Carista Luminare, Ph.D., has more than 40 years experience as a counselor, consultant and educator to individuals, couples and families. In her private counseling practice, she integrates her lifelong research on how our early bonding patterns profoundly impact our self-identity and adult relationship dynamics. She uses her unique attachment approach to rewire relationships from insecure to secure love and well-being.

Episode Highlights

• Carista Luminare's extensive experience and holistic approach to healing trauma
• Identifying the roots of distress and helping clients find healing by reparenting their inner child and replacing belief systems
• The role of shadow work in reaching higher levels of self-awareness
• How trauma can express in relationships as self-abandonment and difficulty in identifying needs
• Different forms and levels of intensity of trauma
• Releasing suppressed fear through somatic work
• The complexities of addressing sexual abuse and the importance of trusting one's memories and sensations
• Insights into adaptive and maladaptive ‘parts’ in individuals
• The importance of safe containment and integration when using plant medicines for healing
• Addiction as and expression of suppressed parts of the self that are in pain
• Carista’s comprehensive first session with clients where she seeks to understand the origins of primary thought and behavior patterns
• ‘Big T’ and “little t’ trauma and the impacts of each
• Discovering one's true self and replacing negative self-identities with positive ones as an integral part of the healing process

Carista Luminare’s Links 

• Website: www.confusedaboutlove.com
• Website: www.healingnarcissismandcodependency.com
• Website: www.luminaryleadership.net
• Website: www.trueself.net

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Spiritual Teacher: Eckhart Tolle