Our organisms (bodies) respond to our environment automatically without our conscious awareness. The ways we do this make up various parts of our experience as human beings and even form … Read moreEpisode 55 – We Are Who We Are in Response to Our Environment
Trauma theory is helpful in understanding how our nervous systems respond in stressful situations. We can also learn to navigate the different levels of nervous system activation, even when dangerous … Read moreEpisode 53 – Trauma as A Portal
A Single Tree Podcast · 38 – Moving Through A Pandemic: The Oil and the Water This coronavirus pandemic has presented us with prolonged exposure to stress and the realization … Read moreepisode 38 – Moving Through A Pandemic: The Oil and the Water
We seek to avoid that which resembles death: pain, trauma and the darkness within us. Our nervous systems alarm us of what seems dangerous, but our bodies are built to … Read moreEpisode 37 – Life and death: Navigating potentially Traumatic Experiences
Therapist Jenny Helms joins us for a conversation about shame and shame resilience, ideas taken from author Brené Brown. Jenny specializes in treating eating disorders and has significant experience working … Read moreEpisode 29 – Shame, Resilience And Our Bodies With Jenny Helms
To be human is to be creative. Fostering and cultivating beauty in our lives is a way to process our experiences and make something of our pain. The tensions we … Read moreEpisode 15 – Summoning Our Creative Selves: The Transformation of Trauma
In order to continue expanding our consciousness, we must have an abiding trust in existence itself. Amazingly, we can assimilate even the most difficult of circumstances into a resilient narrative. … Read moreEpisode 11 – The Evolution/Development of The Self 2: Abiding Trust in Existence
People’s ability to be resilient despite their loss and pain is amazing. How do we continue to move forward and want anything when we are constantly experiencing grief? We are … Read moreEpisode 7 – Resilience: Holding Desire Despite Our Grief