Where Entrepreneurship Meets Therapy with Benjamin Fry (279)
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Journey Through Trauma: From Personal Struggles to Healing
In this chapter, the speaker recounts their transformative experience in the mental health field, detailing their background as a psychotherapist and the creation of a trauma-focused residential clinic. They share personal challenges, including a breakdown and feelings of inadequacy, which reshaped their approach to therapy. The narrative emphasizes the intricate link between personal history and mental health, illustrating the evolution of trauma treatment and the importance of innovative therapeutic modalities.
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Benjamin is the founder of Khiron Clinics, one of the world’s leading residential trauma-treatment centres, and Televagal, an innovative mental health technology platform. An accredited psychotherapist, couples therapist, speaker, author, and entrepreneur, he has written four books, including The Invisible Lion: How to Tame your Nervous System and Heal your Trauma. With a diverse career spanning psychology, media, and business, Benjamin read Physics and Philosophy at Oxford University and then did an MFA in Film Production at USC, directing a feature-length film distributed by HBO and Paramount. He later went on to set up various enterprises in the hospitality industry before completing an MA in Psychotherapy and Counselling at Regent’s College and an Executive MBA from Oxford University. His first book led to his role as the expert psychotherapist on the BBC series Spendaholics. Benjamin speaks at mental health conferences worldwide, raising awareness of the effectiveness of nervous system-based therapies for treating trauma. He also delivers workshops to help people optimize and heal their relationships through trauma-informe practices and education.
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