Ep.114 Healing the Original Trauma: Disconnection with Julie Brams

This episode is a deep dive into healing what I call the "original trauma" — our collective disconnection from nature and ourselves. I talk with mental health expert Julie Brams about ecopsychology, forest therapy, and the emerging field she prefers to call Earth-centered psychology. We explore why modern psychology often misses this core disconnection and how reconnecting with the more-than-human world can be profoundly healing.

If you’re ready to heal from disconnection and embrace your nature as nature, this conversation will light your path.

Topics Covered about Earth-Centered Psychology
➡️ The original trauma is our artificial separation from Earth, fueling much of human suffering.
➡️ Ecopsychology and Earth-centered psychology focus on repairing this disconnect through nature-based practices.
➡️ Forest therapy is about nature leading the healing, with guides facilitating connection, not control.
➡️ Rediscovering embodied sensing beyond words helps us reconnect deeply, even amid modern technology.
➡️ Julie’s book The Nature-Embedded Mind invites us to explore a new way of thinking that can heal ourselves and the planet.

Chapters
00:00 Opening – Meeting the original wound
08:04 Nature, Zen, and trauma therapy
16:04 Dismantling the dominance model in therapy
24:18 Listening with full-body perception
32:25 Embracing darkness and shadow work
40:29 Reconnection in a modern world
48:29 The trauma of systemic gaslighting
55:45 The Nature Embedded Mind (book)
01:01:47 Collective healing is possible

Resources Mentioned
🌱 Julie Brams' Work
🌱 The Nature Embedded Mind: How the Way We Think Can Heal Our Planet and Ourselves
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🌱 Plant Wisdom Book Club
🌱 Personalized mentorship with me and the Plants

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