Episodios

  • I Didn’t Know Who I Was with Francesca Raoelison

    I Didn’t Know Who I Was with Francesca Raoelison
    Nov 18 2025
    Francesca Raoelison has spoken at Brown University, Harvard, Princeton, UNICEF, the Preventing Child Abuse in America Conference, and the Clinton Global Initiative, addressing the global crisis of emotional trauma among youth. She is the founder of Omena, a survivor-led movement dedicated to educating and mobilizing young people to identify and end emotional abuse.
    Active in 13 countries with 315 educators and ambassadors, Omena has reached more than 1.5 million people through online campaigns. As a Malagasy survivor herself, Francesca brings a powerful perspective on breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma, beginning in her home country of Madagascar.


    In This Episode
    • Francesca’s website


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    28 m
  • Living With Integrity with Andy Chaleff

    Living With Integrity with Andy Chaleff
    Nov 17 2025
    Andy Chaleff is an award-winning author, speaker, and mentor whose work explores the intersection of grief, love, and transformation.
    His deeply personal books challenge readers to embrace vulnerability and live with greater authenticity. With a background in psychology and decades of experience guiding others through personal growth, Chaleff’s writing is both raw and revelatory. His previous books, The Last Letter, The Wounded Healer and The Connection Playbook, have been recognized for their profound impact on readers worldwide.
    Andy’s new book is titled Dying to Live: Finding Life's Meaning Through Death (Spiritual Memoir), which traces a journey through trauma, ambiguous loss, and the unraveling of identity.

    In This Episode
    • Andy's website
    • https://substack.com/@andychaleff


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    You can learn more about what I do here:

    The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa
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    34 m
  • Unbroken with Adriene Caldwell

    Unbroken with Adriene Caldwell
    Nov 13 2025
    Adriene Caldwell has done more than survive—she has thrived. A former foster youth who beat the odds, Adriene is part of the less than 3% who go on to attend college, despite statistics showing that 20% of the U.S. prison population once passed through the foster care system. She doesn’t sugarcoat life’s harsh realities, but instead offers something far more powerful: hope. Hope that trauma will end, that the future can be different, and that life, even after the worst experiences, can improve.Adriene’s story is not an easy one, best captured by the trigger warnings that accompany her book: emotional and physical abuse, sexual assault of a child, the drowning death of a child, extreme poverty, mental illness, homelessness, foster care, pedophilia, graphic sexual descriptions, violence, bulimia, incest, death, and suicide. It is a story of pain, resilience, and ultimately, the possibility of a better life.

    In This Episode
    • Adriene’s website
    • Adriene’s book


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    You can learn more about what I do here:

    The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa
    ———
    If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.

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    33 m
  • Helping Female Survivors with Jessica Pride & Verna Griffin-Tabor

    Helping Female Survivors with Jessica Pride & Verna Griffin-Tabor
    Nov 11 2025
    Jessica Pride, Co-Founder, is a sexual assault attorney and Managing Partner of The Pride Law Firm with over 20 years advocating for survivors of child sexual abuse, sexual assault, and workplace harassment. She has been named Consumer Advocate of the Year and secured the largest settlement in U.S. history for incarcerated survivors—$117 million.
    Verna Griffin-Tabor, Co-Founder, has over 40 years of experience addressing sexual assault and relationship violence, serving as CEO of Center for Community Solutions from 1998 to 2023. Under her leadership, CCS achieved numerous milestones, including founding the nation’s first women’s center, operating California’s first temporary restraining order clinic, and running San Diego’s only rape crisis center.

    In This Episode
    • Sirona Healing Center
    • Sirona on IG


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    You can learn more about what I do here:

    The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa
    ———
    If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.

    Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.

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    30 m
  • Unravelling The Stories of Our Past with Samantha Potthoff

    Unravelling The Stories of Our Past with Samantha Potthoff
    Nov 10 2025
    Samantha Potthoff, M.A., LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and co-founder of Therapy Collective of California
    Samantha specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, attachment issues, and grief, with a unique approach that integrates neuroscience with evidence-informed psychotherapy to address the profound interconnection between mental and physical health. Samantha's unique approach integrates neuroscience with evidence-informed psychotherapy, moving beyond traditional diagnostic frameworks to create therapeutic partnerships where profound healing can emerge.
    Her work with complex trauma presentations and commitment to sustainable well-being would resonate deeply with your audience of trauma survivors and fellow therapists.

    In This Episode
    • Samantha’s website


    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.




    You can learn more about what I do here:

    The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa
    ———
    If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.

    Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.

    Thank you to our Sponsors:
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    Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app/book_a_demo
    Journey Clinical - visit https://join.journeyclinical/trauma for 1 month off your membership
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    31 m
  • The Many Ways To Create A Family with Cheri Bergeron

    The Many Ways To Create A Family with Cheri Bergeron
    Nov 6 2025
    Cheri Bergeron is an author, blogger, public speaker, trained life coach, and founder of the nonprofit Cheri's Choice, guiding women through alternative paths to motherhood.

    Following a successful career in IT, Cheri now helps single women weigh their options, navigate fertility challenges, and build families on their own terms. Her personal fertility journey included becoming a mother without a partner through IVF treatments and donor conception. She won a landmark Texas family law case (Bergeron v. Saunders) that challenged outdated legislation concerning families formed through assisted reproduction.

    In her memoir Mission: Motherhood, Cheri shares her experiences with relationships, workplace challenges, and choosing motherhood after 40. She details her struggles with IVF and the realities of "geriatric pregnancy."

    Today, from her home in Austin, Texas, she empowers ambitious women to reject limiting fairy tales and boldly chart their own paths to motherhood—even without a Prince Charming.

    In This Episode
    • Cheri's website
    • Cher's Choice
    • Mission: Motherhood
    • Cheri on LinkedIn
    • Cheri on Facebook
    • Cheri on Instagram


    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.




    You can learn more about what I do here:

    The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa
    ———
    If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.

    Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.

    Thank you to our Sponsors:
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    Journey Clinical - visit https://join.journeyclinical/trauma for 1 month off your membership
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    30 m
  • The Courage To Move Forward with Paola di Floria

    The Courage To Move Forward with Paola di Floria
    Nov 4 2025
    Paola DiFlorio is an Oscar and Emmy–nominated filmmaker and co-founder of Counterpoint Films with her husband, author and filmmaker Peter Rader. Their breakthrough documentary Awake: The Life of Yogananda became one of the top-grossing indie docs of 2014–15 and set their mission to create media that “awakens the human spirit.”

    Since then, they’ve developed and consulted on numerous projects exploring spirituality, science, and healing, including Infinite Potential and the award-winning My Father, The Healer.

    A board member of the Illuminate Film Festival, DiFlorio has spoken at Stanford, NYU, UC Berkeley, USC, and The Shift Network’s Visionaries Summit. With Rader, she founded Source to Screen, a creativity and spirituality incubator offered at Esalen and film festivals nationwide. Counterpoint’s upcoming slate includes a remake of a Hollywood blockbuster slated for 2026.

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    You can learn more about what I do here:

    The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa
    ———
    If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.

    Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.

    Thank you to our Sponsors:
    Incogni - Use code [traumatherapist] and get 60% off annual plans: https://incogni.com/traumatherapist
    Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app/book_a_demo
    Journey Clinical - visit https://join.journeyclinical/trauma for 1 month off your membership
    Therapy Wisdom - https://therapywisdom.com/jan/
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    31 m
  • When You Let Yourself Heal with MJ Renshaw

    When You Let Yourself Heal with MJ Renshaw
    Nov 3 2025
    MJ Renshaw is a breathwork facilitator, podcast host, author, and founder of The Being Method, a science-backed spiritual education platform that teaches students to heal and reconnect with their bodies through breathwork.

    After her own journey overcoming childhood trauma, MJ launched The Being Method in 2020, quickly establishing it as uniquely comprehensive, blending breathwork science, trauma-informed care, and practical business training.

    Her podcast, also ‘The Being Method,’ explores the intersection between science and spirituality, and is ranked in the top 5% globally. Her upcoming book, How to Cry, explores the powerful science behind the emotional release of crying.

    With over 115,000 social media followers worldwide, MJ continues to empower practitioners and individuals, advocating for emotional authenticity, resilience, and the transformative potential of breathwork to achieve lasting healing.

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.




    You can learn more about what I do here:

    The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa
    ———
    If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.

    Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.

    Thank you to our Sponsors:
    Incogni - Use code [traumatherapist] and get 60% off annual plans: https://incogni.com/traumatherapist
    Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app/book_a_demo
    Journey Clinical - visit https://join.journeyclinical/trauma for 1 month off your membership
    Therapy Wisdom - https://therapywisdom.com/jan/
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    28 m