Dr. Luke Beardon is a senior lecturer in autism at Sheffield Hallam University and a multi-award-winning educator with more than 30 years of experience working alongside autistic individuals and families. He began engaging with autism in his early teens through hands-on work and has since built his understanding primarily through lived experience rather than purely academic models. Dr. Beardon is known for challenging deficit-based and pathologizing views of autism, openly critiquing terms like “disorder” and questioning traditional uses of the spectrum. He argues that autism itself does not cause dysfunction and that many difficulties arise from environments that are unsafe or ill-suited to autistic needs. His work emphasizes authenticity, safety, empathy, and the importance of adapting environments rather than trying to fix autistic people, with a strong focus on reducing trauma and honoring individual experience. He has published eight books on autism and has multiple academic journal publications.

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Deb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician, consultant, and author recognized internationally for her work translating Polyvagal Theory into practical, accessible tools. In close collaboration with Dr. Stephen Porges, she has helped clinicians, therapists, and individuals understand how the nervous system shapes safety, stress responses, and connection. Through her books, trainings, and teachings, Deb is known for making complex neuroscience relatable and usable in everyday life, with a focus on regulation, relationship, and embodied healing.

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Polyvagal Ladder / Personal Profile Map

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Hal Hughes appeared to have everything in place. A wife, four children, a respected career as a police officer, and a reputation built on strength and service. Then a violent on-the-job assault changed the trajectory of his life, leaving him with a traumatic brain injury and setting off a gradual, unseen unraveling.

In this deeply honest episode, Hal shares what followed. PTSD, chronic pain, identity loss, and an addiction to prescribed painkillers that slowly took control. He speaks openly about how close he came to losing his family, his career, and himself, and about the moment that finally forced him to confront the cost of survival without boundaries.

Now sober for many years, Hal has rebuilt his life as a registered psychotherapist, speaker, and advocate for trauma-informed healing. This episode is for anyone navigating trauma, addiction, burnout, or the question of who they are after everything falls apart.

🫂 If this conversation resonates with you, share it with someone in your life. They may truly need it.

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00:00 How Narcissists Win Your Trust
19:23 The Devaluation Stage
42:59 The Temporary Discard and Hooks
59:15 The Discard Phase

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Joining Andy and Tim, our guest Jen shares how complex trauma shaped her identity long before she had words for it. Growing up with ADHD, emotional gaps, and a persistent sense of “badness,” she learned to survive by adapting to others, carrying emotions that weren’t hers, and losing connection to herself. Together with Tim Fletcher, the conversation explores pre-verbal trauma, shame, attachment patterns, marriage strain, nervous system healing, and why menopause can intensify trauma symptoms for women. This episode offers clarity, validation, and hope for anyone who feels like healing hasn’t worked or wonders why things suddenly got harder later in life.

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On this special Christmas Day episode of Time With Tim, Andy brings together members of Tim’s team to talk about why this season can feel tender for so many people. Christmas is often portrayed as magical, yet for many it brings reminders of loss, loneliness, and change. In this episode, you’ll hear honest reflections on grief, chosen family, new traditions, and the quiet hope that grows through connection. The Fletcher family also shares a heartfelt message to close the episode. Wherever you are today, may you feel a sense of belonging. You are not alone.

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In this episode, Tim and Andy dive into one of the most challenging parts of healing from complex trauma: boundaries. Together they explore why boundaries often feel confusing, scary, or “selfish,” and how unhealthy family systems shape the rules we grow up with. Tim explains the difference between internal and external boundaries, why willpower alone isn’t enough, how shame and fawning affect our ability to hold limits, and what loving, sustainable boundary-setting actually looks like in real relationships. If you’ve ever struggled to stand up for yourself, collapsed around other people’s emotions, or felt guilty for having needs, this conversation offers clarity, compassion, and practical tools for change.

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NARM® (The NeuroAffective Relational Model®) is a therapeutic approach developed by Dr. Laurence Heller that helps people heal developmental and complex trauma by restoring connection with their authentic self in the present moment. It focuses on shame, survival patterns, and disrupted attachment, offering a compassionate path toward agency, self-trust, and inner coherence. Andy sits down with fellow LIFT coach and facilitator, Gabriel Schüßler, to cover this fascinating modality.

Learn more about NARM: https://narmtraining.com/

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Human trafficking often hides in plain sight. In this conversation, Katelyn Campbell from the Joy Smith Foundation shares how emotional pain, shame, and the longing for love can make people vulnerable to manipulation and exploitation. With Tim and Andy, she explores how traffickers use trust and affection to control, what warning signs to look for, and how awareness and compassion can help protect others and bring hope to those healing from it.

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00:00 – Katelyn’s Story: From a Good Childhood to Hidden Wounds
13:00 – Emotional Abuse and Vulnerability
44:00 – Understanding Human Trafficking
57:00 – Warning Signs and Prevention
1:27:00 – Healing, Hope, and Taking Action

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After a traumatic childhood, Morag’s life spiraled into judgment, drinking, and searching for validation in all the wrong places. In this episode of Time with Tim, she shares her journey from trauma and addiction to freedom, spirituality, and self-compassion. Morag opens up about the roots of her pain, the moment everything began to change, and what it means to heal the “little girl inside.” Her story is a powerful reminder that healing is possible for anyone willing to face the truth—and that it’s never too late to find what makes your heart sing.

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