Matthias Roberts joins me today to talk about his book . Topics covered include: why belonging is so crucial for each of us, how to trust when youve been betrayed by others so many times before, and

We pick up with Curt sharing about Coras experience in a story group. Specifically, we talk about about why Coras intense bouts of panic were her bodys way of saying something is wrong and needs c

Curt Thompson returns to the podcast to talk about how we heal from trauma. In short, trauma and emotional pain begin to heal when our stories are witnessed by an empathetic other. Curt shares a story

Jimmy McGee and Rebecca Wheeler Walston join me to talk about how they came to understand the importance of trauma and story engagement. If you want to engage your story in more depth, the Impact Move

Jenn talks about how she often felt excluded and on the outside during childhoodI felt so far from people all the time. I felt so far from myself. I was always over-thinking, never in my body. As s

I am joined today by my friend Rebekah, who shares a story from when she was six years old. Topics covered include: feeling like there is something wrong with you but not knowing what it is, self-doub

Fellow therapist Mary Ellen Owen joins me today to share her journey with sorrow. Like many people with trauma, it took Mary Ellen years to find her tears, years to befriend her sorrow. Although she c

I am joined today by Heather Stringer, who has lots of experience creating rituals that heal. Heather begins by describing two rituals: one focused on recovering from sexual assault and the second foc

I am joined by Cathy Loerzel to talk about how to engage another persons story. Effective story engagement is not a magical skill that some people have and some people dont. It can be learned. Today

Jay Stringer joins me to talk about the relationship between our current sexual difficulties and our story in our family of origin. Sexual struggles are rooted in our storiesand, very often, our stor