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Trauma Episodes

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Oct. 15, 2025

Unresolved Psychological Data and the Body’s Memory: How Somatic Attunement Unlocks Hidden Psychological Patterns

Somatic integration is essential for deepening our understanding of the complex relationship between bodily sensations and cognitive processes. This integration is vital for enhancing emotional regulation and self-awareness, as discussed in the podcast episode.
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Sept. 22, 2023

The Transformative Potential of Understanding Attachment Styles

In this episode of The Light Inside, host Jeffrey Besecker explores the importance of healthy connections in our lives. He delves into the spiritual journey of forming these connections and the mental obstacles that can hinder them. By examining the influence of early childhood associations and conditioning, Jeffrey and his guests shed light on how they shape our perceptions of love, trust, and emotional security. Additionally, he highlights the wisdom of a monk and a retired neurosurgeon in t...
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June 9, 2023

All in A Name: How To Recognize And Label Emotions

Emotions. They play an essential role in creating our perceptions throughout life. They signal awareness of our current circumstances and guide our day-to-day interactions. They determine, to varying degrees, our thoughts, feelings, and interactions. Yet, for many of us, putting our thoughts and feelings into words can be particularly difficult. Naming our emotions enables more effective self-regulation by engaging various mechanisms within our emotional and physiological systems. Our guest ...
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April 27, 2023

Emotional Insecurity: Behind Every Fight, Or Flight Rests a Scared and Misunderstood Inner Child

Manuj Aggarwal was an exceptionally brilliant and vibrant child. Burdened by a family history of mental illness, he searches for a new lease on life by unlocking the source of his childhood wounds and reclaiming his inner authority to restore balance and abundance throughout his life. “By understanding the wounded child and its roots, we can gain insights into the emotional landscape guiding us all.” - Manuj Aggarwal My special guest is: Manuj Aggarwal Manuj Aggarwal is a shining example of o...
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Dec. 8, 2022

The Triggers of Trauma: Uncovering the Roots of Emotional Reactivity

Marina Yaney Triner, a self-proclaimed empath and trauma expert, dives into the world of repressed trauma and how it affects our everyday lives. This episode of the Light Inside Podcast is about Trauma and how it can show up in our lives in seemingly innocuous ways. Marina Yaney Triner learned about Trauma and its effects while working through her own experiences with it in counseling. She discusses how we often react out of trauma without even realizing it, and how this can create drama in our...
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Nov. 25, 2022

Trauma Triggers: How Addressing Our Blind Spots Increases Emotional Intelligence

Blind spots. We each have them. In the context of personal change, why is it we often settle for "good enough?” Our past emotional traumas amplify deflection and uncomfortable avoidance in most of us. with psychological blind spots that everyone else can see but us. So just how do we find these answers? - with a little daring, some honest reflection, and self-examination. One of the toughest self-awareness missions you can undertake is a direct seek-and-destroy attack on your own pockets of ...
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Oct. 12, 2020

Shadow Work: Removing The Mask with Meghan Fischer

Joining us this week for part two of this discussion of The Masks We Wear is Voice Dialogue and Shadow Alchemist- Meghan Fischer. Happiness is an inside job. A job we shouldn’t assign to anyone else but our true self. Today we look at how we call up those shadowy, repetitive thoughts that often can swirl around in our heads- Leading us to sabotage our best intentions, keeping us from reaching our light inside and blocking our ability to truly shine. Tune to to find out how we finally remove thos...
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July 9, 2020

Generational Trauma: Pivoting Through Pressure Part 1 with TedX Speaker Pierce J. Brooks

Joining us for this special two part episode is Empowerment Strategist, Speaker and Coach, Pierce J. Brook. Growing up, having been predicted to reach a height of 6’ 7”- Led to speculation and extreme pressure of Pierce, being Destined for a Storybook career in the NBA. Today we learn the story of how the high-demands of social pressure, strained relationships and expectations, and the untimely suicide death of his father have led him to discover and find meaningful inspiration from trauma. As a...