Time with Tim Fletcher

Time with Tim Fletcher

Welcome to the Time with Tim Fletcher podcast, where we’re making Complex Trauma recovery more accessible than ever. Join Tim Fletcher, a pioneer in the Addictions & Mental Health Treatment profession and Founder of RE/ACT (Recovery Education for Addictions and Complex Trauma), and co-host Andy, as they share in candid conversations about healing and resilience in the world of Complex Trauma. Tim helped people as a pastor for over 30 years before he faced his own significant experience with personal trauma. After taking some time to recover, he transitioned into the addiction treatment sector. There, he began to understand the deep connection between Complex Trauma and addiction, and Complex Trauma's incredible impact in people's lives. In each episode of Time with Tim Fletcher, Tim and Andy will chat with guests and experts alike about their personal journeys, insights, and practical strategies for recovery. Tune in to explore how Complex Trauma may have impacted your life, and learn how to take steps toward healing and recovery.

Episodes

S3E08 | Christmas and Complex Trauma: Finding Connection, Comfort, and New Traditions

December 25, 2025 • 101 mins
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...
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S3E07 | Q&A with Tim Fletcher: Boundaries

December 11, 2025 • 105 mins
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 l...
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S3E06 | Understanding NARM: A New Way to Heal Complex Trauma with Gabriel Schüßler

November 27, 2025 • 86 mins
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, Gab...
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S3E05 | The Truth About Human Trafficking in Canada, with Katelyn Campbell of The Joy Smith Foundation

November 13, 2025 • 97 mins
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 hea...
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S3E04 | Find What Makes Your Heart Sing with Morag Clark

October 30, 2025 • 98 mins
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 he...
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S3E03 | The Road Back: Healing, Brotherhood, and the Power of Honest Change w/ Troy Koerntjes

October 16, 2025 • 92 mins
Troy Koerntjes’ path led from outlaw motorcycle clubs and chaos to recovery and compassion. Through injury, grief, and therapy, he discovered the kind of belonging he’d always searched for and now leads programs that help others find connection, strength, and healing.

Follow Troy and Complete Health Geelong:
Instagram: @troykoerntjes
Website: https://completehealthgeelong.com.au/
YouTube: @CompleteHealthGeelong⁩

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S3E02 | Facing Fear, Finding Freedom: Breanne Fletcher’s Story

October 2, 2025 • 101 mins
Breanne Fletcher joins Andy Carlson for an honest and inspiring conversation about her journey through complex trauma, addiction, and recovery. She shares how inner child work, reparenting, and facing painful emotions became turning points in her healing, and how those experiences now shape her leadership in the LIFT program. This episode explores what it means to step out from behind perfectionism, embrace authenticity, and discov...
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S3E01 | Reconnecting With the Body After Trauma with Jamie Lee Finch

September 18, 2025 • 102 mins
Tim and Andy speak with author and embodiment coach Jamie Lee Finch about healing from religious trauma, rebuilding self-connection, and reclaiming identity. Their conversation explores body image, sexuality, shame, and somatic practices like movement and meditation as powerful tools for trauma recovery and personal growth.

Follow Jamie Lee Finch: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamieleefinch
Website: https://www.jamieleefinch.c...
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Tim Talk | Why You Don't Know Who You Are | The Characteristics of Complex Trauma

September 11, 2025 • 32 mins
Why is it common for people with Complex Trauma to not know who they are? Are there practical tools that can help them get to know who they are?

This is a lecture originally published on YouTube on Aug 27, 2021 [link]. We are making some of Tim's lectures available as bonus episodes on the podcast so you can listen on the go. To see all of Tim's talks, visit YouTube, where you can find hundreds of his talks both old and new.

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S2E10 | The Myth of the Problem Child with Andrea Ashley of AdultChildPod

September 4, 2025 • 113 mins
What does it really mean to be the “problem child” in a dysfunctional family? In this powerful conversation, Andrea Ashley (host of The Adult Child Podcast) joins Tim Fletcher and Andy Carlson to share her story of growing up with an alcoholic parent, being scapegoated, and turning to addiction as a teen. Andrea opens up about the shame that shaped her identity, the turning points in her recovery, and how she transformed pain into ...
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S2E9 | Neurodivergence and Healing from Toxic Relationships w/ Núria

August 21, 2025 • 102 mins
Andy sits down with LIFT Staff Member Núria to explore her journey of living with both autism and ADHD while healing from complex trauma. She opens up about shame, masking, and the search for authentic connection, sharing how recovery programs, community, and self-compassion helped her break old patterns and begin to truly see herself.

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Website: www.timfletcher.ca
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S2E8 | Inside the Mind of a Narcissist with Dr. Les Carter

August 7, 2025 • 60 mins
In this episode of the Time with Tim podcast, Tim and Andy sit down with Dr. Les Carter of Surviving Narcissism to discuss the roots of narcissism, how it develops through trauma, and what healing looks like for those who’ve been impacted. Dr. Carter tells us about the spectrum of narcissism, why we’re drawn to familiar dysfunction, and how recovery begins with self-awareness, boundaries, and connection.

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https://w...
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S2E7 | Art, Community, and Healing Differently with Tiayrra Bradley

July 24, 2025 • 106 mins
Tiayrra Bradley shares how art became a powerful refuge after childhood trauma, helping her reconnect with herself and the world around her. In this deeply personal conversation, she explores the role of creativity, safe spaces, and authenticity in long-term healing. Her story highlights the power of art to transform pain into joy, and isolation into community.

Follow Tiayrra & Birth Dei Co: 
@abrilliantnomad 
@birthdeico

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S2E6 | Anxiety Recovery with Valerie Rubin

July 10, 2025 • 92 mins
In this episode, Tim and Andy talk with Valerie Rubin about her journey healing from anxiety, trauma, and anxious attachment. She reflects on how childhood, family dynamics, and cultural identity shaped her sense of self and safety. Together, they explore the link between anxiety and shame, the role of spirituality, and how somatic practices like brainspotting support healing. The conversation also touches on boundaries, intuition,...
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S2E5 | Deconstructing Ideals & the "Nice Guy" Syndrome w/ Gabriel

June 26, 2025 • 72 mins
Co-host Andy speaks with Gabriel, a self-described recovering "nice guy", about healing from codependency, reparenting, and shame. They explore how vulnerability, curiosity, and self-compassion support personal growth. Gabriel reflects on German cultural influences on complex trauma, deconstructing ideals, and the importance of inner stability over external validation. This is a grounded and down-to-earth conversation on love, rela...
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S2E4 | “I Was in a Cult of One”: Vanessa Reiser on Narcissistic Abuse and Healing

June 12, 2025 • 51 mins
Psychotherapist and LCSW Vanessa Reiser, shares her powerful personal story of surviving narcissistic abuse and how she helps others break free through her practice. From trauma bonding to radical self-love, Vanessa explains the hidden tactics of manipulation and what true healing looks like. Whether you're recovering from emotional abuse or trying to understand it, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and practical tools.

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S2E3 | Reclaiming Your Voice After Addiction and Human Trafficking: Alicia’s Journey

May 29, 2025 • 154 mins
In this powerful episode of Time with Tim, we sit down with Alicia—an Indigenous hoop dancer, writer, early childhood educator, and survivor of human trafficking and gang involvement. Alicia shares her raw and courageous story, revealing how she endured years of violence, addiction, and systemic failure, and how she ultimately found healing through culture, community, and inner transformation. From her early years of overachievemen...
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Tim Talk | Understanding Trauma: Effects on the Nervous System

May 22, 2025 • 50 mins
Trauma has a profound effect on the Central Nervous System. It results in the Sympathetic Nervous System and the Para-Sympathetic Nervous System not working the way they were designed to work, which has many negative, far-reaching effects.

This is a lecture originally published on YouTube on Apr 28, 2023. We are making some of Tim's lectures available as bonus episodes on the podcast so you can listen on the go. To see all of Tim's ...
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S2E2 | Embracing Gratitude and Failure with MMA Coach Ed Lofts

May 15, 2025 • 103 mins
7 x World Kickboxing Champion, MMA coach, and Complex Trauma educator Ed Lofts shares how martial arts helped him overcome childhood trauma, build emotional resilience, and reconnect with purpose. From sparring as communication to processing shame and dismantling the inner critic, this episode explores the intersection of mental health, healing, and martial arts.

Follow Ed Lofts:
https://edlofts.org/ 
https://www.instagram.com/edlofts

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Tim Talk | Why You Create What You Fear | The Characteristics of Complex Trauma

May 8, 2025 • 39 mins
People from Complex Trauma often create the very things they hate and are trying to avoid - like abandonment, disrespect and repeating the same mistakes. Why is that? And what can they do to change?

This is a lecture originally published on YouTube on Aug 6, 2021. We are making some of Tim's lectures available as bonus episodes on the podcast so you can listen on the go. To see all of Tim's talks, visit YouTube, where you can find h...
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