The Trauma Thrivers Podcast

I am delighted to be joined by one of the UK’s foremost psychotherapists, Annie Bennet, a dear friend who I have known nearly 20 years. Annie began her training in 1994, initially in bereavement therapy soon after she trained as an Addiction counsellor and is a fully qualified psychotherapist. She worked extensively in the UK, Spain and the USA before founding her Harley Street private practice in 2004. She has worked at some of the world’s leading centres for addiction therapy. In 2002 she was invited as visiting therapist to work at The Meadow’s Centre for Trauma and Addiction in the USA. In 2005 she was invited by The Priory Hospital in Roehampton to head up their Trauma programme in the addictions treatment programme. Annie Bennett is one of the UK’s foremost psychotherapists specialising in love addiction. Her work has been featured widely across the print media and her book ‘The Love Trap’ was published by Hammersmith Press. Annie specializes in many areas due to her vast experience over twenty-four years, including Sexual Addiction and Trauma; at times working alongside Dr Patrick Carnes PhD. International expert and pioneer of Sex Addiction in the US. Annie is a CSAT trainee and offers therapy for people suffering with Sex Addiction and those that are affected by it. It has been recognised for a long time that Sex Addiction and Love Addiction are close partners. In early 2008 Annie’s book ‘The Love Trap’ was published by Hammersmith press. The book, which explores the concept and treatment of Love Addiction, has received extensive press coverage.

Join us for a meaningful discussion with Caroline Strawson who is a trauma specialist in the areas of narcissistic abuse and domestic abuse.

Kimberly Weeks discusses her passion for working with and mentoring students as part of the International Association of Trauma Recovery Coaching. Kimberly is a Certified Trauma Recovery Coach and Supervisor of up-and-coming coaches. She is also the Director of Association Leadership with the IAOTRC. She is passionate about equipping both clients and coaches with wisdom to navigate narcissistic and psychological abuse. She lives in Atlanta, GA USA with her 4 sons.

This week Lou and Mel are going to be talking about "Thrivability" - what the six key elements are to being able to really thrive through trauma and a bit about how we got there ourselves.

Talking about trauma healing and authenticity with Guy Macpherson, Lou Lebentz and Melanie Curtis.

This week we are joined by Hilarie Cash, founder of Restart Life. We will be talking about vices in the guise of gaming, online & screen dependency.

This week Lou and Mel are going to be talking about "Thrivability" - what the six key elements are to being able to really thrive through trauma and a bit about how we got there ourselves.

In our latest episode, Mel and I take on a HUGE question - what really works when it comes to trauma healing?

One thing we do know is that when it comes to healing from trauma there is no 'one-size-fits-all' solution, we are all wonderfully unique and therefore our healing journeys will be too. With so many modalities out there it can be confusing to know what is the best path to take and we can end up spending so much time and money searching for the right approach.

We share our own personal stories of the different things we've tried - you'll get to hear some of my anecdotes and hopefully be amused. Looking back I can certainly laugh! We also discuss our professional opinions and what we know works from knowledge and experience with our own clients.

This group is so huge now and it's such a blessing to be able to communicate with so many wonderful people. You (yes, you!) are what makes all of this possible, so if you have any feedback on subjects, guests, or anything we would love to hear from you.