For over a decade, Charon has worked with individuals and couples in the territory where most healing becomes visible and felt: the body. A Licensed Master Social Worker, relationship therapist, somatic psychotherapist, and shamanic bodyworker, her approach is trauma-informed, somatic, and deeply relational, drawing on attachment theory, polyvagal theory, Compassionate […]

In this excerpt, the podcast’s two years and 100 episodes are celebrated through 25 moments, along with a tribute to two beloved voices lost along the way. Hear the full conversation on The Gifts of Trauma Podcast. Last week, we aired our 100th episode of The Gifts of Trauma podcast.

There is a particular kind of discomfort that comes with realizing we may have been wrong. Not wrong in a dramatic or unforgivable way. Not wrong in a way that makes us terrible people. Just wrong in the ordinary human sense. We misunderstood someone.We reacted too quickly.We assumed we knew

Sat Dharam Kaur ND is a practising naturopathic doctor with a focus on women’s health, cancer, and mind-body healing approaches. Since 2012, Sat Dharam has been collaborating with Dr. Gabor Maté and, in 2019, structured his work into the Compassionate Inquiry® Professional Online Training. As an expert Kundalini Yoga instructor,

A Compassionate Inquiry® Practitioner, Psychedelic Preparation and Integration Coach, and facilitator of Nondual Tantra-based Hatha yoga, meditation, and somatic movement practices, Stephanie supports others through The Way Back Home as they reconnect with their fully alive, expressed, soulful, and authentic selves. She guides them home to the essential depth of

Someone texts me good morning most days. It has become one of those small, steady things that a body comes to rely on, even when you do not realize you are relying on it. The phone lights up. The greeting arrives. The day begins with the small confirmation that you

A double board-certified physician in Preventive and Addiction Medicine, with advanced training in biochemistry, public health, and functional medicine, Dr. Aimie’s bridging of functional medicine, attachment science, and trauma therapy makes trauma healing both precise and deeply human.  Rooted in the lineages of Animism, Depth Psychology, and Mysticism, Solea’s work

Allison is a professor at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and a Certified Compassionate Inquiry® (CI) Practitioner with advanced training in somatic, relational, and psychedelic therapies. Rachèl works with students at secondary and post-secondary levels. A Certified Compassionate Inquiry® Practitioner, she also contributes to initiatives bringing trauma-informed practices into

I notice my impatience most clearly in ordinary places. A slow queue. A delayed appointment. Someone walking ahead of me at a pace that does not match my own sense of urgency. Nothing dramatic is happening. No real harm is being done. And yet something in me tightens. The thoughts

Rennet, a Trauma Therapist, Registered Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, and Organizational Consultant, has supported individuals, families, groups, and frontline organizations for more than 20 years as they navigate complex trauma, relational wounds, grief, burnout, emotional/binge eating, and nervous-system dysregulation. Efu is a Somatic Experiencing® faculty member