S5 Episode 44: Permission To Feel with Dr. Claudia Luiz, Psychoanalyst

Dr. Claudia Luiz is a pioneering psychoanalyst, educator, and award-winning author whose work has redefined what therapy can be. For over four decades, Dr. Luiz has helped people navigate the emotional terrain of their lives by creating space for the truth of their lived experience and for that truth to finally be seen, heard, and most importantly; felt. She is the author of “The Making of a Psychoanalyst,” a groundbreaking book that strips away the clinical jargon and mystique of psychoanalysis and reveals something much deeper: the raw, real, and deeply human journey of becoming whole. Dr. Luiz holds a master’s in social policy and a doctorate in clinical psychoanalysis, and these academic roots are paired with a deep commitment to accessibility and to bringing the healing power of psychoanalysis down from “the ivory tower” and into the lives of everyday people. She has taught and practiced across the country, trained the next generation of therapists, and spoken internationally about the power of emotional growth. At her core, Dr. Luiz is a translator; taking the complexities of psychoanalysis and making them accessible and useful to the everyday person who just wants to understand why they hurt, and how they can stop hurting. Dr. Luiz doesn't understand emotional pain just because she's studied it, she knows it from lived experience because she grew up inside it and survived it. By the time she was a teenager, she was battling addiction, self-sabotage and the fallout of a childhood without emotional safety. Her first experience in a psychoanalyst's office set her on a path not only to heal herself, but to become the kind of psychoanalyst the field didn’t yet know it needed. Dr. Luiz has dedicated her life to teaching people how to feel again, how to untangle themselves from unconscious patterns, and how to discover freedom by facing their pain with courage. Her mission isn’t just to help people heal, it’s an invitation to feel, to awaken to inherited stories and feelings that’ve been buried, and to recognize that we all hold the power necessary to rewrite our lives. 

Connect with Dr. Luiz: 

Instagram - @drclaudialuiz

Website - https://claudialuiz.com

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