Is traditional talk therapy enough to heal trauma?

This week on Mastering Change, we speak with Rathika Marsh – a spiritual psychologist who helps people connect with their inner voice, their bodies, and their soul.

“The body doesn’t just hold trauma – it holds wisdom and resilience.”

Growing tired of the limitations placed upon her as a psychologist, Rathika developed the Freedom and Expansion Method: a multidimensional approach to healing trauma that bridges embodiment and psychology with intuition and spirituality.

She describes how trauma disconnects people from their intuitive selves. She works somatically and spiritually, helping clients transmute pain into purpose and power.

Many of her clients come from therapeutic backgrounds themselves – psychologists and psychotherapists, who like her, are burnt out by restrictive models and seeking space to reconnect to their creativity and cultural roots.

We talk about the importance of personal responsibility, the power of inner child work, and how meeting discomfort with movement – through breath, body or ritual – can unlock buried truths.

We also explore:

• Rathika’s Freedom and Expansion Method and its foundations
• How traditional psychotherapy can limit creativity and intuition
• The role of spirituality in trauma work
• Working with the body: from dance to breath to sensuality
• What it means to be a channel for someone’s healing – not a saviour
• How to cultivate agency and vision in trauma survivors

Moment of Care: This episode discusses sensitive episodes related to trauma, mental health and potential distressing experiences. If you feel triggered at any point, please take a moment to check in with yourself and seek support.

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