EP.1 - Will Smith, Brexit, and How to Ma...

a conversation with Rachel Chen about her film "One, Two", Asian culture in Australia, and what she's learned in film school. recorded on June 25, 2019. 

a conversation with Byron Bay's most alternative hipster about growing up in Oz and how to properly eat Vegemite. recorded on August 16, 2018 

*Trigger Warning* This episode is for my 300 YTT project, I visit with Allison and Kalen, from my cohort, about the book The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, being mindful as a teacher and our experiences and reflections on the subject of trauma. Enjoy ✌🏼 

<p>Bessel van der Kolk, legendary trauma expert and author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3pxhiHB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma</em></a> reveals a revolutionary approach to healing trauma. </p> ... Show More

In this episode, Celeste, a therapist from Boston, delves into the concept of how trauma is stored in the body, inspired by the book "The Body Keeps the Score." She also recommends an easier read on trauma, "What Happened to You?" by Oprah Winfrey, which explores various scenario ... Show More

Fall is in the air, which means the time has come for us to close out our study of the Iliad. From book 16 to the end in book 24, the poem engages in what remains one of the most enduring subtle studies of rage, war, grief, and even PTSD that the human mind has ever produced. It ... Show More

This week, JVN sits down with existential psychotherapist and author Dr. Sara Kuburic, widely recognized as the @Millennial.Therapist in Instagram, to delve into the phenomenon of "trauma dumping." We’re exploring the nuances between sharing personal experiences and overloading o ... Show More

Somatic therapist Elizabeth Ferreira joins the show to discuss complex trauma, dissociation, and working with challenging emotions. Forrest and Elizabeth start by exploring the relationship between Internal Family Systems and somatic therapy, including how we can apply a somatic ... Show More

Avgi Saketopoulou’s work challenges our notions about trauma and much more. Her concept of traumatophilia asks us to consider not what we do about our trauma but what we do with our trauma. These theories are profoundly disruptive to our therapeutic sensibilities- the value we pl ... Show More

<p><strong>Trigger Warning:</strong> This episode contains discussions about mental health, including depression, PTSD, anxiety, childhood trauma, divorce, and experiences in a psych ward. We encourage listeners to proceed with caution, as these topics may be triggering for some ... Show More

Forrest dives into cognitive bypassing - a common strategy many of us use to avoid feeling difficult emotions - with trauma therapist Simone Saunders. Simone and Forrest discuss the connection between cognitive bypassing and trauma before exploring somatic tools that can help us ... Show More