Podcasts
Conversations about trauma, family relationships, and finding your way through the healing process. Listen here, or take an episode with you in your podcast app.
Why Boundaries With Your Parent Can Feel Impossible
Things You Learn in Therapy · Beth Trammell
I joined Beth Trammell to talk about why setting boundaries with an emotionally immature parent can leave you feeling guilty or questioning yourself. We discuss what happens when a reasonable request turns into blame, and why those conversations can feel so hard to leave. The conversation also looks at the hope that finding the right words will finally change the relationship. I share how parts work and grieving that hope can be part of healing.
From Fawning to Self-Trust: Healing Family Wounds
Things You Learn in Therapy · Beth Trammell
Healing painful family relationships can bring up guilt, even when you know a boundary is needed. In this conversation with Beth Trammell, I talk about fawning, the habit of keeping others happy to feel safe, and how it can continue into adulthood. We look at conditioned guilt and small ways to practice taking your own needs seriously without becoming overwhelmed. This was a personal conversation for me, including the grief of accepting what a parent may never be able to give.
An Introduction to Brainspotting
Things You Learn in Therapy · Beth Trammell
Beth Trammell invited me back for a conversation about Brainspotting, including what a session can feel like and how I use it in my practice. I share some of my own experiences with the therapy and discuss how its approach differs from EMDR. We also talk about pacing the work so that difficult feelings remain manageable. There is a live demonstration, too: Beth brings a personal issue, and we work together to find a Brainspot.
Exploring Trauma: From Understanding to Healing
Things You Learn in Therapy · Beth Trammell
In my first conversation with Beth Trammell, we look at how trauma affects the brain and why a trigger can bring on feelings that seem overwhelming. I talk about the difference between a single traumatic event and ongoing trauma, including experiences in early relationships. We then walk through a step-by-step process for responding when a trauma reaction takes over. Along the way, we discuss building self-trust and approaching those reactions with curiosity, even when they are difficult to understand.
How to Recover Your Creativity After Trauma
Beyond Artist's Block · Rachel Moore
I spoke with Rachel Moore about the connection between trauma and creativity, and how trauma recovery can help us feel more connected to our creative lives. We discuss complex trauma and the responses that developed to protect us in difficult circumstances. Understanding what those responses did for us can help loosen the shame around them. We also talk about building self-trust in therapy, especially for someone who has never had much reason to trust themselves.
On Therapy, Trauma, IFS, and Brainspotting
The Courage, Coaching and Counseling Podcast · Sovann Pen
Sovann Pen invited me onto his podcast for a conversation about my work as a therapist, with a focus on trauma and the healing process. We talk about complex trauma and post-traumatic stress, subjects that are central to my counseling practice. The conversation includes Internal Family Systems (IFS), often called parts work, alongside my work with Brainspotting therapy. You can listen to the full interview below, or watch the video of our conversation on YouTube.