In this episode of WE Earth Radio Michael has a conversation with Transpersonal Psychologist Steve Tayor about how trauma can often lead to extraordinary awakenings. In this delightful and inspiring interview they look at both the personal and evolutionary possibilities of awakening as a process of going through major turmoils in our lives. In their conversation they explore the myriad of opportunities and the growth of new potential that is available to us all, even in the darkest of times.

Steve Taylor is the author of many books including The Clear Light, The Leap, and The Calm Center. Today we are going to talk about his latest book, Extraordinary Awakenings. He is a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University and the current chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society. Steve’s articles and essays have been published in over 100 academic journals, magazines, and newspapers and he blogs for Scientific American and Psychology Today. www.stevenmtaylor.com