The Trauma Therapist

Stacey Freedenthal, PhD is a suicidologist. Her work focuses on all things suicide – helping people stay alive and want to stay alive, guiding loved ones through grief and healing if the worst happens, and teaching students and professionals how to do all of that, too.In This EpisodeStacey’s websiteSpeakingofsuicide.comThe Lifeline 988Crisis Text HotlineLoving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts: What Family, Friends, and Partners Can Say and DoHelping the Suicidal Person: Tips and Techniques for Professionals---What’s new with The Trauma Therapist Project! The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 700+ interviews.The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: a monthly resource of information and inspiration dedicated to trauma therapists:Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

This is a very interesting interview. It’s a personal story of how one individual, Jim Stewart, was impacted by trauma and how he continued to be impacted by trauma throughout his life. Jim shares his journey of being traumatized and what it was like for him to live with his symptoms and then what it was like to begin his healing journey.Jim is a trauma survivor, having experienced two near death events as well other traumas early in life. Having had a lifelong struggle with the impact of trauma, in the past six years Jim has embarked on a journey of healing. This included both EMDR and BrainSpotting. He is happy to say that he is now a survivor and he wishes to share his story of hope and healing with others.In This EpisodeJim's Email---What’s new with The Trauma Therapist Project!The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 600+ interviewsThe Therapists Teach Workshop: a workshop for therapists who want to create their first online course.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Christie Pearl is a Certified EMDR Therapist and Consultant in private practice in Massachusetts and Virginia who specializes in providing EMDR Intensives for Adult Children of Alcoholics/Dysfunctional Families (ACOAs) who are dealing with work stress and performance anxiety to create a healthier relationship with their work so they can be who they want to be today, instead of who they had to be as children.In This EpisodeChristie’s website---What’s new with The Trauma Therapist Project!The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 600+ interviewsThe Therapists Teach Workshop: a workshop for therapists who want to create their first online course.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Randall Bell, PhD is a socio-economist and the CEO of Landmark Research Group, LLC. His work and research have taken him to all 50 states and all seven continents, consulting on major disasters like the World Trade Center, the Flight 93 Crash Sites, the BP Oil Spill, and Hurricane Katrina, among others.Dr. Bell’s podcast is called Post-Traumatic Thriving: "When trauma hits, your most significant decision will be to dive, survive or thrive. If you choose to thrive, the Post-Traumatic Thriving podcast is for you. The hosts, Dr. Randall Bell and Tanya Brown, along with their guests, not only faced trauma but survived in remarkable ways. The PTT podcast evaluates the process of maintaining a healthy mindset and successful lifestyle after experiencing some form of trauma. By college age, 66% to 85% of all people have been impacted by at least one traumatic experience."Dr. Bell created Core IQ in the hopes of educating everyone about these key habits and principles. For information about Dr. Bell, click here. To purchase a copy of "Me We Do Be" (all proceeds are donated to Core IQ), click here.In This EpisodeDr. Bell’s websiteThe Post-Traumatic Thriving podcastPost-Traumatic Thriving: The Art, Science, & Stories of Resilience---What’s new with The Trauma Therapist Project! The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 700+ interviews: https://bit.ly/3NbFdJ0 The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: a monthly resource of information and inspiration dedicated to trauma therapists: https://bit.ly/3LoJcAEBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

"The Bossy Educator," Tara Seals, is a 3X best-selling self-published international author, educator, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and so much more!She creates education solutions for K-12 schools, students, and families via consulting, workshops, keynotes, etc. Her latest book, Divorce: The Unspoken Childhood Trauma, landed her on the 20 Black Women Authors you should know list, along with Nikki Giovanni and former first lady Michelle Obama.In This EpisodeTara’s WebsiteThe Boss Nation Podcast---What’s new with The Trauma Therapist Project! The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 700+ interviews: https://bit.ly/3NbFdJ0 The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: a monthly resource of information and inspiration dedicated to trauma therapists: https://bit.ly/3LoJcAEBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Linda Donovan has been leading grief support groups for Hospice of Santa Cruz County for more than a decade. After experiencing how their hospice team provided so much assistance to her family before and after her husband died from cancer, she became very involved as a volunteer with the organization.She is the author of Beyond Loss in a Pandemic: Find Hope and Move Through Grief After Someone Close to You Dies; After Loss: Hope for Widows, Widowers and Partners; and co-author of Tech Grief: Survive and Thrive through Career Losses, which won a Writer’s Digest Award.Linda is a firm believer that loss isn’t just limited to death—but also the loss of time, experiences, income, and so much more, and it all needs to be recognized as part of a modern understanding of grief.In This EpisodeLinda’s website---“What’s new with The Trauma Therapist Project!The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 600+ interviewsThe Therapists Teach Workshop: a workshop for therapists who want to create their first online course.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Growing up with an incarcerated father and a mother who struggled with mental illness and substance abuse, Deran gained knowledge and experience of discrimination, poverty, and social services at a very early age. It was no shock that she later decided to pursue a career as a helping professional.While obtaining her Master's in Social Work at the University of Texas, Deran was blessed with an amazing opportunity to visit Ghana West Africa. During her six-month stay in Ghana, Deran created a Guidance & Counseling Center at a High School in a neighborhood that has been historically identified as a population of lower socioeconomic status.In This Episodeblacktherapistsrock.comDeran's Email---What’s new with The Trauma Therapist Project!Ready to start your own podcast?! The Spring 2023 Podcasting Workshop begins next month: http://mentalhealthpodcasters.com/The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 600+ interviewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

The Spring 2023 cohort of my Podcasting Workshop for Mental Health Professionals begins in March.Ready to step out of your comfort zone and share your message?PODCASTING FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.http://mentalhealthpodcasters.com/Should everyone start a podcast?Of course not. Don't be silly, Guy.The question though, is this:Should you start a podcast?Maybe you're even feeling like this would be a jump, or a step outside your comfort zone.And if that's the case then I would say, leap.I did it.I knew nothing about creating my own podcast.But I did have a passion for what I wanted to do.And I'd love to work with you.If you have a passion for the work you're doing and you're interested in creating a podcast then I'd like to invite you to join me for my podcast workshop.If you're reading this and thinking:Nope. Guy, I can't do that. Nope. Nope. Nope.I would say to you:Get out of your comfort zone and share your voice, share your message and share your passion. I'm here to walk this path with you.​The question now is this:Are you ready to share your voice and your wisdom?​Our Dates:Monday, March 13th: 11am-12:30 pm PSTFriday, March 17th: 11am-12:30 pm PSTMonday, March 20th: 11am-12:30 pm PSTFriday, March 24th: 11am-12:30 pm PSTLearn more here:http://mentalhealthpodcasters.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Ken Benau, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist since 1990, with a private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. His practice includes individual (adult and child), couple, and family therapy; clinical consultation; and professional training.For over 40 years, Dr. Benau has worked with children and adults with various learning and developmental differences in inpatient, outpatient, and school settings. He continues to enjoy working psychotherapeutically with adults living with various learning and developmental differences, including LD, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).Dr. Benau has a particular interest and expertise in shame and pride-informed psychotherapy with survivors of relational trauma, working from an integrative perspective that incorporates psychodynamic, experiential, and somatic approaches, among others.He has explored this theme in presentations at professional conferences, webinars, podcasts, and in several peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Benau’s well-received book, Shame, Pride, and Relational Trauma: Concepts and Psychotherapy (Routledge), was published in March 2022. In This EpisodeKen on Psychology TodayDownload a free chapter of Shame, Pride, and Relational Trauma: Concepts and Psychotherapy---What’s new with The Trauma Therapist Project!Ready to start your own podcast?! The Spring 2023 Podcasting Workshop begins next month: http://mentalhealthpodcasters.com/The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 600+ interviewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

As a survivor of the terrorist attack in 2013 at the Boston Marathon finish line, Cari Kenzie knows firsthand the devastation that comes in the aftermath of tragedy when truth is denied or hidden. This is the moment when her life journey and divine purpose collided. As an entrepreneur and owner of a multi-million dollar company, she had to become the master of her healing and owner of her life. This led her to create the Truth Seekers Journey™.Cari is a Quantum Healer, Speaker, and Coach who helps individuals navigate beyond drama, trauma, and self-sabotage by curating a curiosity that invokes clarity to uncover endless opportunities.She is also the founder and president of the Ripples of Change Foundation, a community at large of professionals in the coaching, wellness, consulting, and other supporting arenas who rally together for a common goal to help women find freedom and fullness in life. The foundation also creates the infrastructure for women who have undergone trauma but can't afford the care they need to find community and support systems through the foundation's programs, networks, and produced materials.In This EpisodeCari's websiteCari on Instagram---“What’s new with The Trauma Therapist Project!The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 600+ interviewsThe Therapists Teach Workshop: a workshop for therapists who want to create their first online course.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.