The Trauma Thrivers Podcast

Lou, Mel, Lis Cashin, and Lucy Da Silva discuss drugs, spirituality, and the pros and cons of plant medicine! And how that may fit in or not with a trauma/addiction recovery journey.

Lou Lebentz, Mandy Manners, and Kate Baily discuss ways to self-regulate our emotions when we suffer from scars of addictions or trauma.

September is #RecoveryMonth - a whole month dedicated to celebrating the gains made by those in recovery from addiction.

Addiction does not just harm the person that is directly affected - the families and loved ones are often also left traumatised.

This week in Trauma Thrivers we talk about the impact of addiction and trauma on the family. This week I'm joined by Melanie Curtis, Victoria Seed, and Liz Martin as we discuss addiction, how it affects the family, and share our insights and most importantly, how you can help!

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In my latest interview, I'm thrilled to be joined by Professor Stephen Porges - author of the Polyvagal theory, and our regular co-host, Melanie Curtis.

Stephen has totally revolutionised the way that we look at mental health, by understanding the nervous system, and safety within the body.

If you don’t know about Polyvagal theory, then this is your chance to tune in and find out more. When you understand the Polyvagal theory it simplifies everything to do with trauma and how people's neurophysiology reacts - trying to bring safety into our systems is paramount.

I’m so delighted that Stephen joined us and shared his wisdom and insights to help us understand his theory - I hope you get loads out of it!

Remember you can use our voucher "TT50" to get a 50% discount off The Master Series - Trauma Edition.

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In this conversation, I'm joined by the wonderful Alistair Richardson, Melanie Curtis, and Hilary Thompson Betts as we discuss one of my favourite subjects - codependency! 

In both the fields of trauma and addiction you hear the word "codependency" banded around a lot - but what is it? 

At its very essence, codependency is about the adapted part of us running the show. 

The codependent self - the part of us that changes ourselves to fit in and mould ourselves to suit whatever situation we are in, to please and appease the people we are around, trying to control, or compulsively help or fix other people.

Listen to my latest conversation to find out the ins and outs of codependency, how it works, and most importantly, how you can break the cycle.

In this amazing international conversation, I'm joined by Juliette Gamble and Jessica Avidon to talk about TRE - Trauma and Tension Releasing Exercises.

We discuss what TREs are, the biology behind them, and most importantly, how they can help you shake off the past!

Today we bring you a conversation featuring the lovely Liz Martin and the fabulous Mandy Plumb.

We discuss assertiveness and how you can improve your own!

Much love and I hope you enjoy it!

We are so delighted to bring you a discussion on the wonderful film “The Wisdom of Trauma” released a couple of weeks ago, featuring the brilliant Gabor Maté. ⠀

Please join me, Madeleine Black, Melanie Curtis and Mandy Manners as we discuss more deeply the topics talked about in the film and of course, trauma and addiction recovery in general.⠀

All of us will be offering up both our personal and professional experiences and insights on trauma healing and also the best ways we have found to heal. ⠀

Also in the debate will be how this film is helping massively to lead the way into this new era of “mental health and trauma treatment” and in effect, what that really will bring about and what it could mean. ⠀

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Boundaries are such an important topic and sometimes hard to negotiate on our trauma healing journeys. So learning how, when and with whom to implement them is crucial.

In this episode I am joined by the wonderful Melanie Curtis, Karolina Christopher and Jacky Power.

Lou xx

So excited to bring you the recording of another conversationtion featuring the fabulous Shari Botwin and the lovely Madeleine Black.

We discuss the release of Bill Cosby and the impact that will undoubtedly have.

Much love and I hope you enjoy it!