A conversation with Staci Haines.

This episode's guest is Staci Haines, is co-founder of generative somatics, a multiracial organization that offers somatics, embodied leadership and trauma healing to social and environmental justice organizers. She is also the founder of generationFIVE, an organization whose mission is to end the sexual abuse of children within five generations. David and Staci's conversation centers around her writing and work, her assessment of the impact COVID-19, and also the role embodiment and resilience can play at this time.

Episode 12 | Politics of Trauma

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Grounding In Nature Guided Meditation • Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness by David Treleaven

Grounding In Nature Guided Meditation • Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness

A guided meditation by David Treleaven on appreciating the body.

Body Appreciation Meditation • Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness

In this solo episode, David speaks about the reasons he’s stepping back from TSM and three of the most important lessons he learned over the years: the importance of practicality, the inability to meet everyone’s needs, and the pros and cons of focusing on safety in trauma-sensitive work. David also shares his gratitude for the community and his visions for the future.

Episode 28 | A Final TSM Podcast Episode

In this episode David speaks with Meena Srinivasan, an expert in the field of mindful education and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). They discuss the relationship between SEL and mindful education, the mental-health crisis of Covid and the particular forms of stress that educators are facing in school systems, the difference between mindfulness as a path versus mindfulness as a tool in education, and the relationship between identity, SEL, and traumatic stress.

Episode 27 | Mindful Education, Trauma, and Social Emotional Learning

In this episode, David speaks with Joe Flanders and Andrew Rose, two leaders in the field of psychedelic-assisted treatment. They discuss the current movement around psychedelic treatment, conditions that support healing and transformation in psychedelic therapy (including mindfulness), working with “stuckness” in psychedelic treatments, and the relationship between mindful awareness, traumatic activation, and psychedelics.

Episode 12 | Politics of Trauma

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