The Trauma Therapist

Jessica Ella is Australia’s leading women’s trauma expert, speaker, and founder of the Aaruka® healing modality. 

After surviving profound childhood trauma and transforming her pain into personal power, she has spent the past six years working one-on-one with thousands of women to help them heal, reclaim their identity, and thrive. 

Jessica combines somatic therapy, subconscious reprogramming, energetic healing, and memory processing in her practice and teacher training programs. She lives on the Mornington Peninsula with her two sons and partner, and is committed to guiding women from survival into freedom, love, and power.

In This Episode

• Jessica’s website
• Jessica on IG

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Kelsey Blahnik, LCSW-S is a licensed clinical social worker and qualified supervisor serving Texas and Florida, specializing in trauma, OCD, anxiety, and caregiver burnout. She offers online therapy and supervision through her practice, The And Way™ Therapy, where she uses EMDR, IFS, ERP, and ACT alongside a holistic focus on nervous system regulation and wellbeing. 

Kelsey is also the author of The And Way: Assertive Peacemaking in a Divided World and mentors clinicians to build values-aligned practices grounded in clarity and compassion. 

In This Episode

• Kelsey’s website
• Kelsey’s book: The And Way: Assertive Peacemaking in a Divided World
• Kelsey on IG

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Craig “Sheffy” Maltese isn’t your typical fitness personality. With more than 45,000 hours of personal training and leadership roles at top gyms—from Gold’s Gym Venice to Equinox NYC—he’s seen the fitness industry from the inside out. But his story goes far beyond strength and aesthetics.

In his memoir A Life Measured in Sessions: Sex, Fitness and Self-Destruction—now in development as a scripted TV series—Craig exposes the chaos beneath his success: the addiction to validation, the illusion of perfection, and the lifelong process of turning pain into purpose.

After stepping away from fitness, he began consulting for recovery programs and organizations like the Malvern Institute and Valley Forge Military Academy, using movement as a bridge to healing.Raw, self-aware, and unapologetically honest, Craig’s voice cuts through the noise. He’s not selling redemption—he’s living accountability.

In This Episode

• Craig’s website
• Craig’s book: A Life Measured in Sessions: Sex, Fitness and Self-Destruction
• Craig on IG

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Dr. Ishan Shivanand was born into an ancient lineage of yogis spanning twenty-one generations, and spent the first twenty years of his life in a Himalayan monastery. He is a spiritual innovator, coach, and the founder of Yoga of Immortals (YOI), a modern practice grounded in authentic yogic tradition.

He combines science, storytelling, and spirituality to help individuals and organizations manage burnout, enhance performance, and cultivate inner balance. His work spans wellness, corporate training, philanthropy, and global community-building, with a mission to uplift millions through compassionate, practical spirituality.

In This Episode

• Ishan’s website
• Ishan’s book: The Practice of Immortality: A Monk’s Guide to Discovering Your Unlimited Potential for Health, Happiness, and Positivity
• Ishan on Facebook
• Ishan on Instagram
• Ishan on YouTube
• Ishan on LinkedIn
• Ishan on X

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Dr. Andrew Hahn is a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of the Life Centered Therapy (LCT) Institute. Co-author of The One-Hour Miracle, he’s spent over 30 years developing and teaching a mind-body-spirit approach to trauma that integrates Eastern psychology, energy work, and mindfulness.

A Harvard graduate with a Psy.D. from Hahnemann University, Dr. Hahn has taught at Lesley and Northeastern Universities and now maintains a private practice in Massachusetts. His work centers on helping people end suffering and access profound healing through a unified, experiential framework.

1. How are the reason people come for therapy, trauma, and suffering, the same thing.

2. What is therapy and how does it help mastering trauma?

3.What is the simple way to create a union between somatic therapy and mindfulness?

4. What creates healing and how is it related to consciousness?

5. What is the role of intention in healing?

In This Episode

• Andrew’s website
• Facebook 
• LinkedIn
• Youtube
• Instagram 
• TikTok 

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Bria Wannamaker, MA, LPC, is a licensed psychotherapist and founder of Bria Wannamaker Psychotherapy, where she offers trauma-informed, attachment-centered therapy for adults navigating anxiety, grief, relationship pain, and life transitions.

She blends somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, and compassionate insight to help clients deepen self-understanding, strengthen resilience, and build more authentic relationships. Bria also offers workshops, training, and community education to support emotional literacy and healing beyond the therapy room.

https://www.briawannamakerpsychotherapy.com/

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Leah Marone, LCSW, is a seasoned therapist, keynote speaker, and wellness consultant with over 20 years of clinical experience and more than 20,000 therapy sessions across three continents.

She helps leaders and “people-pleasers” learn to support others without self-abandoning, using her hallmark framework Support, Don’t Solve™ to guide teams, organizations, and individuals toward resilience, boundaries, and authentic self-care.

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• Leah’s website
• Leah on IG

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Dr. Robert Rhoton is the Chief Clinical Officer of the Arizona Trauma Institute and President of the Trauma Institute International. A Diplomate of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, he has spent decades advancing the understanding and treatment of developmental and family trauma. 

Dr. Rhoton has supervised outpatient clinics, juvenile justice and substance abuse programs, day treatment centers, and child and family therapeutic services. Formerly a professor at Ottawa University, he trained counselors to work with traumagenic family dynamics using non-egoic, compassionate models of care. 

Today, he consults with agencies and organizations across the globe, helping them strengthen trauma-informed systems and improve therapeutic outcomes for both individuals and families.

In This Episode

• Arizona Trauma Institute

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Dr. Howard T. Woodruff is a Christian leader, life coach, crisis expert and the founder of Reclaimed Living who transforms grief into growth and pain into purpose. With deep experience in disaster response, theological reflection, and emotional healing, he stands as a trusted guide for individuals and organizations seeking lasting change through faith, courage, and practical wisdom.

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• Dr. Woodruff’s website
• LinkedIn 
• Facebook 

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Christi Scarpino is a retired Speech-Language Pathologist and Massage Therapist who survived the 1977 terrorist bombing of the Mobil Oil Building in New York City. In her memoir, Missing Pieces: A Terrorist Attack Survivor's Memoir of Trauma, she shares her journey of living with undiagnosed PTSD at a time when the condition wasn’t yet recognized.

Now dedicated to raising awareness about trauma and recovery, Christi lives in New Jersey with her husband and their three Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, which she trains and competes with in performance events.

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• Christiane’s website
• Linkedin

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