Best Developmentaltrauma Podcasts (2025)

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#120 - Dr. Catherine Clinton - Longevity through Quantum Biology - A Language of FREQUENCY 51:54

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"Life is beginning to shift. There is a momentum growing. Our understanding of biology, our expectations about health, our priorities in life are changing. We expect more now. The same old ways, the same old answers from science regarding health, no longer satisfy." (From Dr. Catherine Clinton's upcoming book, OPTIMIZE, pre-order possible) You will…

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#119 - Travis McHenry - An Occult Guide to the Tarot - Finding the Meaning of the Tarot 57:01

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MUST-HEAR episode where I pull out as much knowledge and insight as possible from historian, author, and tarot-deck creator Travis McHenry. Tap in as we talk about his new book (and a bit more) "An Occult Guide to" the Tarot from Rockpool Publishing. Here are some of the themes we explore: – The difference between occult tarot and other forms – The…

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#118 - Alex Reuter - Can Software Read Your Soul? - The Astrology App STARFIELDS 49:03

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Special episode with natural philosopher and cosmic technologist Alex Reuter. Alex is the creator of STARFIELDS, an innovative astrology app with a deeper vision. It is a newer initiative, so you can influence what it develops into by sending Alex your thoughts about it by writing him here: https://starfields.app/contact Alex is so excited about As…

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#117 - Shauna Winram - Consciousness and the Phenomenology of Psychosis 1:00:35

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Consciousness can be experienced in many diverse ways — such as the normal waking state, REM dreaming, states brought on by psychedelics, states of being under light anaesthetic etc. How is psychosis different from other states? And how is the sense of self experienced during psychosis? Today's guest: Shauna Winram is a PhD candidate in the School …

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#116 - Kaedrich Olsen- Sacred Masculinity & Norse Archetypes Beyond the Warrior 58:33

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Kaedrich Olsen is a seasoned Paranormal Arts Mentor, and in this episode he shares about Sacred Masculinity and how to relate to the modern world through inspiration from Norse mysticism. A small note from me: I trusted my microphone to be on, but it didn't connect to my computer for some reason, so my audio is less fortunate — I hope you can flow …

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#115 - Adam Sommer - The Beginning of a New Era - Saturn - Neptune Conjunct at 0 Aries 1:02:00

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Do you know that tension between your imagined life and the "real" one? and at this time do you feel the systems breakdown and the potential "heroes" rising? In this episode, astrologer, writer, and podcaster Adam Sommer helps me tap into the Saturn–Neptune conjunction — a 36-year cycle, yet they have not met in Aries since year 1703. I share my mo…

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#114 - Yury Pankratov - The Encyclopedia of Occultism by G.O. Mebes 46:43

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WELCOME to this conversation with translator and esoteric researcher Yury Pankratov, who has translated "The Encyclopedia of Occultism" by the early 20th-century Russian occultist and Martinist teacher Grigori Mebes. Yury's own journey went from computer engineering in Russia to the hidden traditions of Western esotericism and the rediscovery of Ru…

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#113 - Paul Hughes-Barlow - The Secret of the Thoth Tarot - The Origins of Aleister Crowley's Book of Thoth 1:01:29

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"The Book of Thoth inspires students to progress from foundational knowledge of Magick and Mysticism to a deeper engagement with the writings of Aleister Crowley and other luminaries".... "Step onto the sacred path mapped by the Book of Thoth—a gateway to spiritual mastery and cosmic understanding. Whether you're an aspirant seeking the wisdom of t…

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#112 - Brynja Magnusson - Yin Mysticism - A Hypothesis on the Unknowable and Dark Half of All Things 1:14:19

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"Every single person has a deep storehouse of mysterious Yin, rife with potential richness, meaningful innovation, and the terrifying unknown. When one knows how to walk in a Yin way, they orient themselves to the fabric of reality. This is why one who navigates life in a Yin way is masterful, because they work with the current of the cosmos and th…

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#111 – Gabrielle Perez – Luminous Astrology – Soothe Your Nervous System and Energize the Reality You Want 51:57

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Welcome to TAP in with Gabrielle Perez, who has a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology and almost twenty years of astrological practice. Like myself Gabrielle is a professional in both fields of therapy and astrology - which in short is connected by the ability to help people (and ourselves) connect with the unconscious. (Pluto in Scorpio) In t…

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#110 - Colin Karewa Forbes - Surf The Spiral - Awaken to Symbolic Wisdom 54:48

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Coherence Coach Colin Karewa Forbes is an active Substack writer and in this episode of TAP, we explore the story behind his tagline "Surf the Spiral." Tap in if you're curious about awakening from the turbulence of ego-based outcome consciousness into the steady current of process-oriented, Integrated Self! We discuss these Sagittarian themes: -An…

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#109 - Linda Schiller - PTSDreams - Change Your Dream, Change Your Life 58:19

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"We are fully alive in their alternative world when we dream them. When we have bad dreams or nightmares, or any dream for that matter, our body/mind system does not differentiate between waking experiences and sleeping experiences." – Linda Schiller, PTSDreams: Transform Your Nightmares from Trauma through Healing Dreamwork (2022) Welcome to this …

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TAP is Back - Meaninglessness as Initiation - Solo by Mannah 18:06

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Thank you for being patient. Feel free to suggest authors for me to interview. I am ready - slowly and anticipating moments of inspiration! - Mannah

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#108 - Last Episode - For Now- And Now is All We Have - Solo by Mannah 51:22

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Let's TAP into perhaps the last episode ever. I like how we landed on the number 108, which is the number of making the cosmic alignment of the total solar eclipse possible, because the distance from Earth to the Moon is about 108 times the diameter of the Moon. In spiritual traditions the number 108 also hold great significance - anyway, I didn't …

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#107 - Rebecca Martin Hart - An Exploration of the Asteroid Hygeia as the Healer's Signature - House of Hygeia 1:04:07

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Yay – Rebecca Martin Hart is in the house! I mean... the House of Hygeia!!- In this episode, we TAP into the astrological meaning of Hygeia, the goddess of health, and explore her role in the birth charts of significant healers – as well as examples of her extreme opposites. For me, Hygeia in the birth chart represents how you can support others in…

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#106 - Yael Eini - Karmic Constellation - Unblock Your Life on the Soul Level 54:29

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"MAKE THE PAST YOUR STEPPING STONE" says my guest today, and I think Saturn in Aries are behind that as well. Join us as we are speaking about karmic constellations with Yael Eini, developer of the Karmic Constellation method The Karmic Constellation method by Yael Eini has spiritual roots, as it draws from Yaels experience in energy healing and fa…

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#105 - Mark Jones pt 2 - The Future of Therapy with Pluto in AQ - Astrology as a Psycho-Spiritual Path - Reclaiming Depth, Sacredness, and Complexity 1:18:27

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YAY Mark Jones is back, and we begin by TAPping into the role a therapist in the future - and then we go from there. Of course for us therapy involves a birth chart, this special map for deeper insight on what the purpose of it all is. Astrology and psychology need each other. But how does the field of therapy look in the future? Here are some key …

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#104 - Joanne Twombly - Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems: How to Successfully Treat C-PTSD, and Dissociative Disorders 1:15:45

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Joanne Twombly, MSW, LICSW, integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) with essential knowledge from the complex trauma and dissociation field for safer, more effective treatment of C-PTSD and dissociative disorders. She's got more than 30 years of experience in the field of treating dissociation! In her book "Trauma and Dissociation Informed Interna…

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#103 - Tom Soloway Pinkson, Ph.D - The Psychedelic Shaman: The Wisdom Warrior's Path to Transformation 1:06:37

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Meet a wise elder talking to us about how to walk the path of integrity, heart, and spirit—tap into this conversation with Tom Soloway Pinkson, Ph.D. Tom shares powerful insights from his newly published book: The Psychedelic Shaman: The Wisdom Warrior's Path to Transformation (Inner Traditions), and reflects on a life devoted to sacred service, he…

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#102 - Second Part with Judy Tsafrir - Healing from Toxic Relationships and Mast Cell Activation - Sacred Psychiatry 42:58

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Welcome back to our conversation with Judy Tsafrir, MD & holistic adult and child psychiatrist and author of Sacred Psychiatry: Bridging the Personal and Transpersonal to Transform Health and Consciousness. We begin by acknowledging the impossibility of healing while in a toxic relationship, explore the limbic system's role in emotional regulation,…

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#101 – Lana Kunštek – Dreams as Windows Into the Unconscious - Embodied Spirituality 41:42

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Today you'll meet Lana Kunštek, a body-oriented and mindfulness-centered psychotherapist from Croatia, now living in Copenhagen. Lana works with embodied spirituality and facilitates dream groups. If you are like Lana says "a dreamer" yourself, you'll probably enjoy this conversation. I (Mannah) love working with dreams, and my only regret is that …

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#100 - Eric Leskowitz - The Mystery of Life Energy - Biofield Healing, Phantom Limbs, Group Energetics, and Gaia Consciousness 1:09:09

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"A lot of modern medicine is disempowering... any healing comes from either a pill or what the doctor says — and where am I in all of this? There's an agent in the middle of it, and that's where you should build from." This quote is from this episode by Dr. Eric (Rick) Leskowitz who is a Psychiatrist, Author, Researcher, Educator and he even has a…

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#99 – Caitlín Matthews – Listen to the Unseen World · Ancestral Connections & Intuitive Knowing 1:07:13

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"The unseen world is timelessness… so we can always go to the points we need to go to, to find what is missing." The quote is from this episode by Caitlín Matthews, who is a prolific author and spiritual teacher known for her deep work with Celtic wisdom, ancestral lineages, and the Western mystery tradition. She has written 85 books and to this da…

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#98 - Judy Tsafrir - Sacred Psychiatry - Bridging the Personal and Transpersonal to Transform Health and Consciousness 47:42

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"We must shift the paradigm from one of separation and scientific materialism to one that recognizes the sacredness and interconnectedness of everything so that we will be able to live in a way that supports the thriving of life on Earth now and for future generations."(Judy Tsafrir, Sacred Psychiatry, 2024.) In today's episode, I speak with Judy T…

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#97 - Elisa Robyn, PhD – Astrology to Guide a Life on the Loose - Multifaceted Career - Advice for Collective Transitions 42:52

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My guest today is a colleague in evolutionary astrology and an inspired author. Elisa Robyn has had an eclectic career and now finds herself an author against all odds. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and two Master's degrees—one in Geology and one in Jewish Mysticism. I found her because of this article: https://archive.org/details/jud…

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#96 - Jonathan Hammond - The Shaman's Mind - Huna Wisdom to Change Your Life - The Essence of Magic - All Power Come From Within 50:49

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Tap into the Shaman's Mind with me and discover a hidden truth—the realm of the Gods. Jonathan Hammond is the author of The Shaman's Mind: Huna Wisdom to Change Your Life. He is a spiritual teacher, and in this chapter of TAP, we speak about such a relevant and transformative perspective on the nature of life, to put it like that. It is about our c…

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#95 - Ruthie Smith (p.2) - Energy Balancing - Energy Psychotherapy Toolkit - Healing Circle 1:04:15

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Ruthie Smith is back to discuss the final part of her book, with many different practices and points. Ruthie is a psychoanalytic and energy psychotherapist with 35 years of experience, specializing in trauma treatment and training therapists in gentle body-based healing methods. I hope you will enjoy her sharing a piece of her work here in this con…

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#94 - Matthew David Segall - Minding Time in an Archetypal Cosmos - Visions of the Future - Footnotes to Plato 1:14:41

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I am so glad to meet with Matthew David Segall, whose podcast's name refers to this quote from Whitehead: "The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato." Matt is a philosopher, and if you start to follow his work on Substack, podcast, or newsletters, you will reali…

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#93 - David Polidi - IFS and EMDR Integrated - Empowered Through Compassion - The Magic Inside 53:40

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Such a wonderful episode you are about to hear! Meet David Polidi, who is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW), EMDR certified therapist, consultant-in-training, and IFS therapist. He has such great compassion, which I feel comes through in every episode of his own podcast, Empowered Through Compassion: EMDR and IFS Informed Therap…

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#92 - Dr. Michael Smith Part 2 - Healing in Midst of Collective Overwhelm 1:19:01

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Today, we continue where we left off in Part One with Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Michael Smith from Soma Dao Qigong. In this conversation, he shares with us the six common ways we experience overwhelm—and, most importantly, what we can do to navigate and heal from it- which are instinctually, viscerally, intuitively, emotionally, egoic…

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#91 - Pamela Eakins - Western Mystery Tradition - Find Your True Path with Tarot of The Spirit 1:11:35

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Do you wonder if you are living your calling? According to my guest today, the greatest crime against the universe is not living one's calling. Meet Pamela Eakins, author of over 20 books, PhD in sociology, and founder of the Pacific Mystery School. I highly recommend this interview—I was inspired from beginning to end, and if you're curious about …

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#90 - Sheila Bélanger - Astrology Alchemy - Planets As Allies - Archetypal Astrology, Depth Psychology and Shamanic Wisdom 54:06

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So glad to be joined by my podcast colleague, Sheila Bélanger, who also works with astrology in a healing way. In fact, she weaves together archetypal astrology, depth psychology, and shamanic wisdom. She shares with me exactly how she does it—and I love it! For example, she explains how she uses Chiron in inner healing work with generational traum…

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#89 - Justin Wesenberg - Elevating the Collective Consciousness - Awaken Your Divine Light 58:39

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Justin Wesenberg channels poetry, and there is a unique story behind how that began. As an author of more than ten books, a meditation teacher, and a spiritual guide, he shares in this episode of TAP how his spiritual awakening set him on a path of service. After years of seeking, he experienced a profound kundalini awakening that transformed his e…

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#88 - Davis K Brimberg - Teachings from the Gatekeeper: A Memoir and Journey into Parapsychology 57:15

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Davis K. Brimberg, Ph.D., has written a book about the paranormal phenomena, and in this episode, we explore some of the topics in there. Get ready for a conversation about what traditional academic psychology leaves out!! Davis K. Brimberg is a psychologist, a Scorpio rising, and admirable unafraid of wild animals. TAP in as we discuss themes such…

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#87 - Dr. Owen Roberts - Shamanism & The Climate Collapse 50:23

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Dr. Owen Roberts, PhD, has been offering shamanic training for over 30 years and has advanced experience with shamanic healing. Today we speak about how he says, that the planet cannot sustain either our current global economy or anywhere near the current population levels. Dr. Owen Roberts have been working to avert the climate crisis via shamanis…

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#86 - John Clarke (Part 3) - Dealing with Anxiety in IFS (Internal Family Systems) 52:58

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Welcome to the third and - for now - last segment with John Clarke, a passionate and dedicated IFS teacher and podcast host (Going Inside). In this episode, we explore the theme of anxiety through the lens of working with parts and Self. While this concludes the planned little series on IFS, I'm hopeful that John Clarke will come back for more IFS …

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#85 - Phil Mollon - Blue Diamond Healing - Exploring Transpersonal and Transdimensional Aspects of Energy Psychotherapy 1:20:33

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Phil Mollon PhD is a psychoanalyst, clinical psychologist, and energy psychotherapist. He has pioneered the development of Psychoanalytic Energy Psychotherapy and teaches Blue Diamond Healing, which he will guide us through in this interview. Get ready to tap into deeper healing work and explore the philosophy of healing from an energetic standpoin…

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#84 - Ruthie Smith - Energy, Soul Connecting and Awakening Consciousness - Psychotherapy in a New Paradigm 1:42:17

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Do you know about and or practice Energy Psychotherapy? Our guest today, Ruthie Smith, is the Director on a Training Programme teaching energy psychotherapy to counsellors and psychotherapists (run by Energy Psychotherapy Training Ltd.) I (Mannah) am over the moon about her book, "Energy, Soul-Connecting and Awakening Consciousness: Psychotherapy i…

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#83 - Kim Barthel - The Conscious Evolution of the Human Spirit - The Expansive Tension - Therapy as an Opportunity to Sense Yourself 56:58

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Let's tap into embodied learning, the role of neuroscience in therapeutic work and energetic experiences. I'm so pleased to welcome therapist, teacher, and speaker Kim Barthel. She is a seasoned educator with 40 years of experience- Kim Barthel travels the world providing workshops and mentorship to therapists, educators, social workers, physicians…

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#82 - New Year Special - Astrologer Gray Crawford: The Astrology of 2025 - Follow Your Creativity 51:48

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Happy New Year! I want to sprinkle some good energy in yor direction, so I've invited a great astrologer and writer. Gray Crawford is a full-time astrologer, and as he shares in this episode, his career really took off with Neptune in Pisces. Now, Neptune is changing signs, coming into a conjunction with Saturn. Mercury will be up to all sorts of t…

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#81 - Brid O'Donoghue - The Mystery of the Sensitive Child - When Switching Off Emotions Becomes a Normal Way of Being - Understanding Sensitivity 50:16

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"Someone who senses other people's needs, problems, feelings, or pain and shows compassion for what the other person is going through." This is the definition of sensitivity that Brid O'Donoghue writes about in her book "The Mystery of the Sensitive Child": How can something so loving pose a challenge? We explore exactly that in this episode. Meet …

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#80 - Dr. Michael Smith - PTSD from a TCM Perspective - Awareness of Your Constructed Self - Where Healing Begins 1:25:23

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"Being isn't selfing — selfing is something we do to get something right. But if we approach life as though something is wrong, we become obsessed with what is right." (Quote from Dr. Michael Smith around 70 minutes in) There's no way I can summarize this conversation!! You just have to lie down, press play, and soak in Dr. Michael Smith's incredib…

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#79 - John Clarke (Part 2) - Parts Work Perspective - Witnessing Without Judgment - Leading from Self, Listening to Parts - Having No Agenda 46:39

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Is it a part or your Self? Can I be in Self 100 percent while still wanting my clients not to hurt themselves? Is who I think I am truly me, or a manager? When an exile has been healed, do I still carry it within me? How do I know my parts are real and not just something I've made up? If you sometimes wonder about questions like these, this episode…

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#78 - Dr. Claus Springborg: The Knot of Alienation (Part 4) 53:37

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Welcome to the fourth chapter in the series about the work of Dr. Claus Springborg, who has a new book out — and it's not a small one. We have plenty to talk about, and in this episode, we explore themes of agency, creating one's own life, and how responsibility easily gets confused when situations are classified in certain ways. Tap in as we talk …

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#77 - Dennis Cobélean - WHERE - The Metaphysics of Matter 1:29:24

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Join us in tapping into a real 9th house discussion as we explore insights from the book "Where - The Metaphysics of Matter" by my guest Dennis Cobélean. I highly recommend sticking around for this one, as it only gets better when we tap into topics like the universe, matter, energy, consciousness, and ultimately, the point of it all. Topics we dis…

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#76 - Kim Chamberlain - In Times of Change - The New Way of Being - Channelled Soul Messages - Guidance for Thriving in the World Today 1:00:35

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"You are in a new phase of the Earth, and the old decisions with predictable outcomes are not necessarily there." This quote from author and spiritual channel Kim Chamberlain captures a central theme of her chapter: everything is shifting! Some souls are leaving to assist us from a higher frequency. Join us as we explore this new phase of the Earth…

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#75 - Anthony O'Connor - A Nature-Based Model of Diagnosis - The Illness Is Not The Enemy - What is Medically Essential for Recovery 1:39:58

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Meet Anthony O'Connor for a wonderful conversation about Nature-Based Healing. This is a must-hear episode. Anthony is an East Asian medicine practitioner, writer, educator and host of the podcast "WesHtern Philosophy". I heard him there, and KNEW I needed to speak with him. You might feel the same as you meet him here- when we discuss themes such …

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#74 - Helen Jane Rose - The Coming Times - A Pathway to Inner Peace - Remember Who You Really Are 56:03

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Meet author, healer, and yoga teacher Helen Jane Rose who has channeled the book "The Coming Times: A Pathway to Inner Peace" through automatic writing. It comes from The Divine Council - Quote from the book: "The Divine Council explain themselves as an extension of Source energy, just like we are. They say that they are no different to us, only th…

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#73 - John Clarke - Translating Psychotherapy into Parts Work - Internal Family Systems -The Emerging Paradigm 1:01:21

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This episode is the first with John Clarke, who is a trauma therapist, IFS teacher, and host of the show GOING INSIDE. I (Mannah) truly believe that therapy can be life-transforming, but it's not always so right? It really depends on the type of therapy. Today, we are talking about the plural model of the mind, which I genuinely believe we need to …

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#72 - Magali Morales - Soul Retrieval - Trauma Therapy & Anti- Oppression - Evolutionary Astrology 58:59

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Magali Morales is an Evolutionary Astrologer, Shamanic Healer, and Spiritual Counselor. In this chapter we talk about the nature of trauma therapy, how astrology can add to its effectiveness and how shamans retrieve soul parts, as well as finding wholeness through the newer non-pathologizing trauma-focused therapies. - Giving credit to psychologist…