Synopsis
A podcast about the human spirit. Inspiring interviews with thought-leaders in the fields of trauma, mindfulness, addiction and yoga. Join Guy Macpherson, PhD at traumatherapistproject.com as we hear about the journeys of passionate mental health therapists who dedicate their lives to helping those who've been impacted by trauma.
Episodes
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Giving Meaning to Crisis with Dr. Howard Woodruff
10/04/2026 Duration: 31minDr. 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.In This EpisodeDr. Woodruff’s websiteLinkedIn Facebook Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you for listening!If you want to support the show, I've got three options and every bit helps.$5.00 PayPalhttps://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/NPKS32G8KVSN2$10.00 PayPalhttps://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/495AMDFXQFC3L$15.00 PayPalhttps://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/M7V5RREUKVD8JThank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)
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Helping Teens Develop Resilience with Emily Waitt
08/04/2026 Duration: 28minEmily Waitt, MA, LMFT is the founder and Clinical Director of Kincove Adolescent Therapy and Wellness, a Los Angeles-based center dedicated to helping teens and young adults develop resilience, confidence, and emotional well-being. Emily’s journey into therapy began with her own early experiences in therapy, which inspired her to make support more accessible and effective for young people and their families.Emily’s integrative approach blends evidence-based practices with deep developmental insight to help youth navigate anxiety, identity, relationships, and life transitions. Her work prioritizes compassionate, neurobiologically-informed care tailored to each individual’s needs. In This EpisodeEmily’s websiteBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you for listening!If you want to support the show, I've got three options and every bit helps.$5.00 PayPalhttps://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/NPKS32G8KVSN2$10.00 PayPalhttps://www.paypal.com/
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I Shut Up And Listened with Ryan T. Reicher
06/04/2026 Duration: 32minI Shut Up And Listened with Ryan T. Reichert is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, author, speaker, podcaster, and servant leader whose life spans more than four decades of leadership, struggle, and transformation. After 23 years of military service including airborne, ranger, and multiple combat deployments, Ryan transitioned into the Fortune 500 world, gaining firsthand experience in corporate leadership and strategy. Central to his story, though, is his recovery from alcoholism and addiction, a journey that led him back to faith, clarified his purpose, and reshaped how he serves others.Today, Ryan speaks openly about resilience, redemption, and what it means to rebuild a meaningful life after collapse.God Only Knows When the Devil Comes for You: A Second Chance at LifeIn This EpisodeOurProtectordevelopment.comRyan’s booksBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you for listening!If you want to support the show, I've got three o
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My Pain Is My Identity with Lawyer Johnson
03/04/2026 Duration: 32minLawyer is the author of My Pain Is My Identity, a raw and redemptive memoir tracing his journey from childhood sexual abuse and incarceration to healing, forgiveness, and service. Abused at age seven by a family acquaintance in upstate New York, he spent years battling anger, addiction, and violence—until finding faith, mentorship, and emotional truth while serving time in North Carolina prisons. Now based in Arizona, he runs two businesses—Creative Home Designs LLC and Creative Electrical & Plumbing—and speaks to young men about trauma, accountability, and transformation. His story gives voice to men who’ve long suffered in silence and reminds us that healing is always possible.In This EpisodeLawyer’s websiteIGBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGB
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The Guest Host Series Christina P. Kantzavelos, LCSW interviews Robert Bransfield
02/04/2026 Duration: 58minBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa———If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.Thank you to our Sponsors:Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app
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Fear, Shame and Embarrassment with Matt von Boecklin
01/04/2026 Duration: 28minMatt von Boecklin is the founder of Quit Kit, a science-backed recovery tool created from his own lived experience with alcohol addiction.After years of struggling with kratom abuse—intensified by frequent relocations and the mental toll that came with them—Matt began looking for practical, physiological support for the earliest and hardest phase of quitting. Drawing on his background in chemical engineering, he developed Quit Kit, a three-week supply of targeted nutrients designed to ease withdrawal symptoms and support dopamine regulation. Today, Matt speaks openly about addiction, recovery, and resilience, emphasizing the role of biology, community, and honest support in helping people quit—and reminding others that they don’t have to go through it alone.They are three sisters born into a large family of ten children in the late 1950s and early 1960s, raised in a disadvantaged area of Dublin. In This EpisodeQuick KitMatt on IGBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-t
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It Will Be Worth It with Ed Chen
30/03/2026 Duration: 32minEd is a BCACC registered, CCPA certified clinical counsellor, and BCACC Approved Clinical Supervisor. and the lead trainer at the DBT Centre of Greater Vancouver, and a senior clinician at the DBT Clinic of Greater Vancouver.Ed has extensive experience in delivering Dialectical Behavior Therapy to high-risk adults, youths and families experiencing concerns such as suicidality, self-harm, impulsivity, depression, anxiety, trauma, and addictions. Ed also has considerable background in DBT program development in government agencies, community services, and schools. Ed’s DBT Program for Young Parents in Schools was recently nominated for a Premier’s Award for innovation.In This EpisodeEd’s websiteThis Is DBT PodcastTrainingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/
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The Language of intergenerational trauma with Mark Wolynn
27/03/2026 Duration: 34minBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa———If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.Thank you to our Sponsors:Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app
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Changing Our Healing Paradigm with Kayse Gehret
25/03/2026 Duration: 31minKayse Gehret brings nearly three decades of experience in the healing arts, having founded the wellness center Soulstice Mind + Body Spa before shifting toward global mentorship and transformational wellness.As a Reiki Master, certified yoga instructor, and author of Body/Work: Careers in Massage Therapy, she’s helped countless clients — from corporate leaders to professional athletes — heal and reconnect to their bodies and inner wisdom.Through her platform and community, she guides healing-artists, coaches, and therapists to build conscious, sustainable practices rooted in somatics, spiritual insight, and intention.In This EpisodeKayse’s websiteMicrodosing For Healing PodcastKayse on IGKayse’s training programsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa
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I Made A Phone Call with Kerisma Vere
23/03/2026 Duration: 29minKerisma Vere is a wellness coach, author, and creator of The Light SWitch Myth: Contemporary Approaches To Creating Lasting Change. Her work centers on helping individuals become more attuned to their own needs, emotions, and inner narratives while cultivating self-compassion and realistic pathways for growth.Through a blend of lived experience, trauma-informed insight, and practical coaching tools, Kerisma supports people in rebuilding self-trust and fostering change that honors both their humanity and their healing process. Contemporary approaches to creating lasting changeIn This EpisodeKerisma on IGKerisma's websiteThe Light Switch MythKerisma on LinkedInBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa———If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcas
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Gambling Recovery with Daniel Bullen of Incumental
20/03/2026 Duration: 33minBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa———If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.Thank you to our Sponsors:Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app
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The Guest Host Series Jenny Hughes interviews Liliana Baylon
20/03/2026 Duration: 26minLiliana Baylon, MBA, LMFT-S, RPT-S, & EMDRIA Approved ConsultantLiliana Baylon helps therapists and supervisors bring cultural humility, trauma awareness, and attachment-informed care into every session.As a bilingual, bicultural, and licensed marriage and family therapist, she specializes in supporting migrant, first-generation, and BIPOC communities through family and child therapy. With advanced training in EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Play Therapy, Liliana is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, ICEEFT Supervisor (EFIT/EFCT/EFFT), and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor.She provides consultation, mentorship, and continuing education for therapists, supervisors, and organizations as they navigate the cultural, emotional, and systemic dimensions of healing. Her trainings are known for blending deep clinical insight with real-world cultural applications, offering actionable tools for professionals in agencies, schools, and private practice.www.lilianabaylon.com (Supervisio
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Trauma is a Moving Target with Georgina Smith, PhD
16/03/2026 Duration: 33minDr. Georgina Smith is the founder of Revolve Recovery, a trauma-focused IOP in California, and creator of the Trauma Ecology Integration Model (TEIM™). TEIM™ views trauma as a dynamic ecology, shaped not only by individual experience but also by relational, generational, institutional, and cultural ecosystems. This approach reframes healing beyond individual resilience, helping both clinicians and clients understand trauma’s wider orbits of harm and adaptation. In This EpisodeGeorgina’s websiteIGBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa———If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.Click here to join my email list and recei
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Finding Our Voice with Erin Valente, LMFT
13/03/2026 Duration: 29minn Valente is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist based in Los Angeles who works with adults, couples, and families seeking healing and connection. She specializes in trauma-informed therapy, EMDR, somatic awareness, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy — blending evidence-based methods with sensitivity to the human experience. Erin helps clients reconnect with their inner voice, process past wounds, and build meaningful relationships while offering both in-person and virtual sessions.In This EpisodeErin’s websiteErin on IGBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa———If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.Click here
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The Guest Host Series Christina P. Kantzavelos, LCSW interviews Dani Fagan
12/03/2026 Duration: 01h55sDani Fagan is a certified trauma-informed yoga, breathwork and meditation teacher and recovery coach specialising in helping folks heal chronic conditions rooted in trauma. She healed years of chronic pain, multiple distressing symptoms and anxiety myself and have helped thousands of others using the power of the mind-body connection, nervous system regulation and compassionate self-attunement.Socials: (FB, IG, X & TikTok)https://www.facebook.com/mytmsjourney/https://instagram.com/mytms_journey/https://mytmsjourney.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa———If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.Click here to jo
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Mental Heatlh Challenges and Business with Dr. Laura Shwaluk and Jerry Kezhaya
11/03/2026 Duration: 34minhttps://www.bbmmusa.com/offers/P2zk2Ws3/checkoutBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa———If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.Thank you to our Sponsors:Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app
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Saving A Marriage On The Brink with Dr Glenn & Phyllis Hill
09/03/2026 Duration: 35minBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa———If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.Thank you to our Sponsors:Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app
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Hope After Loss with Marcia Earhart
06/03/2026 Duration: 29minBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa———If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.Thank you to our Sponsors:Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.appArizona Trauma Institute at https://aztrauma.org/
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Owning Your Story with Dr. Andrea Gleim
06/03/2026 Duration: 31minDr. Andrea Gleim is a bilingual psychologist, empowerment coach, and speaker with over 10 years of experience helping high-achieving professionals navigate identity, leadership, and life transitions.She is the founder of Mindfully Mine Counseling Center and an adjunct professor at Felician University, where she has taught courses such as Psychopharmacology, Theories of Personality Disorders, and Introduction to Counseling.A proud Salvadorian and Puerto Rican Latina and first-generation college graduate, Dr. Gleim empowers clients to own their stories without code-switching. Her work blends psychology, mindfulness, cultural identity, and coaching to address imposter syndrome, career reinvention, In This EpisodeLinkedIn InstagramAndrea’s websiteBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.You can learn more about what I do here:The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it
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The Guest Host Series Christina P. Kantzavelos, LCSW interviews Claire Hogan
06/03/2026 Duration: 48minClaire Hogan is an ever-curious storyteller with a vivid imagination. Her deepest passion lies in spiritual transformation and the mystery of personal growth.Her journey into energy work began after deeply transformative sessions with a Sound Reiki® practitioner in 2012 and a Theta Healing Meditation Technique® practitioner in 2016. What followed was years of study, training, and personal practice - merging spiritual tools with creative ones. Through this synthesis, Claire has developed a playful yet profound way of helping others explore their multidimensional selves.Since stepping fully into this work in 2020, Claire has offered one-of-a-kind sessions that reflect the stories Source shows her - through archetype, metaphor, imagination, and deep intuitive listening, her work is a space of collaboration, curiosity, and connection, where clients are invited to transform and align with their highest, divine, possible reality.https://clairitytime.com/meet-claireBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spr