“Mapping the patterns beneath behavior in trauma-informed clinical practice."

Episodes

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Nov. 23, 2021

Honey, It's Just The Trauma Talking: How Repressed Trauma and Inner Child Wounding Unexpectedly Surfaces with Marina Yanay-Triner

In Latin, human beings are homo sapien, loosely translated as ”The man who knows”. Yet within each of, remain parts unknown. Unseen. Repressed and Unrecognized Trauma. Realized and felt, yet one can't quit put a finger on it. The impact of recovering memories, repressed for years, can be debilitating As one goes through significant trauma, the brain shuts down, dissociation takes over. Seeking an inner sense of safety from the challenges of trauma, your mind doing what it needs, in order to k...
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Nov. 17, 2021

I Can Appreciate That: How Gratitude Allows Us To Move Beyond Cynicism

Cynicism. It often clouds one’s ability to remain open to the possibilities in life, as one observes some of the hardest and most trying times, What if, instead of embracing cynicism, one gratefully remains open to bounty of lessons and blessings waiting to be uncovered within the journey? Today we look at how our patterns of thought, many of which are often negative. Exploring how they might be examined in a more favorable light. If you are finding yourself wondering how- It can be as simply ...
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Nov. 10, 2021

Be An Open Book: Life-Long Learning is Essential to Embrace Open-Minded Evolution and Growth with Danny Brassell, Ph. D.

One of the greatest gifts one can shine on themselves is the gift of perpetual learning. When we expand as individuals, we empower ourselves to rise to our fullest potential. Knowledge is truly empowering The Greek philosopher, I think ‘Anonymous’, once said- “Your mind is like a parachute, It works a lot better when it's open.” Each of us is better served in society, when one surrounds themselves with people that are constantly saying- Why? Why? Because being around people who have totally di...
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Oct. 26, 2021

Circumstantial Evidence: Overcoming a Victim Mentality with Nelson Tressler

“We cannot control the winds, but we can absolutely control how we set our sails” When one shifts from searching for hope and inspiration in others and place faith and belief in the life you create, simply being responsible for what YOU can take action upon: Your thoughts. And how you chose to respond to the feelings you have. What you find value and meaning in. The actions which bring this experience of fulfillment Releasing anything outside of your experience One begins to break the chai...
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Sept. 29, 2021

Moving Past Labels & Archetypes: Reconnecting with Our Innate Wholeness with Kevin Russell

We begin today, by simply asking: What label have you attached to yourself lately? In our modern search for meaning. One’s essential task often becomes discovering who and what we are. In answering that often imposing question- WHY am I here and what is my meaning. My purpose- The search for clarity. Labels are what you call yourself in your head. They are tags that you attach to yourself to describe the person you think you are. And quite often, they are the outside views we can often feel ...
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Sept. 15, 2021

A Generational Epidemic: Releasing The "Hustle" Mindset with Author, Matthew Turner

There is a well-worn adage: a time and place for everything- A time for work, a time for play, and especially- a time for rest, relaxation and rejuvenation. The all to important act of down time. A still time and place OFTEN to be and do NOTHING. Structured meaning and purposeful intention, gets a task done. Yet often, one can get lost in the pale, a space between here and there, where we simply lose touch with ourselves. Where we get buried in the hustle. Join us as we explore the toll often pl...
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Sept. 2, 2021

Releasing Generational Patterning and Programing to Embrace Self-Confidence with Phoebe Garnsworthy

“Your life is within your fingertips. You can create the life you want.”- Author, Phoebe Garnsworthy Today, Phoebe and I explore How to create a life of self confidence by Releasing Generational Patterning and Programming. And as phoebe so beautifully put it… Your life is within your fingertips. You can create the life you want. What more can I say, but ….Tune in to find out how, on this episode of The Light Inside. JOIN US ON INSTAGRAM: @thelightinsidepodcast SUBSCRIBE: pod.link/thelightinside...
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Aug. 12, 2021

Cultivating Encouraging Connections By Intentionally Being In Service Of Others with Jeff Teresi

Einstein tells us: “A human being is a part of the whole called by us- universe. A part limited in time and space, experiencing himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.“ He goes on to task us with freeing ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion by embracing all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. In this regard, it makes positive sense then, to cultivate our interconnectiv...
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Aug. 5, 2021

Somatic Therapy: Healing The Autonomic Nervous System by Releasing Egoic Attachments with Debbie Emick

Author Michael Singer, In his book “The Untethered Soul” shares this sage advice- “There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind - you are the one who hears it.” Michael goes on to add- “Only you can take inner freedom away from yourself, or give it to yourself. Nobody else can.” But what do we do when that inner voice of intuition has gone astray and is knocked off course by our unprocessed traumas and coping mechanisms when strong physic...
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July 22, 2021

Finding Resolve: Releasing Past Trauma to Step into The Present with Amelia Zachry

Somewhere in America, every 2 minutes, a woman is raped. National surveys of adults suggest that between 9-32% of women and 5-10% of men report that they were victims of sexual abuse and/or assault during their childhood. Despite the fact of these harrowing tragedies, our ever vigilant efforts as a society, and of what we now know as the “#MeToo” movement- We still witness such a confounding and painfully small reduction in the frequency by which these ghastly atrocious acts against another occ...
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July 15, 2021

Recognizing Trauma Triggers: Understanding How Blind Spots Affect Emotional Reactivity with Joe Ryan

Most of us have such psychological “blind spots,” aspects of our personalities that are obvious to everyone but ourselves. You can find the answers if you care to—or more accurately, if you dare to. This is the roughest mission you can undertake: a direct seek-and-destroy attack on your own pockets of denial. Identifying your own blind spots is an exercise in paradox, because if you’re aware of a problem, it doesn’t count. Our guest today, Joe Ryan, has been on a lifelong journey of overcoming ...
Guest: Joe Ryan
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June 2, 2021

The Mosaic: Understanding How Listening is The Alchemy Of Life with Danny Bruce Levin

When you step back and take a look at the picture of your life do you like what you see? If not, don’t worry, you are not a jigsaw puzzle where every piece only fits in one place; You are a mosaic, free to alter the picture you were given. In a mosaic, every piece can go wherever you, the author and owner, want it to go. If you are ready to have the image of your life reflect the person you truly are - Our guest today is ready to guide you. Helping you call in and align the pieces of your mosaic...
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May 27, 2021

What's in It for Me: Building Relationships Through Interdependence

Mahatma Gandi tells us- “Man is a social being.” And “Interdependence is and ought to be as much our ideal as self-sufficiency.” In fact, the fundamental law of humanity is interdependence. A person is a person through our connection to others. We look at how a sense of competition breeds separation, rather than guiding us towards forming collaborative bonds. Our interaction with others aligns us and allows us to do great things. Our guest Maxwell Ivey shares insight from A Blind Man’s In...
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April 20, 2021

Self-Development: Using a Craftsman Approach to Build a Life You Love with a Charles Collins

You life is in the hands of a primary crafts person. You...are that crafts person. Your job is to learn and make a masterpiece of your life. Joining us today is master craftsman and author- Charles Collins. His book The Way of Craftsmanship: The Tao of 'Life As A Craft' teaches us that Craftsmanship is an attitude of mind. With research spanning three decades, Charles teaches us 'The Way of Craftsmanship'. Handed down over the centuries by master craftsmen and craftswomen across the world. We un...
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Feb. 11, 2021

Faith, Family, And A Song: Overcoming The Devastating Loss Of Child With Shannon And Brittany Clark

In today's conversation, we share a discussion with musicians, Shannon and Brittany Clark, as we explore the story of how the tragic and sudden loss of their newborn daughter, to a rare heart condition -Nearly side railed their love and shared career as recording artists. We also explore how music has been a common bond which has given them strength and resiliency to overcome the devastating loss of a child- pulling them closer together as a family with their surviving children. We discover how ...
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Feb. 3, 2021

Who's Driving Here: Understanding Human Needs Psychology with Chandra Lynn

As Human beings- we all feel a certain pull, driving us towards basic wants, desires and needs. Having needs is not evidence of weakness – it is, at its core- to simply be human. Three things are needed for humanity to co-exist: Truth, peace and basic needs. Everything else - Is irrelevant. We are all on a course seeking change- our evolution. The great unfolding of our becoming what is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself. This episode, we share a conversation with...