The Importance of Trauma in Meditation

I wonder if the connection with our suffering or the suffering of the world is what allows for things like grace and playfulness to be accessed. I think that both show up when we deepen. And that goes for psychotherapy too, that deepening will bring, get you in touch with suffering, it will get you intouch with a deep sense of joy. There's something that you mentioned before, just that your background and working with trauma and I'm really curious to talk more about trauma, especially as it relates to meditation and practice and teaching.