On this episode:

• Psychological Resilience
• The role of relationships and social supports in building and maintaining Psychological Resilience
• What The Lovers teaches about resilience: social buffering, co-regulation, and safe connection
• Key concepts: co-regulation, secure attachment, meaning-making, and agency in seeking support
• Practical takeaways: build a reliable social safety net, create shared meaning rituals, and use internal and external resources to stay regulated

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On this episode:

• How to check in with yourself to tell if you’re activated and in need of safety and connection in your Tarot practice 

• Five evidence-based, trauma-informed practices to use in your Tarot readings when you’re feeling activated 

• The importance of down-regulating arousal, establishing predictable safety signals, and prioritizing mindfulness

  
  

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On today’s episode: 

• The importance of cultivating safety in your Tarot readings and why fear dilutes the medicine of the cards.
• Why “scary” cards (Death, The Tower, The Devil—or even certain suits like Swords) can trigger real fear, even when we know they aren’t “bad” cards. 
• How Polyvagal Theory (Stephen Porges; Deb Dana) explains fear responses: the nervous system constantly scans for threat, and trauma can make that “threat detector” extra sensitive.  
• What happens in fight-or-flight: the brain shifts from growth and insight to survival, compromising reflection, emotional processing, and learning.  
• The 7 key brain functions that often drop in survival mode (executive function, decision-making, flexibility, language, learning, emotional regulation, self-reflection)—and how that impacts Tarot readings.  
• “Fear dilutes the medicine of the cards:” Anxiety can turn Tarot into rumination or reassurance-seeking instead of a tool for healing.  
• Why cultivating Safety (a felt sense of “I’m okay right now”) and Connection (attuned presence/social engagement) is essential for therapeutic Tarot. 

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The 4 P’s of using tarot as a psychological tool

What we cover:

• Principle 1: Tarot is Non-Predictive — reflects inner landscapes, not fixed futures.
• Principle 2: Tarot is Non-Prescriptive — sustains autonomy; cards inform, not command.
• Principle 3: Tarot is Personal — meaning arises from your unique relationship with the cards.
• Principle 4: Tarot is About Perspective — reveals your perceptions, beliefs, and patterns.

Key takeaways:

• Use tarot to reflect, explore, and grow — not to foretell.
• Build a personal, value-aligned, action-oriented practice.
• Bring awareness to your perspective and how it shapes readings.

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Welcome to Tarot Psych — a show about using tarot as a psychological tool for self-exploration and personal transformation. I’m Dr. Laura, a trauma therapist, licensed psychologist, and creator of the Nourished Heart Oracle Deck. My mission is to make therapeutic concepts accessible through the practice of tarot.

Each episode, I’ll share a non-predictive, non-prescriptive approach to tarot as well as practical insights to help you explore your inner world. We’ll dive into topics like:

• Principles of tarot as a psychological tool—how this differs from traditional uses of tarot
• Using tarot for self-actualization and individuation   
• Overlaps between tarot and therapies like depth psychology, IFS, DBT, and more
• Using tarot cards for grounding and resource-building 

The first episode drops on Tuesday, January 20, 2026! 

Join me on this journey of self-discovery— your inner wisdom is waiting to be unlocked. 

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What is synchronicity and how can it show up in Tarot?

Works referenced on this episode:

"Decoding Jung's Metaphysics: The Archetypal Semantics of an Experiential Universe" by Bernardo Kastrup

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The four suits from a psychological perspective:

Swords - Mind

Cups - Heart (Soul)

Pentacles - Body

Wands - Energy (Spirit)

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Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot by Rachel Pollack

The Major Arcana ("great secrets") and the Minor Arcana ("lesser secrets").

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Works referenced on this episode:

Discovering Your Self Through the Tarot By Rose Gwain

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4 of my personal Tarot Dos and Don'ts for psychological exploration.

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