trauma – Unicorn Shadows

The Healing Place Podcast: Samantha Wettje – the 16 Strong Project; & Youth Empowerment and Resilience Building Initiatives

A shout out of gratitude to Samantha Wettje, co-founder of the 16 Strong Project and an adolescent mental well-being advocate, as she joins me to discuss her passion in regards to:

the 16 Strong Project: the mission, the programs, and the meaning of the name
her personal story of resilience and triumph
Every Voice Heard initiative
youth empowerment and resilience-building programs
and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunes, Blubrry, Spotify, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Podbean, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also watch our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

“Samantha is the co-founder of the 16 Strong Project and an adolescent mental well-being advocate. She created the 16 Strong Project in 2017 in response to what she experienced as a young person, living with a mentally ill and addicted parent, struggling to find answers and understand what was happening in her life. It wasn’t until she finished college, and shared her story with many of her friends, that she realized that she was not the only one, and that what happened to her mattered. So many times people do not realize they are not alone or that what they are experiencing has a name. Determined to ensure that the next generation of youth is equipped to handle their adversity, and not suffer in silence, Samantha created a program to empower resilience to adverse childhood experiences, because she believes what happens to all of us matters.
Samantha has an Ed.M. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University and a B.S.in Financial Economics from Binghamton University. In addition to her work with the 16 Strong Project, Samantha is actively involved with the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s EASEL Lab for social-emotional learning, Harvard’s Making Caring Common Project and Journey into Education and Teaching (JET), a non-profit aiming to increase teacher diversity in Massachusetts.
Samantha is an avid traveler, exercise enthusiast, sports junkie, loves diners, music, reading, ice cream, her cat Boots, and most of all, the New York Mets.”

Learn more about Samantha and her mission at https://www.16strongproject.com/

Peace to you all!

Teri

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The Healing Place Podcast: Michael Skinner – Mental Health Advocacy and “Songs for the Keys to Your Life”

A deep, yet smile-filled conversation with Michael Skinner, musician and trauma advocate. Please join us as we sit down to discuss:

his role as a musician and the importance of music for the healing journey
his role as a trauma and mental health advocate
his own personal story of triumph over childhood trauma
the importance of trauma practicing approaches to guided healing
a special live performance of one of his own songs
and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunes, Blubrry, Spotify, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Podbean, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also watch our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

“Michael Skinner is a nationally known award-winning advocate survivor addressing the issues of trauma, abuse and mental health concerns through public speaking and his music – he has spoken at the National Press Club, was a keynote presenter for a conference held by the United Nations, The State Department and Georgetown University on the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children and adults and he has appeared on many TV, radio and Internet shows – he was part of the Oprah Winfrey Shows that addressed the issues of males sexually abused as children. His music and advocacy website has been visited by well over a million visitors and he has formed the non-profit, the Surviving Spirit, that offers Hope, Healing and Help for those impacted by trauma, abuse and mental health challenges through the creative arts, advocacy, education, a monthly newsletter and website.
His role as a consultant and trainer for the Federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s, National Center for Trauma Informed Care and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors has been crucial in helping to shape the policy initiatives and directives for the delivery and implementation of trauma informed care and services.”
www.mskinnermusic.com
www.survivingspirit.com
mikeskinner@comcast.net
mike.skinner@survivingspirit.com

Learn more about Michael and his mission at: http://www.mskinnermusic.com/

Peace to you all!

Teri

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The Healing Place Podcast: Dr. Nima Rahmany – The Overview Method & Becoming Trigger-Proof

I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to engage in a deep, informative, and beautifully insightful conversation with Dr. Nima Rahmany, chiropractor turned edutainer. Please join us as we discuss:

Dr. Nima’s personal stories of triumph
his Overview Method
the science behind becoming triggerproof
hope vs. commitment
the impact of childhood experiences on intimate relationships
and more!

Bio:

“Dr. Nima Rahmany is a Chiropractor turned ‘Edutainer’ on a mission to teach business executives, entrepreneurs, and teenagers about how to dissolve the ROOT CAUSE of stress.He is the creator of a breakthrough new tool called TheOverview MethodTM where participants are taken through an exercise to clear emotional baggage and resentment that holds them back from moving to new levels in business, health, and family relationships.The Overview ExperienceTM masterfully allows you to:

• Gain a fresh perspective on your life.

• Find your purpose

• Dissolve the baggage of your past (in one day)

• NO positive thinking— learn “Balanced” and “Authentic” and “Whole” thinking”

• Learn YOUR true path towards “happiness” and “success”

• Learn to Heal from emotionally-induced and stress-induced disorders

Dr. Nima has helped countless people in his 20+ years of practice as a Chiropractor and helps people who are stuck in toxic relationships who, career limbo, and emotional trauma overcome their anxiety and create powerfully aligned relationships by deepening their intimate relationship with the most important person of all: themselves.

He has also appeared on numerous podcasts including:

Black Sheep Chiro Podcast, Inside the Champion’s mind, The Chiropractic Philanthropist, The Get Naked Show, Rockstar Doctor Life, Lifestyle Locker, The Eczema Podcast, Pave Your Paradise and more!”

Learn more about Dr. Nima and his mission at:https://drnima.com/

Peace to you all!

Teri

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The Healing Place Podcast: Barbara Rubel, MA, BCETS, D.A.A.E.T.S. – How to Help Suicide Loss Survivors & the Traumatic Impact of Suicide

It was a pleasure to have Barbara Rubel, MA, BCETS, D.A.A. E.T. S. join me on The Healing Place Podcast to address the impact of suicide and the hope found within post-traumatic growth. Please join us as we discuss:

Barbara’s personal story of suicide loss
how to help suicide loss survivors
Thanatology
suicide survivor grief
the impact of traumatic loss
her book “But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping Families After a Suicide”
post-traumatic growth
and more!

Bio:“Today, we welcome BARBARA RUBEL, who is joining us to discuss HOW TO HELP SUICIDE LOSS SURVIVORS. Have you personally been touched by suicide? Do you know someone who had a loved one die because they took their own life? Or are you a professional who wants to provide support to a suicide loss survivor? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this program is for you. Barbara Rubel is a suicide loss survivor and leading thanatologist. Thanatology is the scientific study of death. As a thanatologist, Barbara Rubel specializes in suicide loss survivor grief and educating professionals about traumatic loss. The third updated and revised edition of her book, But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping families after a suicide, just launched on Amazon.”Postvention Resources

After a Suicide: A Postvention Primer for Providers: lifegard.tripod.com/After_a_Suicide.pdf
A Guide for Medical Examiners and Coroners: Best Practices for Talking with Families About Suicide https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/a0415f_3160611bae3f4be69c8e86b1ec7ed4ce.pdf
Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors: allianceofhope.org
American Association of Suicidology (AAS): suicidology.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): afsp.org
Befrienders Worldwide: befrienders.org/
Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/suicide-prevention/understanding-suicide-and-grief/supporting-a-loved-one-after-they-have-lost-someone-to-suicide
Breaking the Silence in the Workplace: http://www.sprc.org/sites/default/files/migrate/library/Breaking%20the%20Silence%20Final.pdf
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions: After Rural Suicide: A Guide for Coordinated Community Postvention Response: https://www.cibhs.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/after_rural_suicide_guide_2016rev.pdf
The Catholic Charities: Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide: https://www.catholiccharities.net/GetHelp/OurServices/Counseling/Loss.aspx
Center for Suicide Awareness: https://www.centerforsuicideawareness.org/
Clinicians as Survivors: After a Suicide Loss:/pages.iu.edu/~jmcintos/basicinfo.htm
Compassionate Friends: Surviving Your Child’s Suicide: https://www.compassionatefriends.org/surviving-childs-suicide/
Cope Foundation: copefoundation.org/
Davenee Foundation: daveneefoundation.org/
The Dougy Center: National Center for Grieving Children and Families: dougy.org/
Friends for Survival: Offering Help After a Suicide Death: friendsforsurvival.org/
Griefwork Center, Inc.: suicide postvention speakers bureau www.griefworkcenter.com
The Gift of Second: http://thegiftofsecond.com/
The Glendon Association: glendon.org/
Heartbeat: https://www.heartbeatsurvivorsaftersuicide.org/
Hope Squad: hopesquad.com/postvention/
How to Talk to Kids About Suicide: https://drrobynsilverman.com/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-suicide-with-dr-dan-reidenberg/
International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP): info/postvention.php
The Jason Foundation: www.jasonfoundation.com
The JED Foundation: jedfoundation.org/
LOSS Team: lossteam.com/
A Manager’s Guide to Suicide Postvention in the Workplace: suicidology.org/Portals/14/docs/Survivors/Loss%20Survivors/Managers-Guidebook-To-Suicide-Postvention.pdf
NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, Postvention: A guide for response to suicide on college campuses https://www.naspa.org/focus-areas/mental-health/postvention-a-guide-for-response-to-suicide-on-college-campuses
Our Side of Suicide: http://www.oursideofsuicide.com/
Parents of Suicides/Friends & Families of Suicides: pos-ffos.com/
Pastoral Postvention: https://theactionalliance.org/sites/default/files/fhl_competencies_v8_interactive.pdf
Reach Out.com: ie.reachout.com/loss-and-grief/supporting-a-friend-after-someone-dies-from-suicide/
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE): https://save.org/
Suicide: Finding Hope: suicidefindinghope.com/
Suicide Grief Support Forum: suicidegrief.com/
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC): sprc.org
Support After a Suicide: supportaftersuicide.org.au/
Surviving After a Suicide Loss Blog: https://survivingafterasuicide.com/blog/
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS): https://www.taps.org/suicidepostvention
United Suicide Survivors International: https://unitesurvivors.org/

Website:www.griefworkcenter.comLinkedin:http://www.linkedin.com/in/barbararubel

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: Third edition of But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping FAMILIES After a Suicide (3rd ed.) is now available**If you’d like to leave a review on line, I would be very grateful**

Links:

E-Mail: BarbaraRubel@BarbaraRubel.com
Website: barbararubel.com
Rubel, B. (2020). But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping families after a suicide, (3rd ed.), Kendall Park, NJ: Griefwork Center, Inc. https://amzn.to/2FwS6JI
Rubel, B. (2015). Loss, Grief, and Bereavement: Helping individuals cope. (4th ed.). SC Publishing, Western Schools, westernschools.com

Learn more about Barbara and her mission at:https://www.griefworkcenter.com/

Peace to you all!

Teri

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The Healing Place Podcast: Dr. Jodie Skillicorn – Healing Depression Without Medication, Brain Plasticity, & Holistic Alternatives

Teri welcomes Dr. Jodie Skillicorn for a deep dive conversation into the impact of trauma on depression, alternatives outside of medication for healing the resulting impact of traumatic events on mind/body/spirit, and more. Please join us as we discuss:

why medication and talk therapy have been used as a tool for helping with depression
why that often does not work
alternative healing strategies: EMDR, EFT (tapping), breathwork, mindfulness, and more
brain plasticity and the science behind it
holistic approaches to mental health
and more!

Bio:

“Jodie Skillicorn is an osteopathic physician board certified in Psychiatry and a diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. She integrates conventional medical training with evidence-based holistic methods that include breathwork, meditation, yoga, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Mind-Body Medicine, energy medicine, nutrition, exercise, nature, and auricular acupuncture at her private practice. She is the author of Healing Depression without Medications: A Psychiatrist’s Guide to Balancing Mind, Body, and Soul. She lives in Akron, Ohio, with her husband, two kids, two cats, and dog.”

Links:
Book: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/healing-depression-without-medication-9781623173548

Website: https://www.jodieskillicorn.com/

Facebook: Mindful Psychiatry https://www.facebook.com/Mindful-Psychiatry-191011387578118/ and Dr. Jodie Skillicorn https://www.facebook.com/Dr-Jodie-Skillicorn-104075344487698

Instagram: Jodie Skillicorn

Learn more about Jodie and her mission at:https://www.jodieskillicorn.com/

Peace to you all!

Teri

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The Healing Place Podcast: Michael Cavallaro – Heart-Centered Living, Resolving Root Problems, & Relationship Patterning

Please join me as I dive deep with Michael Cavallaro, author, international speaker, mentor, radio talk show host, and founding director of Living Concepts, LLC, discussing:

his Teamwork Wins non-profit
working with people with invisible challenges
“new children” or highly-sensitive children (indigo children)
definition of empathic
heart-centered living
his WWDB AM 860 radio talk show with his wife, Adele
resolving root problems
his role as an international speaker
relationship patterning
his wife, Adele’s, book Searching for Oz and their workbook and courses aimed at eliminating trauma

Bio:

“Michael is an author, artist, mentor, and speaker who has dedicated his life to finding simple, practical tools for making permanent change. He has 40+ years of experience coaching, and has helped thousands of clients to look deeper within themselves and find answers that work for them.

As an international speaker, Michael has lectured worldwide in such places as England, New Zealand, and in the US. He facilitates teamwork seminars, couples/marriage workshops, mediation and coaching in workplace, personal development classes, as well as individual sessions. He has worked with CEO’s, VP’s, HR, managers, entrepreneurs, coaches, therapists, teachers, trainers, sales professionals, parents, executives, lawyers, judges, couples and more.

Michael is the author of several books that help people in all areas of life. His first published book, “The 55 Concepts, A Guide to Conscious Living,” forms the foundation for all that followed. Its concepts, while simple, have layers of meaning that take a lifetime to digest. The book has been read and practiced by people worldwide. Other books, include “Change your Mind, Not your Child”, as well as the guidebook, “Searching for OZ – The Journey Home.”

In 2002, Michael founded “Living Concepts” (LC), a company that provides personal, written, audio instruction on human patterning, belief systems and expanded consciousness. He currently shares a library of free material on his website and produces free live videos quarterly as a contribution to humanity.

Different than a psychic or someone who channels, Michael has the self-described “clairsentient” ability to “sense and interpret the vibrational frequencies of self and others”. He feels and understands the vibrational patterning of quantum physics in regards to the human being.

Michael is a father of four, stepdad to two and Pop Pop to five grandchildren. If he is not creating mix media art, you will find him traveling with his wife, Adele, and exploring unseen worlds. www.michaelcavallaro.com“

Learn more about Michael and his mission at:https://adeleandmichael.com/https://www.michaelcavallaro.com/http://livingconcepts1.com/

Peace to you all!

Teri

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The Healing Place Podcast: Lynn Fraser – Radical Recovery Summit, Free Meditation Practice, & Trauma-Healing Strategies

I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to sit with Lynn Fraser of Stillpoint and moderator of the Radical Recovery Summit. Please join us as we discuss:

trauma-healing strategies
her LIVE daily meditation practice – join in for free every morning
Stillpoint courses and classes – such as Women’s Healing Trauma
her own story of triumph over PTSD
the Radical Recovery Summit
and more!

Bio:

“Lynn Fraser brings the depth of twenty two years experience teaching meditation. She specializes in holding a safe, trusted space for healing trauma in her private online sessions. Lynn lives near family, ocean and forest in Nova Scotia Canada.
She is a senior teacher in the Himalayan Yoga Meditation tradition; and an experienced Facilitator of Scott Kiloby’s Living Inquiries.
‘Fast forward 25 years from when I first learned meditation in the early nineties. I see and love myself. I am authentic and connect deeply. My body is relaxed and a known space. Trauma is largely healed and resolved. I am mostly free of reactivity and I have skills to work with thoughts and sensation. I know from experience I can be with whatever is arising in this space and time. I feel, at 66, that I am now an emotionally mature adult.’
‘Lynn has experienced a profound recognition of present moment awareness and embodies it naturally. That’s the kind of teacher anyone would want, for if one’s teacher does not have the direct experience of what is being taught, true transformation just cannot happen.’ Scott Kiloby“

Learn more about Lynn and her mission at:

lynnfraserstillpoint.com

Lynn invites everyone to the free online daily relaxation practice at 8AM Eastern. Click this Zoom link http://zoom.us/j/645904638

Peace to you all!

Teri

Hope for Healing Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/741bdf08d718/hope-for-healing-newsletter-may-2019

Book Launch Team: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unicornshadows/

The Healing Place Podcast – Diane Petrella, MSW: Food Addiction & Sexual Abuse; Ho’oponopono Hawaiian Healing; & Meditation

Super excited to celebrate the 100th episode of The Healing Place Podcast with Diane Petrella, a licensed therapist who works with sexual abuse survivors who struggle with emotional eating, weight, and body image concerns. Thank you, Diane, for joining me to discuss:

her role as a licensed therapist helping clients with sexual abuse history
food addiction as a result of childhood trauma
adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and hypervigilance
self-protective mechanisms
Ho’oponopono Hawaiian healing technique
meditation
and more!

Bio:

“Diane Petrella, MSW is a licensed psychotherapist and life coach specializing in mind-body-spirit approaches to self-growth, healing, and weight loss. Early in her career she co-founded the first child sexual abuse treatment program in Rhode Island and for many years routinely testified in court as an expert witness in the area of child and adult sexual assault and post-traumatic stress. She has 30 years experience working with sexual abuse survivors to help them overcome trauma and reclaim a loving and respectful connection with their bodies.”

Learn more about Diane and her mission at:

dianepetrella.com

On that page there’s a sign-up on the upper right to download Diane’s free eBook, Shed Your Pounds of Protection, but here’s another link just for that sign-up: https://dianepetrella.com/shed-your-pounds-of-protection-2/

Use discount/promo code for Diane’s two audio programs: Heal

Peace to you all!

Teri

Hope for Healing Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/741bdf08d718/hope-for-healing-newsletter-may-2019

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The Healing Place Podcast – Dr. Erica Holmes: The Impact of Psychological Trauma , Dating with Purpose, & Post-Traumatic Growth

I thoroughly enjoyed this insightful conversation with Dr. Erica Holmes on her role as Director of the Psychological Trauma Studies Specialization at Antioch University Los Angeles, covering the topics of:

her role as a trainer of soon-to-be therapists on the global impact of trauma
her role as a licensed psychologist
philosophies on the impact of psychological trauma
her book Dating with Purpose: A Single Woman’s Guide to Escaping No Man’s Land
the myth that “time heals all wounds”
post-traumatic growth
and more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on iTunes, Blubrry, Spotify, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Podbean, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also watch our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

“Erica Holmes, PsyD is Core Faculty and the Director of the Psychological Trauma Studies Specialization in the Master’s in Psychology program at Antioch University Los Angeles, Executive Director of Champion Counseling Center at Faithful Central Bible Church and the founder of HOMMs Consulting. Dr. Holmes has provided psychotherapy and counseling, training and consultation, education and research services to individuals and organizations for over 20 years.

Dr. Holmes is a frequent invited speaker at local, national and international conferences and media events. Her areas of inquiry and more than 150 presentations focus on psychological trauma, relationships and coupling, insight and empowerment, psychotherapy with African American clients and the integration of Christianity and Psychology.

Her recently released book, Dating with Purpose (DWP): A Single Woman’s Guide to Escaping No Man’s Land has been met with great enthusiasm and positive review. DWP guides women of all ages through a journey of self-discovery, self-acceptance, and self-empowerment on the path to finding the love they desire. The first workbook of its kind, Dating with Purpose includes a series of easy-to-follow reflective exercises designed to bring awareness to the patterns and behaviors that set up roadblocks to happiness in intimate relationships. It is now available on Amazon.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology with a minor in Behavioral Science from California State University Dominguez Hills, as well as, a Master’s degree and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. Further, Dr. Holmes holds post graduate certifications in the Psychology of Trauma from Antioch University and Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. She is an American Psychological Association Minority Fellow and past board member for the Los Angeles chapter of the Association of Black Psychologist.”

Learn more about Doc Erica and her mission at:

https://www.docerica.com/

Peace to you all!

Teri

Hope for Healing Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/741bdf08d718/hope-for-healing-newsletter-may-2019

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The Healing Place Podcast: Sarah Peyton – Your Resonant Self

I so enjoyed the opportunity to sit with the soft-spoken, brilliant, passionate, and enlightened Sarah Peyton of Empathy Brain and author of Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing to discuss:

the concept of time-travel practice (returning to a younger self for healing)
the neurobiology of trauma
prison work and the statistics of trauma injury
constellation work in healing
emergence of emotions
and so much more!

Bio:

“Sarah Peyton, Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication and neuroscience educator, integrates brain science and the use of resonant language to heal trauma. She brings together depth work and self-compassion that integrate relational neuroscience with the transformative potential of language. She teaches and lectures internationally, and is the author of the book ‘Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing.'”