E184: How LifeSpheres Helps People Heal Through Presence, Not Advice

In this episode, Diana M. Canant, Executive Director of LifeSpheres, shares how people heal through presence, guided dialogue, and community support rather than advice or isolation. She explains the Peer Community Co Care Program, a process that helps individuals resolve trauma safely, rebuild resilience, and support one another through structured, one-on-one sessions.

Diana breaks down the psychobiology of trauma, why presence is more powerful than advice, and how healing becomes possible when people feel seen and understood.
Her insights offer a new way to think about trauma and the importance of not facing it alone.

Timestamps:
00:02:22 | What does resilience really mean

00:05:41 | What kinds of trauma do communities experience

00:06:17 | Introduction of the Peer Community Co Care Program

00:07:23 | Why Diana focuses on young people and the elderly

00:09:46 | How the program teaches presence and listening

00:13:14 | Orientation, commitment, and how the program begins

00:16:18 | How individual plans are created

00:18:46 | How healing sessions work

00:21:23 | How participants complete the program

00:23:27 | What makes Life Spheres’ method effective

00:28:43 | What trauma informed practice really means

00:30:46 | How exposure therapy should and should not be done

00:35:22 | Why healing should not be done alone

00:40:48 | The future of Life Spheres and scaling impact

00:48:39 | Where to find Life Spheres

00:51:10 | Closing remarks

Relevant links from LifeSphere:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lifespheres/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turningthetideoftrauma/

Website: https://www.lifespheres.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TurningTheTideOfTrauma/