their practice is grounded in identity affirming anti-colonial and anti-oppressive practices from which they have built their skillset of supporting people through a range of therapeutic modalities. Mish is the chair of The Iceberg Foundation, a mental health charity for BIPOC, queer and neurodivergent humans and is the principal practitioner at Niram, a BIPOC focussed EMDR practice. Links to resources mentioned in this week's episode: The Iceberg FOundation - https://www.theicebergfoundation.org/ GenWest - https://www.genwest.org.au/ Rainbow Giving Australia - https://rainbowgiving.org.au/news/the-aurora-group-and-giveout-announce-merger-as-one-million-dollars-distributed-for-lgbtqia-communities Linda Thai - https://www.linda-thai.com/ Queering EMDR Therapy - https://www.instituteforcreativemindfulness.com/publishing/queering-emdr-therapy/ Zoe Bell Gender Collective - https://zbgc.org.au/ In Our Blood TV series - https://iview.abc.net.au/show/in-our-blood The Oasis Movie and Life After the Oasis - https://theoasismovie.com.au/ Decolonizing Therapy podcast episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decolonizing-therapy-a-movement-an-interview/id1310770477?i=1000633816868 My Grandmother's Hands podcast episode - https://soundcloud.com/librofm/my-grandmothers-handsracialized-trauma-the-pathway-to-mending-by-resmaa-menakem Jamie Marich's Dissociation Made Simple - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/dissociation-made-simple-9781623177218 This episode's transcript can be viewed here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VGdbAxpZsnywlOsK3L9Xf19QabZB82SW0UcaA_5TcQU/edit?usp=sharing

Linda Thai LMSW (she, her) is a trauma therapist, educator and consultant. She is gifted with the capacity to contextualize, synthesize and communicate complex and nuanced issues pertaining to trauma, attachment, and the nervous system, including the impact of oppressive systems upon identity, mental health and wellbeing. Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, and now living in Alaska, Linda is a former child refugee who is not only redefining what it means to be Vietnamese, to be Australian, and to be a United States-ian....she is redefining what it means to be wounded and whole and a healer.In This EpisodeLinda's websitehttps://www.facebook.com/lindylou99/https://www.facebook.com/LindaThaiCoachingConsulting/---If you'd like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Are Therapist Conferences Elitist? An interview with Linda Thai, LMSW Curt and Katie interview Linda Thai on her experiences as a conference attendee, keynote speaker, and educator. We discussed the need for more accessible, community-centric, and culturally humble education as well as how to more effectively share knowledge. The limitations of traditional educational models (which Linda calls the Continuing Education Industrial Complex) are discussed as well as how conferences can be exclusive or elitist. We explore how to best access continuing education and take advantage of all types of educational opportunities. Transcripts for this episode will be available at mtsgpodcast.com! In this podcast episode, we look at how privilege and elitism show up in therapist conferences. Katie recently took one of Linda Thai's courses and was fascinated by the way that she was able to make an engaging virtual course. We reached out and requested she share her wisdom with us and we found ourselves talking about the nature of continuing education.   Why should therapists attend (or not attend) mental health conferences? ·      If you understand what type of conference you are attending and take advantage of that opportunity (to learn, build community, or something else) attending mental health conferences can be beneficial to therapists ·      There can be an inherent elitism in conferences, both in who is able to comfortably attend as well as who can participate as speakers or in supporting conferences ·      Continuing education can also have bias and privilege white (typically female) therapists, especially those who have been in private practice for many years. ·      Conferences are often events designed to inspire and create community, the learning experiences may not be as deep as therapists need to truly get what they need as clinicians What are the primary concerns in continuing education for mental health professionals? ·      What qualifies as continuing education seems limited (i.e., lived experience is discounted as valid education) ·      There is a bureaucracy within continuing education approval that makes it difficult for speakers and conference hosts to be able to allow for interactivity and emergence within the workshops ·      Too often the same speakers are elevated and there is a need to center lived experience and marginalized voices to co-create collective learning and liberation Stay in Touch with Curt, Katie, and the whole Therapy Reimagined #TherapyMovement: Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/therapyreimagined Modern Therapist's Survival Guide Creative Credits: Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/ Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano https://groomsymusic.com/

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You may have internalized the message as a child that there was something wrong or bad about you. Even if it was not explicit, you probably didn't receive some of the attention and delight that would have sent the strong message that your way of being in the world is valid.Today's message is simple: You were not a bad child. You deserved love and support in a way that made sense to you. Thank you to the therapist who walked me through this concept! Thank you to Linda Thai for providing such amazing emotional support through the courses and group coaching I've taken with her. I credit both of them with helping me learn how to reparent myself in a more deep way.Resources:Like Your Brain community space (where the picture is that I mentioned in the episode... it's visible to all members including free members)Transcript DocEmail Newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We inherit many things from our families - heirlooms, habits, humour. But what about psychological wounds? In this episode, we discuss epigenetics, intergenerational trauma and how collective memory helps us work through catastrophic loss with Linda Thai, a therapist and former child refugee.

Hi and welcome to Social Work Spotlight, where I showcase different areas of the profession each episode. I'm your host, Yasmine Loupis, and today's guest is Michele, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Accredited EMDR Consultant, Clinical Resource Therapy Trainer as well as partner in private practice and Director of EMDR Relational and Training at Seva House in the Hunter region. Michele has worked extensively with children, young people and adults who have experienced complex trauma as well as supporting young people who have caused harm to others. Michele provides EMDR Consultation and Clinical Supervision to professionals and develops and facilitates training in EMDR and Resource Therapy.  Links to resources mentioned in this week's episode: Michele's Clinical Practice – www.sevahouse.com.au Michele's EMDR Consultation Practice – www.emdrelational.com EMDR and Resource Therapy Training – www.sevatraining.com.au Gabor Maté – Authenticity vs Attachment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3bynimi8HQ & https://redefineschool.com/gabor-on-authenticity-attachment/ Linda Thai's training - https://collectivelyrooted.thinkific.com EMDR – Notice that Podcast - https://www.instagram.com/notice_that_podcast/ Arnold Mindell - http://www.aamindell.net & https://online.processwork.edu Earth Based Psychology – book by Arnold Mindell Metaphysical Anatomy – book by Evette Rose Unlocking the Emotional Brain – book by Bruce Ecker Polyvagal Informed EMDR – book by Rebecca Kase Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense – book by Jan Winhall The Others Within Us – book by Robert Falconer Every Memory Deserves Respect EMDR – book by Michael Baldwin The Art and Science of EMDR – book by Rotem Brayer Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) 3rd Edition – book by Francine Shapiro Rivers Way – book by Arnold Mindell The Wisdom of your Dreams – book by Jeremy Taylor Our Polyvagal World – book by Stephen Porges Gabor Maté's In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts - https://drgabormate.com/book/in-the-realm-of-hungry-ghosts/ Social Work Spotlight podcast episode with Amy (Michele's colleague at Seva house) - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/uRRwl1dVNFb This episode's transcript can be viewed here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R0vp9ui0legCso99FYpO3xJ9jreZ3_HcjMNYKPzmVX8/edit?usp=sharing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialworkspotlight/message

While Attachment Theory has offered many valuable insights, its foundations reflect certain limiting assumptions. Originally formulated based on white, Western nuclear family structures, Attachment Theory is rooted in White cis-het settler-colonizer patriarchal paradigms that hyper-emphasise dyadic relationships within a nuclear family. Yet we humans participate in relationships far beyond just our early caretakers. Many of us feel profound connections across generations – to ancestors, spiritual traditions, and cultural lineages. We also bond deeply with the living world around us, from animals and plants to rivers and forests. And in today's complex global society, our close relational circles extend to friends, chosen families, and communities near and far. When we experience trauma, secure attachment with a handful of early caregivers alone cannot suffice to heal our deep relational wounds. We need a more expansive vision – one that engages the full web of relationships anchoring our lives. The connections we share run far deeper than any one theory can capture. What would it mean to reconceptualize secure attachment more holistically? How might embracing the relational richness of our multi-layered lives help transform isolation into belonging? These are some of the questions we will explore with Linda Thai, mental health clinician, storyteller, and educator. Topics: 00:00 – Introduction 01:20 – Orienting 07:45 – Linda's Journey 15:50 – Attachment Theory 22:00 – Grief 31:21 – Song at the Heart of Healing 47:40 – Ancestry

"Being trauma-informed, trauma-sensitive or trauma-driven without conversations about oppression and social justice is impossible. Trauma is political." Linda Thai Linda Thai,Somatic therapist and trauma therapist | Free-lance educator, public speaker and story-teller | Group facilitator | Collaborator | Infiltrator | Cross-pollinator | Community-builder | Agent of change | Former child refugee | Happy human being Linda is a trauma therapist and educator who specializes in brain and body-based modalities for addressing complex developmental trauma. Linda has worked with thousands of people from all over the world to promote mindfulness, recover from trauma, and tend to grief as a means of self care. Linda's work centers on healing with a special focus on the experiences of adult children of refugees and immigrants. Her teaching is infused with empathy, storytelling, humor, research, practical tools, applied knowledge, and experiential wisdom. Being Human and Doing Psychotherapy is a podcast that portraits the human in psychotherapists and the psychotherapist present in all of us. Whatever profession we pursue, we first enter it with humanity and the fullness of the whole being. Through this podcast, I curiously explore what the “secret ingredients” of various psychotherapeutic directions are and how they integrate through the specific life and human stories of the therapists who practice and live them. I hope this conversation brings something new in your perception and knowledge on this topic. If you like what you hear please share, like and subscribe so these stories can reach more people.⁠ Connect with Being and Doing by clicking on the link of your interest: Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/being_and_doing This podcast represents my own and my guests views and opinions. The content here should not be taken as medical, financial or any other advice. The content is for informational purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult the appropriate professional for any specific questions you have. Thank you for joining me on this journey

Linda Thai is a therapist, educator, and storyteller. She has been one of the most important people in my own healing journey, especially her focus on somatic embodied integration. Feeling safe enough to work with what the body holds was a turning point for both of us. Linda shares about her own healing journey and how key the body was for her own process.She drops countless pieces of wisdom in her gentle yet direct style.You'll also hear me laugh a lot more than usual, in part because of how comfortable I feel in her presence!Resources mentioned:The January 2024 round of the Somatic Embodiment & Regulation Strategies: Not only one of the best courses I've ever taken, but by FAR the best value for the cost (plus, scholarships available). I took this course twice and recommend it most highly!! Linda's website: https://www.linda-thai.com/If you scroll down on Linda's website you can sign up for her newsletter, which she usually sends monthly and is always informative. That's where you can find out about her new content for next year, including something called Trauma & The Voice that I'm very excited about!Originally published on The Longer Road as a two-part seriesTranscript DocEmail Newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feelings, emotions, sensations in the body... We've all received confusing messages around what they mean and what they are. And many autistic folks have trouble connecting to their emotions and related body sensations.They're also important and potentially useful messages from our body as it attempts to stay safe. This episode covers one compelling theory of what feelings (sensations and emotions) are, as well as a variety of tools to get through the day no matter where you are in your journey. Also, just a reminder that whatever you're doing to get through the day right now is okay. You don't owe anyone—including yourself—a specific amount of healing or performing wellness. Book mentioned is How Emotions are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett. I also mention Linda Thai and Resmaa Menakem. Episode originally published as 009 Feelings: Why?? on The Longer Road podcastLinks:Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to Linda Thai, "the role of therapy is to help you to get to know yourself and to experience a sense of dignity." Our conversation dives into therapeutic solutions that are trauma sensitive, trauma informed, and trauma driven as we explore the root causes of trauma, empowerment through somatic strategies and "me-search". Linda also guides us through a brief yet grounding orienting exercise at the end of the conversation that can be practiced anywhere and anytime.Linda Thai describes herself as a somatic therapist and trauma therapist, free-lance educator, public speaker and storyteller, group facilitator, collaborator, infiltrator, cross-pollinator, community-builder, agent of change, former child refugee, happy human being. her expertise includes the fields of meditation, yoga, and self-enquiry, addictions and behavioral health, childhood adversity and resiliency, colonization, intergenerational refugee trauma and social justice, grief, loss and reclamation. More about Linda Thai-INSPIRATION: For the purpose of empowered self-awareness. To liberate the joy and peace at the essence of our beings. To ignite a passion and excitement for life, to connect us back to ourselves and to each other.LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Linda would like to acknowledge that she lives and works on the unceded lands of the Dené Athabascan people of the Middle Tanana Valley. She has been nourished by the healing forces of the Alaskan wilderness and exposed to the ancestral wisdom of the custodians of these lands. Shifting out of an extractive economic and philosophical relationship with the natural world has opened her up to living and operating in mutuality with all forms of life, including herself. Quyana, Tsenaa-‘ii, Gunalchéesh, Dog in dihn', Háw'aa, DOIKshin, Ana masee', Masi-cho, Anna-Basse.

Linda Thai, a Vietnamese Australian trauma therapist living on Native lands in Alaska, shares her journey to self-discovery as she navigates her own identity in the aftermath of her early childhood trauma. She shared words of wisdom about grief and developmental trauma as well as intergenerational and ancestral trauma, touching on the immigrant experience and family dynamics. Through various brain and body-based strategies (click here for a link to free videos she offers that are highly recommended), she reclaims the unresolved ancestral grief and trauma in her lineage and inspires others to incorporate historical awareness, including the impact of colonialism.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Linda Thai shares her journey of self-discovery as she navigates her own identity in the aftermath of unrecognized transgenerational trauma. She has dedicated her life to building secure relations within herself and her roots, and provides body-oriented healing using sheds light on the reality of unraveling transgenerational traumas. Through her various healing strategies, she reclaims the unresolved ancestral grief and trauma in her lineage and inspires others to look at our colonized systems through a different lens.

Linda Thai shares her journey of self-discovery as she navigates her own identity in the aftermath of unrecognized transgenerational trauma. She has dedicated her life to building secure relations within herself and her roots, and provides body-oriented healing using sheds light on the reality of unraveling transgenerational traumas. Through her various healing strategies, she reclaims the unresolved ancestral grief and trauma in her lineage and inspires others to look at our colonized systems through a different lens.

I love this quote from my brilliant friend and today's guest, Linda Thai. She says, “Trauma isn't just what happened, that shouldn't have happened. It's also what didn't happen, that should have happened.” Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we're once again super-duper lucky to be talking with trauma therapist, educator and storyteller Linda Thai. Whenever I spend time with or speak with Linda - I always walk away having discovered something about myself, learned something new or have an opportunity to stretch myself through visiting places of creative tension.So buckle up for the ride, because in this episode, we go on a fantastic journey that covers a range of topics that I think will land, resonate, create curiosity and be helpful for so many listeners!One of the things we discuss is her newest therapy that walks people “back in time” to face the hurt, pain, and people in their past, and ultimately helps release some of the burden of their childhood traumas.In providing the space to speak through their younger selves to the ones that hurt them, this liberating process leads to a greater understanding of the actions of the adults in their life who failed to provide the care they so desperately wanted and needed. It is through these powerful realizations, that individuals find their way to release the burden of childhood trauma and move forward as a more empowered version of themselves.This episode isn't just about surface level healing, it's an invitation to dive deep into ourselves and to learn how to be better advocates for ourselves and others on their journeys. The possibilities are endless. Get ready to embrace a whole new perspective on healing!PS - If you haven't listened to the first episode I did with Linda - EP114 - Our Bodies Hold Our Stories - I encourage you to check it out… I think you'll love it!KK's Takeaways:Secure Attachment (15:00)Sharing The Blessings (29:50)The Purpose Of Therapy & Healing (39:47)Understand Each Other (47:25)Social Media Is Not A Safe Space (1:02:52)Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone (1:21:13)Relationship Advice (1:29:39)Earn The Love (1:40:35)Linda Thai is a somatic therapist, trauma therapist, mental health clinician, storyteller, and educator who has had her own lived experiences of individual, collective, historical and cultural traumatization...and healing. She uses her background in trauma therapy, somatic therapies and yoga to guide others through steps that help you to recognize and safely release tension through resourcing the body. She believes in empowering others through education and skills, thereby igniting potential and fueling your innate desire to learn, to grow, to heal.Connect with Linda:WEBSITE: https://www.linda-thai.com/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/LindaThaiCoachingConsultingRECOMMENDED READING: https://www.linda-thai.com/resources/recommended-readingsKaren Kenney is known for her dynamic storytelling, sense of humor, and her no BS approach to Spirituality. She's a sought-after speaker, podcast guest, spiritual teacher, and workshop presenter. An entrepreneur for 20+years, Karen brings a down-to-earth and practical approach to spiritual concepts that can be powerfully applied in both people's personal and professional lives. She's a Certified Spiritual Mentor, Certified Hypnotist, writer, speaker, and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast, as well as the founder of the community: THE NEST.Karen guides those she works with to create their own unique experience with spirituality and to not just “take her word for...

Host's note: If you prefer to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. This episode features our guest, Amy Pagett - a trauma-informed Self-Sabotage, Somatic Embodiment, and Breathwork coach helping her clients find healing through safety and reconnecting to their body. TOPICS COVERED: - Her journey with childhood trauma, the death of her brother, and sexual abuse that developed into a chronic debilitating autoimmune disorder which, as it came to the surface, thrust into her a healing journey. - Embodying chaos and fear and people pleasing at a very young age- What happens when you can't pretend anymore- It sucks but it's true: Recovery has no road map or checklist!- Somatic embodiment - befriending your nervous system- Co-regulation v. Self-regulation- Fawning trauma response- Guilt and shame, taking care of others, and literally not knowing what you even need or want- Self-sabotage: getting in your own way and how it keeps you stuck- Cycles are familiar, and familiar seems comfortable- Self-worth - what am I doing to feed my worthiness? - Trauma wasn't our fault, but healing is our responsibility- Deep dive into finding out what isn't serving your highest and best good, and how to go after what is- Self-talk is so important- Change is slow but repetitious, and trauma recovery is an ongoing thingGUEST'S MOST USEFUL RESOURCES IN THEIR HEALING: 1. Linda Thai's Somatic Embodiment Course 2. Breathwork FOR MORE INFO ABOUT OUR GUEST: 1. Website - https://www.aimtruecoaching.com/2.  Twitter -  https://twitter.com/AimTrue7Tags:  #traumarecovery #traumarecoverycoach #traumahealing #healingfromtrauma #traumasurvivor #survivorhood #ifsinformed #childhoodtrauma #selfabandonment #selfsabotage #selfworth #chonicillness #autoimmunedisease #coregulate #selfregulation #somaticembodiment #healingfromtrauma #fawning #4f #traumaresponse #selftalk #cycles Support the showTrauma Survivorhood is hosted by Sara Miley, CTRC-A, IFS - an IFS-informed certified trauma recovery coach with her own private practice called Full Circle Wellspring LLC. For one-to-one coaching, IFS guidance, classes, and more - visit: www.fullcirclewellspring.comLike and Follow for latest news and promotions: www.facebook.com/fullcirclewellspring For all past episodes, check out the Trauma Survivorhood's podcast home: www.traumasurvivorhoodpodcast.comFor all the episode videos, check out: www.youtube.com/@fullcirclewellspring © 2021-2023 Trauma Survivorhood with Sara Miley and Full Circle Wellspring LLC

This show is the second part of a look at the immigrant experience in Alaska and the U.S. It draws on two different conversations. I spoke with Linda Thai, who is an immigrant, but also a Fairbanks therapist and educator who helps trauma sufferers, in 2018. I spoke with historian and bibliographer Ron Inouye back … Continue reading Acknowledging Contributions

I’ve been thinking about immigration lately and our country’s conflicted legacy of welcoming those from other parts of the globe seeking a better life here. This Northern Soundings episode draws from two previously aired conversations with Vietnamese refugee Linda Thai and Japanese American Ron Inouye, who had family members placed in internment camps during World … Continue reading Who is Welcome: Linda Thai & Ron Inouye

America! The land of opportunity! And also, for so many, the ambiguous loss of immigration and uprooting a life and a history comes with a complex web of emotions. In this episode of Grief, Collected by The Mash-Up Americans, hosts Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer speak with trauma therapist and educator Linda Thai — about ancestral grief, and how unmetabolized grief, particularly in "Mash-Up" families, is passed down through generations. We dive into how important understanding historical context is for grief and healing, and ask: What happens to a family structure if we don't grieve? Full episode transcript available on the Grief, Collected website. Episode Credits  Grief, Collected is a production of The Mash-Up Americans Executive produced by Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer Senior editor and producer is Sara Pellegrini Development Producer is Dupe Oyebolu Production manager Shelby Sandlin Original music composed by The Brothers Tang Sound design support by Pedro Rafael Rosado Website design by Rebecca Parks Fernandez Grief, Collected was supported in part by a grant from The Pop Culture Collaborative

"Are we going to be okay?" This was one of the first questions Amy Choi & Rebecca Lehrer, co-founders of The Mash-Up Americans, posed in their new podcast series, Grief, Collected. Throughout episodes with folks like adrienne maree brown, Dorothy Holinger, and Linda Thai, Rebecca and Amy explore what grief is and how it impacts us emotionally, physically, culturally, and collectively. Rebecca & Amy talk about the questions they posed in this series and how the answers they uncovered are shifting their personal, familial, cultural, and collective responses to grief and loss.  Listen to Grief, Collected Check out The Mash-Up Americans *Note: this episode talks about suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out. You can call 988 or text Hello to 741-741.*

Linda is a trauma therapist and educator who specializes in brain and body-based modalities for addressing complex developmental trauma. She is highly sought after for her trainings in trauma-informed care, compassion fatigue resilience, and vicarious trauma recovery skills for human services professionals. As an adjunct faculty member in the Social Work Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Linda's decolonized approach to education and engaging teaching style makes her well-loved with students. She assists internationally renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, with his private small group psychotherapy workshops aimed at healing attachment trauma. She has a Master of Social Work with an emphasis on the neurobiology of attachment and trauma.Dr Bessel x The Story Box Get my new book 'The Path of an Eagle: How To Overcome & Lead After Being Knocked Down'.► AMAZON US► AMAZON AUS► AMAZON UKCONNECT WITH JAY & THE STORY BOX► INSTAGRAM ► TWITTER ► FACEBOOK ► WEBSITE SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE! ► Apple Podcast ► Spotify ► YouTube Enjoying The Show? Consider Subscribing To YouTube & Apple Podcasts, Please Leave A 5-Star Rating and Review over on Apple Podcasts.► Support The Show Here:Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the second meditation of our Grief, Collected series, which come out every Friday. Today is a breathing meditation with Linda Thai. Linda is a therapist and leads meditations as part of her somatic healing practice. She will take us on a 10 minute meditation to explore our relationship to our ancestors through release and healing. And for those us that get antsy about the idea of meditating for 10 minutes - we get it! Take a walk and see how it feels. Linda Thai is also featured in Episode 3 of the podcast.More about Linda Thai and her work here. You can find more info and resources at GriefCollected.com More about Linda Thai - Linda is a trauma therapist and educator who specializes in brain and body based modalities for addressing complex developmental trauma. She is highly sought after for her trainings in trauma-informed care, compassion fatigue resilience, and vicarious trauma recovery skills for human services professionals. As an adjunct faculty member in the Social Work Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Linda's decolonized approach to education and engaging teaching style makes her well-loved with students. She assists internationally renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, with his private small group psychotherapy workshops aimed at healing attachment trauma. She has a Master of Social Work with an emphasis on the neurobiology of attachment and trauma.Grief, Collected is a production of The Mash-Up Americans. Executive produced by Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer. Senior editor and producer is Sara Pellegrini. Development Producer is Dupe Oyebolu. Production manager Shelby Sandlin. Original music composed by The Brothers Tang. Sound design support by Pedro Rafael Rosado. Website design by VOKSEE. Grief, Collected was supported in part by a grant from The Pop Culture Collaborative. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

America! The land of opportunity! And also, for so many Mash-Ups, the ambiguous loss of immigration and uprooting a life and a history comes with a complex web of emotions. Today we're talking to the trauma therapist and educator Linda Thai about ancestral grief, and how unmetabolized grief, particularly in Mash-Up families, is passed down through generations. We dive into how important understanding historical context is for grief and healing. There are many Mash-Up revelations in this episode!!!! We're asking: what happens to a family structure if we don't grieve? You can find more info and resources at GriefCollected.comAbout Linda Thai:Linda Thai is a trauma therapist and educator who specializes in brain and body based modalities for addressing complex developmental trauma. She is highly sought after for her trainings in trauma-informed care, compassion fatigue resilience, and vicarious trauma recovery skills for human services professionals. As an adjunct faculty member in the Social Work Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Linda's decolonized approach to education and engaging teaching style makes her well-loved with students. She assists internationally renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, with his private small group psychotherapy workshops aimed at healing attachment trauma. She has a Master of Social Work with an emphasis on the neurobiology of attachment and trauma.More about Linda Thai and her work here. Grief, Collected is a production of The Mash-Up Americans. Executive produced by Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer. Senior editor and producer is Sara Pellegrini. Development Producer is Dupe Oyebolu. Production manager Shelby Sandlin. Original music composed by The Brothers Tang. Sound design support by Pedro Rafael Rosado. Website design by VOKSEE. Grief, Collected was supported in part by a grant from The Pop Culture Collaborative. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're back!!! Welcome to a new series about grieving and life from The Mash-Up Americans. Grief, Collected is where we explore how grief moves through our bodies, our families, and our communities — and why we need to feel it all in order to transform our future. Launching November 15 — with new episodes every Tuesday and new meditations every Friday. Grief, like joy, is one of our human conditions. Yet it is the one we, as Americans, are the least willing to confront, even as it becomes more and more essential to do so. We prize pushing forward, but maybe it's time to pause. As we emerge from the catastrophic losses of the pandemic — and wrestle with the regular traumas of modern life — how do we heal ourselves to plant seeds for our future? What wisdom can we call upon to create hope for a more introspective, joyful, and honest culture? We're talking to leading psychologists, researchers, musicians, and authors, including George Bonnano, Natalia Skritskaya, Daniela Gesundheit, Alexander Chee, Linda Thai, Dorothy Hollinger, Wendy Macnaughton, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, and adrienne maree brown. bit.ly/meet-grief-collectedSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're back!!! Welcome to a new series about grieving and life from The Mash-Up Americans. Grief, Collected is where we explore how grief moves through our bodies, our families, and our communities — and why we need to feel it all in order to transform our future. Launching November 15 — with new episodes every Tuesday and new meditations every Friday. Grief, like joy, is one of our human conditions. Yet it is the one we, as Americans, are the least willing to confront, even as it becomes more and more essential to do so. We prize pushing forward, but maybe it's time to pause. As we emerge from the catastrophic losses of the pandemic — and wrestle with the regular traumas of modern life — how do we heal ourselves to plant seeds for our future? What wisdom can we call upon to create hope for a more introspective, joyful, and honest culture? We're talking to leading psychologists, researchers, musicians, and authors, including George Bonnano, Natalia Skritskaya, Daniela Gesundheit, Alexander Chee, Linda Thai, Dorothy Holinger, Wendy Macnaughton, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, and adrienne maree brown. bit.ly/meet-grief-collectedCredits:Grief, Collected is a production of The Mash-Up Americans. Executive produced by Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer. Senior editor and producer is Sara Pellegrini. Development Producer is Dupe Oyebolu. Production manager Shelby Sandlin. Original music composed by The Brothers Tang. Sound design support by Pedro Rafael Rosado. Website design by Voksee. Grief, Collected was supported in part by a grant from The Pop Culture Collaborative.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Moose unveils her latest coaching emphasis and Kat attempts legal validation. We question the size of trailer wheels, Moose has toddler veins and Kat and Producer Sara experience a mobile IV. Kat embarks on a new educational venture and Moose teaches us about a hero.  Moose gives Kat a social media challenge and Producer Sara invites Kat to a pick'n pull. Moose invites our listeners and the universe to consider self-compassion, and encourages us to love what is.Support the show

Linda is an adjunct faculty member in the Social Work Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and specializes in trauma-informed care and compassion fatigue resilience skills; She assists internationally renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, with his private small group psychotherapy workshops aimed at healing attachment trauma. In her work at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, she is responsible for training clinicians in all departments, including psychology, nursing and medicine. She has a Master of Social Work with an emphasis on the neurobiology of attachment and trauma.Linda has studied Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Brainspotting, Havening, Internal Family Systems, and structural dissociation of the personality. Linda has worked in Fairbanks, AK with those recovering from addiction, trauma, and mental illness. She is passionate about yoga, meditation, and mindfulness and bringing those gifts to her community. In This EpisodeLinda's WebsiteSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5739761/advertisement

In this conversation, I speak with Linda Thai (she/hers). Linda is a Vietnamese Australian trauma and somatic therapist currently living in Alaska. I was very intrigued by Linda's work. She is writing and researching about the intersections of trauma, healing and adult children of refugees, specifically Vietnamese refugees. Some of what we touched upon in this conversation:Naming the losses of adult children of those who sought refugeThe need for clinicians to have "a bigger frame" in which to understand our experienceWhat somatic therapy is and what it might look like The importance of reclaiming cultural strengths and recognizing our resilienceI hope this conversation moves you. And, that it provides you with some understanding and compassion of your experience, of the experience of Vietnamese folks, and of those who have sought and continue to seek refuge. Linda Thai (she/her) is a trauma and somatic therapist. After surviving post war Vietnam, her family sought refuge in Australia.  She is a storyteller, freelance educator, an adjunct faculty member at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and assists Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, an internationally renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert, in his workshops.  Linda also offers her own training and workshops. One of her trainings is called, Unnameable Losses: The Unmetabolized Ambiguous Grief of Adult Children of Refugees. You can find Linda at www.linda-thai.com and https://www.facebook.com/LindaThaiCoachingConsulting.Follow Asians Do Therapy on Instagram or Facebook.

This isn't a typical episode because today's guest, Linda Thai, did not give a typical answer. The usual question and answer format of this How She Got There episode was derailed right from question one, and that's a fantastic thing because what ended up surfacing was much better than what I could've planned Somatic and Trauma Therapist, Linda Thai, shares with us how her and family survived post-war Vietnam's refugee exodus. Although only 2 years old at the time, the experience of fleeing her home country had a significant impact on Linda's life. “You don't remember the trauma but you exhibit the symptoms” Linda explains. She expertly weaves an understanding of trauma as she tells the story of her and her family's harrowing journey. I was touched by her story not only because it's so similar to the story of what my family went through, but also because it's an excellent example of Rumi's quote “The wound is where the light enters”. ***************** Resources: I mistakenly told you that Part I of our conversation was Ep 201 but it's actually Ep 199! Learn more about how your experiences shapes who you are today - Ep. 199: Why Are You Like This? Understanding Emotional Trauma and How To Heal From It,  ******************* Want more inspiration?  Join the Curious Monki Newsletter! https://www.subscribepage.com/cmnewsletter You can also find me on Instagram @curiousmonki

Gain a better understanding of yourself and why you do what you do by understanding how your experiences shaped us into who you are today.  Deeper yet, learn how some experiences  – trauma  – can get locked into your body (known as samskaras in yoga philosophy). In order to survive we need to develop adaptive strategies.  This might look like being charming, very self-reliant or highly nurturing.  It can also look like perfectionism, people pleasing, rebellion, self-isolation, or pushing people away.  There are endless concoctions of adaptive strategies. When they seem unappealing like lying or being overly critical, we deem them as problematic behaviors and might even get to a point where we berate ourselves for behaving that way. But a better way to look at these behaviors is by seeing them, as Linda calls them “superpowers”. It was an honor to have Somatic and Trauma Therapist, Linda Thai, on this episode to teach us about what trauma is, what adaptive strategies are, and what it takes to heal so that we can let go of the adaptive strategies that no longer serve us. Listen in to discover: What is trauma and how can you tell if you've experienced it? What are these adaptive strategies that we develop for survival? What does it take to heal and let go of the behaviors that no longer serve you? ************************************* Want more inspiration?  Join the Curious Monki Newsletter! https://www.subscribepage.com/cmnewsletter You can also find me on Instagram @curiousmonki

Sometimes as human beings that are doing personal & Spiritual work, we often try to go back in time to “the scene of the crime” of our childhood trauma or our old wounds in hopes of finding healing. We fantasize about “time travelling” to that particular person or prior place to finally try to get the love that we needed. We think that our problem can be solved somewhere “back there”, when really healing actually happens best, right here in the present moment. Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we're talking about heading back to the scene of the crime and how it can sometimes leave us incapacitated or keep us from moving forward. As they say in some 12-Step and recovery programs, “You can't build a better past” - meaning we can't go back and change what we did or what happened to us. We want it to have been different but, as the brilliant somatic and trauma therapist Linda Thai says, we often resist the fact that “that ship has sailed”. Instead, hopefully we can find ways to navigate our past, assign new meaning to it, and gather tools to help us integrate the experience, find safety in our relationships now and move forward in our lives. The salve, the balm, and our healing medicine is found in the Love in the here and now.   KK's Key Takeaways Trying To Heal (5:22) Traumatized Kids (9:49) External Teacher (14:03) How Do We Do That? (18:31) Internal Stabilizers (25:32) Daily Spiritual Practice or DSP (29:52) Karen Kenney is a certifiedhttps://www.karenkenney.com/spiritual-mentoring ( Spiritual Mentor), author, speaker, and the host ofhttps://www.karenkenney.com/podcast ( The Karen Kenney Show Podcast). She's also the founder of THE NEST - an online spiritual membership & community. She's been a student & guide of A Course in Miracles for close to three decades, a yoga teacher for 20+ years and is a longtime practitioner of Passage Meditation. She's also a Gateless Writing Instructor & workshop facilitator and is currently working on a memoir. KK grew up in Lawrence & Boston, MA, and graduated from BU with a degree in Communications. She's known for her storytelling, her sense of humor, her love of the Divine and her “down-to-earth” practical approach to Spirituality. Her signature process: Your Story to Your Glory™ - helps people transform their old stories of victimization & suffering, so they can choose Love over fear, improve their most important relationships, deepen their connection to Self, Source & Spirit, and live from a place of forgiveness, flow, freedom & fun! A sought-after speaker, spiritual teacher, and thought leader for podcasts, shows, live events, and mastermind programs, Karen's been invited to speak & teach on various platforms, stages & retreat centers across the country, including the renownedhttps://www.eomega.org/workshops/teachers/karen-kenney ( Omega Institute for Holistic Studies). You can learn more & connect with KK at:http://www.karenkenney.com/ ( www.karenkenney.com)

“The survival strategies that keep us alive, are also what keep us from living.” And that's just one of the many golden nuggets that my guest Linda Thai, shared during our powerful and intimate conversation. I kept asking her to repeat herself because all the wisdom she was speaking was too good to be missed! Today on The Karen Kenney Show, I'm thrilled to introduce you to the amazing Linda Thai. I was lucky to study with Linda recently, and I was so moved by her personal story and inspired by her professional work, that I just knew I had to have her on the podcast! Linda is a somatic therapist, mental health clinician, storyteller, community builder and educator. She assists internationally renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, with his private small group psychotherapy workshops aimed at healing attachment trauma. Linda also uses her background in trauma therapy, somatic therapies and yoga to guide others through the steps that help them to recognize and safely release tension through resourcing the body.  We talk about how the body (and the nervous system) holds implicit or subconscious memories that we may not be aware of. And that by working with and through the body, we can access a deeper truth, that isn't possible when we go through cognitive (intellectual) awareness. She also shares that there's a narrative that we tell ourselves and that we told ourselves, and that we hang on to. And yet, if we pause for long enough and sink into the body, there's something else that's wanting to emerge. With this knowledge, we can begin to move from a state of trauma - to one of empowered self-awareness that allows us to connect back into ourselves and each other. No longer do we have to abandon ourselves; we can instead get curious and listen to the stories our bodies are trying to tell us, so that we can play a proactive part in our own healing and come home to ourselves. KK's Key Takeaways Having Traumatized Parents (3:39) Forgiveness Is An Outcome (12:06) The Space To Rage (18:28) Perpetually Pessimistic (26:37) Build A Set Of Toys (38:39) Inspire And Ignite (51:46) Mammalian Instinct (1:06:02) Thinking Of Myself Less (1:17:55) Water Ourselves (1:28:18) Look Out The Window (1:37:13) Between The Healer And The Wounded (1:42:43) Hold My Own Story (1:48:25) Linda Thai is a somatic therapist, trauma therapist, mental health clinician, storyteller, and educator who has had her own lived experiences of individual, collective, historical and cultural traumatization...and healing. She uses her background in trauma therapy, somatic therapies and yoga to guide others through steps that help you to recognize and safely release tension through resourcing the body. She believes in empowering others through education and skills, thereby igniting potential and fueling your innate desire to learn, to grow, to heal. Linda is an adjunct faculty member in the Social Work Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and specializes in trauma-informed care and compassion fatigue resilience skills; Mental health clinician at ND Systems, specializing in somatic therapies and trauma therapy. She assists internationally renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, with his private small group psychotherapy workshops aimed at healing attachment trauma. In her work at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, she is responsible for training clinicians in all departments, including psychology, nursing and medicine. She has a Master of Social Work with an emphasis on the neurobiology of attachment and trauma. SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.linda-thai.com/ (https://www.linda-thai.com/) FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/LindaThaiCoachingConsulting (https://www.facebook.com/LindaThaiCoachingConsulting) RECOMMENDED READING: https://www.linda-thai.com/resources/recommended-readings (https://www.linda-thai.com/resources/recommended-readings) Karen Kenney is a...

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week I'm away at the Not Your Typical Psychotherapist Conference in London, I'm sharing an episode from 2021 about connecting with your inner resonance, with Sarah Peyton.  Sarah Peyton, Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication, constellation facilitator and neuroscience educator, integrates brain science and the use of resonant language to heal trauma and nourish self-warmth with exquisite gentleness. She teaches and lectures internationally, and is the author of the book “Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain's Capacity for Healing." Her second book from W.W. Norton, The Your Resonant Self Workbook, was published May 25, 2021.Visit Sarah's website: https://sarahpeyton.com/ where you can find her books and courses.The Institute for Creative Mindfulness is the brainchild of Dr. Jamie+ Marich, an EMDR Certified Consultant & Trainer. You can save 15% on any of their trainings for the remainder of 2023 using coupon code THERAPYCHAT at this link: https://bit.ly/ICMTherapychat I'm recommending Linda Thai's training to therapists and anyone who wants to learn about trauma through a polyvagal and somatic lens. It begins soon, and if you miss this cohort, be sure to catch the next one! It's so affordable and structured to fit into busy lives and be digestible. Learn more at: https://www.linda-thai.com/programs/12weeksomatic-2023-september My friend Dr. Elizabeth Guthrie's course, Polyvagal Theory & Plant Allies, is now being offered on a different platform at a lower price. Learn more and register here:  https://bit.ly/PTPlants The course begins in mid-September, 2023.My friend Dr. Jamie+ Marich's free webinar recording and link to learn about their course are found here: Not Faking: Dispelling the Myths & Misunderstandings Of DissociationJamie+ also has a new course on Trauma & the 12 Steps. Click the link to learn more and register!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! 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!!Find my most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here - includes recommended books and trainings.Get my free PDF 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Searching For A Trauma Therapist here!Love Therapy Chat? Subscribe + Leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts to help more people find the show!Find a Trauma Therapist on the Trauma Therapist Network:www.traumatherapistnetwork.comTherapists, Trauma Therapist Network includes a searchable directory as well as a membership community meeting weekly for support, consultation, training and self care. Learn more here! Registration reopens in September, 2023 and therapists can join the waiting list now to get first access and a special discount when doors open!Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week we welcome back a previous guest, Dr. Arielle Schwartz.to talk about applied Polyvagal Theory and how it helps us connect to a sense of resilience within our bodies. This episode is like a mini-course in how somatic embodiment affects our access to our inner "yes" and "no." Past traumatic experiences and attachment wounds can prevent us from being connected to our own wisdom from within, but we can reconnect to an empowered sense of agency and autonomy where we can move, breathe and be present to our pain without being swallowed by it. Arielle's teachings provide therapists with the tools to live resiliently while we do our work and to support our clients in doing the same. Arielle Schwartz, PhD, is a psychologist, internationally sought-out teacher, yoga instructor, and leading voice in the healing of PTSD and complex trauma. She is the author of many books, including The Complex PTSD Workbook, EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology, The Post Traumatic Growth Guidebook. and Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery, as well as her newest publication, the Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery Flip Chart, which can be used by clinicians and anyone who wants to learn these skills. Dr. Schwartz is an accomplished teacher who guides therapists in the application of EMDR, somatic psychology, parts work therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of trauma and complex PTSD. She has a depth of understanding, passion, kindness, compassion, joy, and a succinct way of speaking about very complex topics. She is the founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy in Boulder, Colorado where she maintains a private practice providing psychotherapy, supervision, and consultation. With over twenty years as a therapeutic yoga teacher, Dr. Schwartz believes that the journey of trauma recovery is an awakening of the spiritual heart. Find Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery Flip Chart on Amazon here.Find the accompanying book, Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery, on Amazon here.Listen to Dr. Arielle Schwartz's previous Therapy Chat interview here!Save 20% on a Virtual Ticket for the Master Series Oxford here! This event, which runs 8/31-9/3 with prior Therapy Chat guests Linda Thai, Jamie+ Marich, Deb Dana, Janina Fisher, Dick Schwartz, Amie Apigian as well as Bessel van der Kolk, Frank Anderson, Stephen Porges, Peter Levine, Licia Sky and dozens of others includes up to 30 CE's! Register here and use code Therapychat20 to save 20% on a virtual ticket: https://bit.ly/therapychatmasterseries If you're attending in person come say hi to me!My friend Dr. Elizabeth Guthrie's free webinar recording and link to learn about her course are found here: Explore Your Healing Garden of Unique Plant Allies. My friend Dr. Jamie+ Marich's free webinar recording and link to learn about their course are found here: Not Faking: Dispelling the Myths & Misunderstandings Of DissociationGet 50% off when you try HelloFresh using our coupon code! Go to https://hellofresh.com/chat50 and use code chat50 for 50% off PLUS free shipping!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! 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!!Find my most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here - includes recommended books and trainings.Get my free PDF 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Searching For A Trauma Therapist here!Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts to help more people find the show!Find a Trauma Therapist on the Trauma Therapist Network:www.traumatherapistnetwork.comTherapists, Trauma Therapist Network includes a searchable directory as well as a membership community meeting weekly for support, consultation, training and self care. Learn more here! Registration reopens in September, 2023 and therapists can join the waiting list now to get first access and a special discount when doors open.Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week I'm thrilled to be speaking with Dr. Stephen Porges, who proposed the Polyvagal Theory back in the 90's and has continued to study, write and speak about this important work ever since. In our conversation you'll hear the story of Dr. Porges's work over the past decades; find out how the Polyvagal Theory relates to our felt sense of safety; learn about the Safe & Sound Protocol; learn about the positive impact of our individual and collective healing; and much more. Stephen W. Porges, PhD is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium. He is professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina and professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He has published more than 400 peer‐reviewed scientific papers that have been cited in more than 50,000 peer-review publications. He is the creator of the Polyvagal Theory and a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol ™, currently used by approximately 3,000 therapists to reduce hearing sensitivities, improve language processing, and increase spontaneous social engagement. He is the author of The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation (Norton, 2011), The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe (Norton, 2017), and Polyvagal Safety, as well as co-author with Seth Porges of Our Polyvagal World (Norton, 2023), and co-editor with Deb Dana of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, 2018). Dr. Porges is a founder of the Polyvagal Institute.Find everything Polyvagal Theory at: https://polyvagalinstitute.orgVisit Dr. Porges's website here: https://www.stephenporges.com/The Institute for Creative Mindfulness is the brainchild of my friend Dr. Jamie+ Marich, an EMDR Certified Consultant & Trainer. You can save 15% on any of their trainings for the remainder of 2023 using coupon code THERAPYCHAT at this link: https://bit.ly/ICMTherapychatLive training through Academy of Therapy Wisdom with Linda Thai & Bessel van der Kolk: Working with Complex Trauma: Innovative Approaches for Restoring Mind-Body ConnectionBusiness School for Therapists is open now! Save $125 when you join using my link: https://bit.ly/Zynnyme Therapists - take note - doors are open now for the TTN waiting list! Trauma Therapist Network includes a searchable directory as well as a membership community meeting weekly for support, consultation, training and self care. Learn more here! Doors close 10/1 for early access and 10/7 for regular access. It's not too late to join the waiting list! My friend Dr. Jamie+ Marich's free webinar recording and link to learn about their course are found here: Not Faking: Dispelling the Myths & Misunderstandings Of DissociationJamie+ also has a new course on Trauma & the 12 Steps. Click the link to learn more and register!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! 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!!Find my most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here - includes recommended books and trainings.Get my free PDF 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Searching For A Trauma Therapist here!Love Therapy Chat? Subscribe + Leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts to help more people find the show!Find a Trauma Therapist on the Trauma Therapist Network: www.traumatherapistnetwork.comPodcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week I'm bringing you an episode which was recorded a few months ago as the third part of my series of somatic witnessing along my grief journey with Linda Thai. If you missed the first two episodes, they're linked in the show notes. I had an unexpected loss of a family member early this year. The context is that I've been dealing with anticipatory grief related to my own parents' health issues, which has opened the opportunity to explore deep healing of the attachment wounds I've carried throughout my life. Within this, the traumatic grief that arose with the most recent loss allowed another layer to come to light. Linda Thai and I agreed to do a series of episodes in which she guided somatic work and I was the participant. It's a demonstration of how somatic work can look and feel. In this third episode of that series, we worked with the back body and the “yield” aspect of the developmental/attachment cycle. Listening may provide one level of experience, and watching on video will likely land differently for you. The video will be posted on the Therapy Chat YouTube channel as well, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/@TherapyChatPodcast. I invite you to check in with yourself as you listen or watch our interaction here and pause as needed to attend to any attachment or trauma reactions you might notice within your conscious awareness. Follow all of the amazing work Linda Thai is doing via her website: https://linda-thai.com We are accepting new clients in my therapy practice (for those located in Maryland). Learn more via our website: https://bahealing.com Find a trauma therapist near you via https://traumatherapistnetwork.com ! We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available. Dr. Janina Fisher has a new course coming up through the Academy of Therapy Wisdom. This time she's focusing on addiction and trauma. Learn more and register for a free webinar here!My friend (and prior podcast guest) Deirdre Fay, MSW, has a new course on one of the most challenging aspects of healing after trauma: shame. Shame is that deep sense of being broken, unlovable, worthless that "just talking" can't relieve. Learn about Deirdre's new course and register through Academy of Therapy Wisdom here!My friend Dr. Jamie+ Marich's free webinar recording and link to learn about their course are found here: Not Faking: Dispelling the Myths & Misunderstandings Of DissociationJamie+ also has a new course on Trauma & the 12 Steps. Click the link to learn more and register!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! 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!!Find my most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here - includes recommended books and trainings.Get my free PDF 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Searching For A Trauma Therapist here!Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review, and subscribe where you listen to your podcasts! Thank you!Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audio Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Therapy Chat. This week I interviewed author, EMDR-Certified therapist and Consultant In Training Marcken Volmy, LMHC about how EMDR can help with betrayal trauma and the impact of broken trust. We explored how betrayal by trusted figures and institutions can shatter one's sense of safety and trust in the world. We also discussed recent examples of betrayal within the mental health field, for example, the FTC settlement with BetterHelp, and other situations in our field which have affected both of us. We talked about the impact these experiences can have on therapists' and clients' trust in the systems and processes of our profession. Marcken explains how EMDR can help change implicit beliefs about self and the world, leading to healing and a felt sense of safety. We also touch on the current political climate and its effect on trust and safety. Marcken's book, Trauma Stories, is available now! Listen in to this hopeful conversation. It's never too late to heal. Marcken Volmy is a licensed mental health counselor and the owner of Bedrock Counseling, a private practice based in Florida that also offers EMDR consultation for recently trained clinicians. He is an EMDR trained and certified therapist with over a decade's worth of experience helping people identify their traumas and gaining more awareness in how to process unresolved issues. Marcken is the author of Trauma Stories: Discovering Strength Through Our Vulnerabilities. Marcken has worked with special needs children, overwhelmed adults, community mental health, mobile crisis unit, children in group homes, non-profit mental health, and substance abuse. Marcken is passionate about all things mental health and trauma related and enjoys adding value to people's lives one story at a time. Marcken lives in Florida with his wife and family.Visit Marcken's practice website here: https://bedrockcounseling.com Follow Marcken on social media here:Facebook: @Bedrockcounseling/ Instagram: @Bedrockcounseling, @Marckenvolmy Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcken-volmy-7b38953b/We are accepting new clients in my therapy practice (for those located in Maryland). Learn more via our website: https://bahealing.com Find a trauma therapist near you via https://traumatherapistnetwork.com ! We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available. Check out the great learning opportunities through our friends at the Academy of Therapy Wisdom:Working With Complex Trauma: Innovative Approaches for Restoring Mind-Body Integration with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and Linda Thai, LMSW. The Neurobiology of Feeling Safe - Working With Boundaries Inside and Out with Jules Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEPNeurobiology with Heart - Partnering With Your Client's Brain to Make Sessions Easier and Deeper - with Jules Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEP  Living With the Legacy Of Loss - A Somatic Approach for Working With Grief with Dr. Janina Fisher 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! Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching toTherapyNotes, now featuring E-prescribe! Use promo code “chat” at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes!!Find my most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here – includes recommended books and trainings.Get my free PDF 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Searching For A Trauma Therapist here!Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review, and subscribe where you listen to your podcasts! Thank you!Podcast produced by Pete Bailey – https://petebailey.net/audioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! As 2023 comes to an end I wanted to reflect upon the year and what I learned through my experiences. Life always includes highs and lows, light and darkness. This year in my personal and professional life (so basically my whole life), there was more darkness than light. Yet upon reflection, there were so many glimmers of light within the dark times. In this episode I share my personal journey dealing with grief and loss in my personal life and how it made it difficult to keep going in my businesses. I carried a heavy burden of shame and self-blame - things just kept getting worse and worse, and I wondered how I'd be able to bear it. And things slowly, gradually, turned around, and are getting better day by day. I shared some plans for the coming year, including training in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and EMDR. Thank you to all of you who listen and support Therapy Chat. My hope in sharing more of my personal experience over the last year is to provide encouragement to any listeners who may need a reminder to keep going, even when you feel like there is no hope. Sometimes when everything seems really dark you can't see a way out, and eventually, a way appears if you just keep moving forward the best you can. Link to article by Dr. Pat Ogden and Dr. Janina Fisher: Appreciating Your StrengthsJoin my e-mail list to learn what's coming up in 2024 with Therapy Chat and Trauma Therapist Network and get my free PDF 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Searching For A Trauma Therapist here!We are accepting new clients in my therapy practice (for those located in Maryland). Learn more via our website: https://bahealing.com Find a trauma therapist near you via https://traumatherapistnetwork.com ! We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available at Trauma Therapist Network. Check out these great learning opportunities through our friends at the Academy of Therapy Wisdom:Working With Complex Trauma: Innovative Approaches for Restoring Mind-Body Integration with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and Linda Thai, LMSW. The Neurobiology of Feeling Safe - Working With Boundaries Inside and Out with Jules Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEPNeurobiology with Heart - Partnering With Your Client's Brain to Make Sessions Easier and Deeper - with Jules Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEP  Living With the Legacy Of Loss - A Somatic Approach for Working With Grief with Dr. Janina Fisher 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! Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching toTherapyNotes, now featuring E-prescribe! Use promo code “chat” at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes!!Find my most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here – includes recommended books and trainings.Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review, and subscribe where you listen to your podcasts! Thank you!Podcast produced by Pete Bailey – https://petebailey.net/audioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this first episode of 2024 I'm so happy to bring you this interview recorded this past Fall, with Dr. Mariel Buqué, author of the new book, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma. We discussed intergenerational patterns of trauma, legacy burdens that were carried by our ancestors and are held in our bodies, showing up as patterns of tension, pain and illness. Tune in to our conversation and learn how you can break the cycles of those who came before you and make things better for the generations that follow you through time.Dr. Mariel Buqué is an Afro-Dominican psychologist. She received her doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University, where she also trained as a fellow in holistic mental health. She is a world-renowned intergenerational trauma expert and the author of the book Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma. Her clinical framework is holistic and infuses ancient and indigenous healing practices into a modern, comprehensive therapeutic approach.Follow Dr. Buqué on social media @dr.marielbuqueVisit Dr. Mariel Buqué's website: https://www.drmarielbuque.com/Find Dr. Buqué's book, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma on AmazonJoin my e-mail list to learn what's coming up in 2024 with Therapy Chat and Trauma Therapist Network and get my free PDF 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Searching For A Trauma Therapist here!We are accepting new clients in my therapy practice (for those located in Maryland). Learn more via our website: https://bahealing.com Find a trauma therapist near you via https://traumatherapistnetwork.com ! We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available at Trauma Therapist Network. Check out these great learning opportunities through our friends at the Academy of Therapy Wisdom:Working With Complex Trauma: Innovative Approaches for Restoring Mind-Body Integration with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and Linda Thai, LMSW. The Neurobiology of Feeling Safe - Working With Boundaries Inside and Out with Jules Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEPNeurobiology with Heart - Partnering With Your Client's Brain to Make Sessions Easier and Deeper - with Jules Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEP  Living With the Legacy Of Loss - A Somatic Approach for Working With Grief with Dr. Janina Fisher 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! Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching toTherapyNotes, now featuring E-prescribe! Use promo code “chat” at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes!!Find my most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here – includes recommended books and trainings.Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review, and subscribe where you listen to your podcasts! Thank you!Podcast produced by Pete Bailey – https://petebailey.net/audioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week we have a returning guest, Brooke Randolph, LPC, LMHC, LPCC-S, an adoptive parent, therapist and advocate for the members of the adoption constellation, who is also the author of several books and a Brainspotting trainer. This conversation explores the complex and often overlooked aspects of adoption, focusing on the experiences of adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents. I talk about my journey of learning about adoption as a therapist, and we talk about the need for a deeper understanding of the subject. The conversation delves into the challenges faced by adoptees and the impact of adoption on identity and mental health. It also highlights the role of colonization, patriarchy, classism, and racism in the Western adoption system. The episode emphasizes the importance for therapists to educate themselves about adoption to better support their clients. Resources and related episodes are provided for further exploration. Here's some of what we covered:Adoption is a complex topic that requires a deeper understanding and exploration of its various aspects.Adoptees often face unique challenges, including higher rates of suicide and the conflicting feelings about searching for their birth parents.The experiences and perspectives of adoptive parents and birth parents can differ significantly, leading to confusion and distress for adoptees.Colonization, patriarchy, classism, and racism play a role in the Western adoption system and should be considered when discussing adoption.Follow Brooke on Social Media here: Instagram, Facebook + LinkedInVisit Brooke's website to purchase her books and learn more about her work here: https://brooke-randolph.com/Learn more about the upcoming training 2/29/24-3/2/24 with Brooke Randolph and Dr. Abby Hasberry, a transracial adoptee and birth mother, therapist, educator and author, and register here (I'll be there all 3 days!):for days 1-2 only: https://brooke-randolph.com/consultation-training/adoption-competency-training/for days 1-3: https://brooke-randolph.com/consultation-training/brainspotting-training/brainspotting-with-adoption-specialty-training/Listen to previous Therapy Chat Episodes on adoption/attachment trauma here:Episode 303 - combining two past episodes with Amy SugenoEpisode 414 - Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Trauma with Dr. Mariel BuquéEpisode 351 - Family Secrets + Intergenerational Trauma with Dr. Galit AtlasEpisode 257 - Inherited Family Trauma with Mark WolynJoin my e-mail list to learn what's coming up in 2024 with Therapy Chat and Trauma Therapist Network and get my free PDF 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Searching For A Trauma Therapist here!We are accepting new clients in my therapy practice (for those located in Maryland). Learn more via our website: https://bahealing.com Find a trauma therapist near you via https://traumatherapistnetwork.com ! We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available at Trauma Therapist Network. Check out these great learning opportunities through our friends at the Academy of Therapy Wisdom:Working With Complex Trauma: Innovative Approaches for Restoring Mind-Body Integration with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and Linda Thai, LMSW. The Neurobiology of Feeling Safe - Working With Boundaries Inside and Out with Jules Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEPNeurobiology with Heart - Partnering With Your Client's Brain to Make Sessions Easier and Deeper - with Jules Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEP  Living With the Legacy Of Loss - A Somatic Approach for Working With Grief with Dr. Janina Fisher 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! Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching toTherapyNotes, now featuring E-prescribe! Use promo code “chat” at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes!!Find my most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here – includes recommended books and trainings.Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe where you listen to your podcasts! Thank you!Podcast produced by Pete Bailey – https://petebailey.net/audioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week I'm joined by a fellow trauma therapist who is also a colleague and friend, Dr. Jenny Hughes.In our conversation we explore themes of building trust through allowing vulnerability, the power of connection and co-regulation in healing, the process of metabolizing emotions, integration and healing, the transformative power of difficult times, grief, vicarious trauma and vicarious resilience, hope, finding supportive spaces, the beauty and joy of trauma work, what happens in Jenny's Brave Trauma Therapist Collective, and so much more.Dr. Jenny Hughes is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of traumaand PTSD. As a clinician, she practices EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Prolonged Exposure therapy. Jenny has published a workbook designed for clients to use on their own or with their therapist called the PTSD Recovery Workbook.Jenny's practice website: www.jenniferhughesphd.comLearn about the Brave Providers Community at: www.braveproviders.comJoin my e-mail list to learn what's coming up in 2024 with Therapy Chat and Trauma Therapist Network and get my free PDF 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Searching For A Trauma Therapist here!We are accepting new clients in my therapy practice (for those located in Maryland). Learn more via our website: https://bahealing.com Find a trauma therapist near you via https://traumatherapistnetwork.com ! We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available at Trauma Therapist Network. Check out these great learning opportunities through our friends at the Academy of Therapy Wisdom:Working With Complex Trauma: Innovative Approaches for Restoring Mind-Body Integration with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and Linda Thai, LMSW. The Neurobiology of Feeling Safe - Working With Boundaries Inside and Out with Jules Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEPNeurobiology with Heart - Partnering With Your Client's Brain to Make Sessions Easier and Deeper - with Jules Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEP  Living With the Legacy Of Loss - A Somatic Approach for Working With Grief with Dr. Janina Fisher 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! Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching toTherapyNotes, now featuring E-prescribe! Use promo code “chat” at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes!!Find my most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here – includes recommended books and trainings.Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe where you listen to your podcasts! Thank you!Podcast produced by Pete Bailey – https://petebailey.net/audioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C brings back a replay of a Part 2 of the past interviews with a former hospice social worker and grief counselor who is living with a terminal illness, Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, LCSW, MPH. In this conversation, In this conversation, you'll a deeper discussion of grief, loss and end of life. While preparing this episode for replay, Laura learned that Isabel is currently living with cancer. You won't want to miss listening to this conversation with someone who has found meaning and purpose in her life despite being born with an illness that forced her to confront her own mortality as a young child. Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, LCSW, MPH shares her unique perspective on grief as someone who has survived a lifetime of living with a terminal chronic illness, and the loss of many important people in her life. This episode raises thought-provoking questions about acceptance, our cultural view of death in the West, and how we handle unpleasant emotions. Isabel is a licensed clinical social worker and bereavement counselor at Mission Hospice & Home Care, where she counsels children, teens and adults who have lost a loved one. She also leads writing through loss groups for those who are grieving, among other support groups. Isabel has experienced significant losses of her own and has lived with serious illness all of her life.  As an author, documentarian, patient advocate and public speaker, Isabel has lectured around the country on topics such as living well with illness, grief and loss, end-of-life issues and organ donation, including a TEDx Stanford talk in 2014. Isabel's website: http://www.thepoweroftwomovie.com/home/ Mission Hospice website: http://missionhospice.org 650-554-1000Watch Isabel's TEDx talk, “The Art of Saying Goodbye” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkffpibi-Dc  Dr. Katherine Shear's Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University: https://complicatedgrief.columbia.edu/about-us/our-team/ Adec - https://www.adec.org Mission Hospice website: http://missionhospice.org Watch Isabel's TEDx talk, "The Art of Saying Goodbye" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkffpibi-Dc  Therapists, Linda Thai, LMSW, from Episode 380, is offering 2 upcoming trainings. The first starts 5/23/23: Certificate In Somatic Embodiment & Regulation Strategies. Register here (I'll be there): https://www.linda-thai.com/programs/12weeksomatic-2023-mayAnd the second is a Workshop entitled: Healing the Legacy Of Historical & Transgenerational Trauma (All Day Workshop) on 6/17/23. Register here: https://www.linda-thai.com/events/healing-the-legacy-of-historical-and-transgenerational-traumaIn partnership with the Academy of Therapy Wisdom, I invite you to a FREE recorded webinar presented by my colleague, Akilah Riley-Richardson. In this webinar, she will examine how systemic trauma and relational privilege play out in couples therapy. And she'll show how we can empower couples to develop healthy intimacy nonetheless. Register here for free (I'm attending the course) and learn about her course that she talked about on Therapy Chat episode 379 which you can hear at this link. Janina Fisher has a new FREE webinar about healing the shame which is a common reaction to trauma. Register here to learn how to address this difficult emotion in therapy with trauma survivors! In partnership with the Academy of Therapy Wisdom, I'm excited to invite you to a free webinar offered by my colleague and previous Therapy Chat guest, Juliane Taylor Shore. Jules is a gifted therapist who likes to geek out on neuroscience and then share it in ways that therapists can understand and apply. She'll do just that in this webinar on Memory Reconsolidation for Anxiety. Register here for free! Therapists, join the waiting list for Trauma Therapist Network membership. We now have new membership levels and options for Group Practice Owners and Canadian therapists! Get the details and join the waiting list to receive first access when membership reopens in June 2023 here: https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join ! What is TTN? Go here to check it out! Registration opens again this summer!Therapists - Attend another free webinar presented by Dr. Janina Fisher. In this recorded webinar, Healing the Shame of our Fragmented Selves, Janina will address helping clients who struggle with shame and self-loathing. As a special gift, when you register for the free webinar, you'll also get access to two one-hour trainings from Dr. Fisher so you can learn the foundation of her Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment model right away.Therapists - get free trainings on Energy Work and Spirituality with trauma survivors from Dr. Frank Anderson and save on his training when you register here!Find Laura's most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here - includes recommended books and trainings.Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts to help more people find the show!Get our free PDF download to learn about the 5 mistakes most people make when searching for a trauma therapist here!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! 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!Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week's episode is quite different from the usual Therapy Chat conversation. Host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C was honored to speak with Linda Thai, LMSW.Linda generously agreed to do a multi-episode series with Laura focusing on the grief Laura is currently experiencing following a death in the family. This episode was recorded in April. Linda shared words of wisdom about grief and developmental trauma as well as intergenerational/ancestral trauma, touching on the immigrant experience and family dynamics. This episode will later be released on video as well.Linda Thai LMSW (she, her) is a trauma therapist who specializes in cutting edge brain- and body-based modalities for the healing of complex developmental trauma. As an educator and consultant, she is gifted with the capacity to contextualize, synthesize and communicate complex and nuanced issues pertaining to the impact of oppressive systems upon identity, mental health and wellbeing, and the invisibilized wounds of racial trauma and attachment trauma. Linda is passionate about breaking the cycle of historical and intergenerational trauma at the individual and community levels, and deeply believes in the healing power of coming together in community to grieve.Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, and now living in Alaska, Linda is a former child refugee who is not only redefining what it means to be Vietnamese, to be Australian, and to be a United States-ian....she is redefining what it means to be wounded and whole and a healer.Learn more about Linda Thai via her website: https://www.linda-thai.com/Listen next week for Part Two!Additional resources:In partnership with the Academy of Therapy Wisdom, I invite you to a FREE live webinar presented by my colleague, Akilah Riley-Richardson. In this webinar, she will examine how systemic trauma and relational privilege play out in couples therapy. And she'll show how we can empower couples to develop healthy intimacy nonetheless. Register here for free and learn about her upcoming course that she talked about on last week's Therapy Chat episode which you can hear at this link. Janina Fisher has a new FREE webinar about healing the shame which is a common reaction to trauma. Register here to learn how to address this difficult emotion in therapy with trauma survivors! In partnership with the Academy of Therapy Wisdom, I'm excited to invite you to a free webinar offered by my colleague and previous Therapy Chat guest, Juliane Taylor Shore. Jules is a gifted therapist who likes to geek out on neuroscience and then share it in ways that therapists can understand and apply. She'll do just that in this webinar on Memory Reconsolidation for Anxiety. Register here for free! Therapists, join the waiting list for Trauma Therapist Network membership. We now have new membership levels and options for Group Practice Owners and Canadian therapists! Get the details and join the waiting list to receive first access when membership reopens here: https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join ! What is TTN? Go here to check it out! Registration opens again this summer! Therapists - Attend another free webinar presented by Dr. Janina Fisher. In this recorded webinar, Healing the Shame of our Fragmented Selves, Janina will address helping clients who struggle with shame and self-loathing. As a special gift, when you register for the free webinar, you'll also get access to two one-hour trainings from Dr. Fisher so you can learn the foundation of her Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment model right away. Therapists - get free trainings on Energy Work and Spirituality with trauma survivors from Dr. Frank Anderson and save on his training when you register here! Find Laura's most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here - includes recommended books and trainings. Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts to help more people find the show! Get our free PDF download to learn about the 5 mistakes most people make when searching for a trauma therapist here!  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! 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!Find a trauma therapist near you at Trauma Therapist Network's trauma therapist directory. www.traumatherapistnetwork.com Trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available. Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audio Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C brings back a replay of a past interview with a former hospice social worker and grief counselor who is living with a terminal illness. Last week's episode was the first in a multi-part series on grief which began with that conversation with Linda Thai, LMSW. Laura and Linda were unable to record the second conversation to be released this week as intended, so instead we'll hear this replay of a conversation from 2019 with Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, LCSW, MPH. In this conversation you'll hear how grief can illuminate trauma which was there waiting to be discovered; learn about some of the wisdom Isabel has gained through her experiences of grief and loss; and develop an understanding of how grief therapy, support groups, and writing can help with healing. While preparing this episode for replay, Laura learned that Isabel is currently living with cancer. You won't want to miss listening to this conversation with someone who has found meaning and purpose in her life despite being born with an illness that forced her to confront her own mortality as a young child. Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, LCSW, MPH shares her unique perspective on grief as someone who has survived a lifetime of living with a terminal chronic illness, and the loss of many important people in her life. This episode raises thought-provoking questions about acceptance, our cultural view of death in the West, and how we handle unpleasant emotions. Isabel is a licensed clinical social worker and bereavement counselor at Mission Hospice & Home Care, where she counsels children, teens and adults who have lost a loved one. She also leads writing through loss groups for those who are grieving, among other support groups. Isabel has experienced significant losses of her own and has lived with serious illness all of her life.  As an author, documentarian, patient advocate and public speaker, Isabel has lectured around the country on topics such as living well with illness, grief and loss, end-of-life issues and organ donation, including a TEDx Stanford talk in 2014. Isabel's website: http://www.thepoweroftwomovie.com/home/ Mission Hospice website: http://missionhospice.org 650-554-1000Watch Isabel's TEDx talk, “The Art of Saying Goodbye” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkffpibi-Dc  Dr. Katherine Shear's Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University: https://complicatedgrief.columbia.edu/about-us/our-team/ Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C was honored to again speak with Linda Thai, LMSW. Linda generously agreed to do a multi-episode series with Laura focusing on the grief journey to follow the process Laura is currently experiencing following a death in the family. This episode is the second of this series and was recorded in early May, 2023.Linda shared words of wisdom about grief and developmental trauma through a somatic lens, observing and working with how attachment wounds are held in and expressed through the body. This is a demonstration of one example of how somatic psychotherapy can look and feel, but it is not a therapy session as Linda and Laura are colleagues, not in a therapeutic relationship. This episode will later be released on video as well. There are many long pauses and if they're not long enough, while you're listening, please feel free to pause as needed. Also, there are a few points where Laura's voice is less audible due to sitting further from the mic while working with Linda somatically. Linda Thai LMSW (she, her) is a trauma therapist who specializes in cutting-edge brain- and body-based modalities for the healing of complex developmental trauma. As an educator and consultant, she is gifted with the capacity to contextualize, synthesize and communicate complex and nuanced issues pertaining to the impact of oppressive systems upon identity, mental health and wellbeing, and the invisibilized wounds of racial trauma and attachment trauma. Linda is passionate about breaking the cycle of historical and intergenerational trauma at the individual and community levels, and deeply believes in the healing power of coming together in community to grieve.Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, and now living in Alaska, Linda is a former child refugee who is not only redefining what it means to be Vietnamese, to be Australian, and to be a United States-ian....she is redefining what it means to be wounded and whole and a healer.Learn more about Linda Thai via her website: https://www.linda-thai.com/Join Linda's daylong workshop on 6/17/23 here: Healing the Legacy of Historical and Transgenerational Trauma. Additional resources:Get 16 meals for FREE when you try HelloFresh using our coupon code! Go to https://hellofresh.com/chat16 and use code chat16 for 16 FREE meals PLUS free shipping!Follow Laura on TikTok (@therapychatpod) where video clips from Therapy Chat episodes are being posted, along with other short form video content.In partnership with the Academy of Therapy Wisdom, I invite you to a FREE live webinar presented by my colleague, Akilah Riley-Richardson. In this webinar, she will examine how systemic trauma and relational privilege play out in couples therapy. And she'll show how we can empower couples to develop healthy intimacy nonetheless. Register here for free and learn about her upcoming course that she talked about on last week's Therapy Chat episode which you can hear at this link. I'm in this course now and I think it's excellent!Janina Fisher has a new FREE webinar about healing the shame which is a common reaction to trauma. Register here to learn how to address this difficult emotion in therapy with trauma survivors! In partnership with the Academy of Therapy Wisdom, I'm excited to invite you to a free webinar offered by my colleague and previous Therapy Chat guest, Juliane Taylor Shore. Jules is a gifted therapist who likes to geek out on neuroscience and then share it in ways that therapists can understand and apply. She'll do just that in this webinar on Memory Reconsolidation for Anxiety. Register here for free! Therapists, join the waiting list for Trauma Therapist Network membership. We now have new membership levels and options for Group Practice Owners and Canadian therapists! Get the details and join the waiting list to receive first access when membership reopens here: https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join ! What is TTN? Go here to check it out! Registration opens again in June 2023!Find Laura's most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here - includes recommended books and trainings.Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts to help more people find the show!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! 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!!Find a trauma therapist near you at Trauma Therapist Network's trauma therapist directory. www.traumatherapistnetwork.com Trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available. Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy