The Trauma Therapist
The Trauma Therapist Podcast is about the human spirit. Join host Guy Macpherson, PhD, as he talks with thought leaders in trauma, mindfulness, addiction, and yoga. Hear the personal stories and insights of passionate professionals who dedicate their lives to helping others heal from trauma. Some guests pay a fee for sponsored appearances, which helps support production of the show. All paid segments are clearly disclosed. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.
Episodes
October 28, 2025 • 32 mins
Harpreet Sangha is a survivor of extreme autonomic and neurological trauma, including post-symapthectomy baroreflex failure and multiple head injuries. Against medical odds, he's lived without traditional medication support, relying instead on conscious cortical regulation, resilience and self-guided recovery strategies. Harpreet now shares his experience to help others facing trauma, offering real-world insights from both the phys...
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October 27, 2025 • 31 mins
Lisa is a retired Army veteran who served 21.5 years in the Military Police Corps, with deployments in peacekeeping missions and in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Lisa is the author of In and Out of Uniform, a memoir published in 2019 that shares the highs and lows of her military career, including experiences with MST, assault, suicide, mTBI, and the resilience that carried her through.
She spoke out to break the silence m...
Lisa is the author of In and Out of Uniform, a memoir published in 2019 that shares the highs and lows of her military career, including experiences with MST, assault, suicide, mTBI, and the resilience that carried her through.
She spoke out to break the silence m...
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October 24, 2025 • 30 mins
Michael is the CEO and Co-Founder The Stella Center whose mission is to advance the understanding, destigmatization, and treatment of post-traumatic stress and other emotional trauma, grounded in science, rooted in compassion, and relentlessly committed to a world where no person needlessly suffers.
Stella Center is disrupting the mental and emotional health industry by advancing breakthrough modalities that dramatically reduce sym...
Stella Center is disrupting the mental and emotional health industry by advancing breakthrough modalities that dramatically reduce sym...
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October 23, 2025 • 38 mins
Dane Johnson is the Founder/CEO of Crohn's Colitis Lifestyle and a Holistic Nutritionist specializing in reversing Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
Dane’s story ignited through a life-threatening case of Crohn’s/Colitis which nearly took his life in December 2014.
Since committing his life to natural healing he has remained surgery and medication-free while eliminating Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) symptoms.
To date, Dan...
Dane’s story ignited through a life-threatening case of Crohn’s/Colitis which nearly took his life in December 2014.
Since committing his life to natural healing he has remained surgery and medication-free while eliminating Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) symptoms.
To date, Dan...
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October 21, 2025 • 31 mins
Katie Baker is a writer, advocate, and childhood abuse survivor who has transformed her journey of trauma and healing into a story of resilience, empowerment, and hope. After years of battling addiction, shame, and the lingering effects of a tumultuous childhood, she found profound transformation through therapeutic psychedelics and deep inner work.
In her memoir, When The Universe Holds Your Hair Back, Katie shares her raw and deep...
In her memoir, When The Universe Holds Your Hair Back, Katie shares her raw and deep...
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October 20, 2025 • 31 mins
Manuela Mischke-Reeds is an internationally respected somatic psychotherapist, somatic trauma expert and educator with over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience.
She is a founder of the Hakomi Institute of California and creator of Embodywise, a platform for embodied learning.
Manuela developed the Innate Somatic Intelligence Trauma Therapy Approach (ISITTA), an advanced training program for therapists, and co-developed the...
She is a founder of the Hakomi Institute of California and creator of Embodywise, a platform for embodied learning.
Manuela developed the Innate Somatic Intelligence Trauma Therapy Approach (ISITTA), an advanced training program for therapists, and co-developed the...
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October 17, 2025 • 33 mins
Lisa Campion is a Psychic Counselor, Reiki Master Teacher, and the bestselling author of The Art of Psychic Reiki, Energy Healing for Empaths, and more.
With over 25 years of experience and 15,000+ sessions, she’s trained thousands in Reiki and energy healing. Her mission is to help people awaken their psychic and healing gifts through her courses and teachings—gently, powerfully, and with grace
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With over 25 years of experience and 15,000+ sessions, she’s trained thousands in Reiki and energy healing. Her mission is to help people awaken their psychic and healing gifts through her courses and teachings—gently, powerfully, and with grace
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October 16, 2025 • 30 mins
Kristin Louise Duncombe is an American therapist, couples counselor, life coach, and author who's been living and working in Europe since 2001. With a global perspective shaped by growing up across Africa and Asia as the child of a U.S. diplomat, Kristin spent her career supporting international and expatriate individuals and families.Her latest book, OBJECT: A Memoir, is a powerful and courageous account of the U.S. State Departme...
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October 14, 2025 • 34 mins
Dr. Evette Rose is a Holistic Counsellor, and author of 21 books, including the internationally acclaimed Metaphysical Anatomy Volume 1, which explores the emotional roots of over 700 medical conditions.
She’s the founder of Metapsychology Coaching™, the Metaphysical Anatomy Technique (MAT), and Integrative Soulful Therapy (IST), and is known for helping people heal deep trauma and psychosomatic symptoms.
After a near-death experie...
She’s the founder of Metapsychology Coaching™, the Metaphysical Anatomy Technique (MAT), and Integrative Soulful Therapy (IST), and is known for helping people heal deep trauma and psychosomatic symptoms.
After a near-death experie...
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October 13, 2025 • 33 mins
Kendra has specialized in working with Partners of Sex & Porn Addicts for over 5yrs. She engages with her clients from an eclectic approach that allows them to process through the betrayal trauma they've experienced to find healthy coping skills to apply while on their healing journey towards recovery. Kendra balances support while holding her clients accountable for taking back their power on the path to wholeness.
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October 10, 2025 • 31 mins
Dr. Jessica Punzo is a licensed clinical psychologist and President of the APA’s Division on Trauma Psychology. She specializes in trauma and PTSD and owns two practices: Middle Path Psychotherapy, focused on complex trauma, and Rooted Journey Wellness, where she provides ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Certified in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy through the Integrative Psychiatry Institute, Dr. Punzo is passionate about educating b...
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October 9, 2025 • 29 mins
For the past 15 years, Kristian has been driving healthcare innovation across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.In 2005, he founded Mendor, a company that developed a groundbreaking glucose monitor for people with Type 1 diabetes which earned 1st place in Deloitte’s Rising Stars award, Finland in 2014.During his time building Mendor, Kristian experienced the tragic loss of his older brother Peter to suicide, a turning point that inspired ...
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October 7, 2025 • 30 mins
Jenifer DeBellis, MFA, is a PhD candidate, transformational speaker, and award-winning author of Warrior Sister, Cut Yourself Free (Library Tales Publishing), New Wilderness (Cornerstone Press), and Blood Sisters (Main Street Rag).
She edits Pink Panther Magazine and hosts the Restore Your Inner Warrior® podcast. She's featured in Psychology Today and her writing appears in CALYX, Medical Literary Messenger, The Good Men Project, S...
She edits Pink Panther Magazine and hosts the Restore Your Inner Warrior® podcast. She's featured in Psychology Today and her writing appears in CALYX, Medical Literary Messenger, The Good Men Project, S...
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October 6, 2025 • 32 mins
Beatty Carmichael is the author of The Prayer of Freedom, dedicated to helping people break free from chronic pain, mental health struggles, addictions, and more.
He developed a unique 3-step approach to prayer with an astounding 87% success rate in setting people free from their struggles. In real-world terms, what this means is for every 20 people who follow this approach, nearly 18 leave completely free of most of their issues—a...
He developed a unique 3-step approach to prayer with an astounding 87% success rate in setting people free from their struggles. In real-world terms, what this means is for every 20 people who follow this approach, nearly 18 leave completely free of most of their issues—a...
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October 2, 2025 • 28 mins
Megan Margherio is a trauma-informed coach, writer, speaker, and yoga instructor based in St. Louis. A survivor of childhood sexual abuse and intimate partner violence, she helps women reconnect to their bodies and inner wisdom through somatic practices, coaching, and storytelling. Her debut memoir, Everwoven: A Reckoning, comes out in October 2025.
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September 30, 2025 • 29 mins
Karen Goslin has a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto and in 1998, she founded Karen Goslin & Associates. Karen is passionate about guiding people toward transformation, helping them process depression, anxiety, conflicts, addiction, chronic illness, loss and trauma as invitations to change, and ultimately discover clear purpose and limitless potential.
Karen is the author of Yellow Paint: Learning to Live Agai...
Karen is the author of Yellow Paint: Learning to Live Agai...
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September 29, 2025 • 39 mins
Robyn D. Walser, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, educator, and internationally recognized expert in trauma and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), serving as Assistant Clinical Professor at UC Berkeley, Director of Research at Bay Area Trauma Recovery, and staff member at the National Center for PTSD.
Darrah Westrup, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and ACT expert based in Durango, Colorado, known for her work with complex tra...
Darrah Westrup, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and ACT expert based in Durango, Colorado, known for her work with complex tra...
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September 26, 2025 • 27 mins
Trinity Lease is a memoir author from rural Minnesota whose writing is rooted in raw truth, resilience, and healing. Her debut book, Beneath the Silence, explores her personal journey through childhood trauma, addiction, and the long road to recovery.
Trinity is a proud wife, mom to two amazing little boys, and caretaker to three beloved fur babies. When she’s not writing, she’s working toward her bachelor’s degree in Social Work w...
Trinity is a proud wife, mom to two amazing little boys, and caretaker to three beloved fur babies. When she’s not writing, she’s working toward her bachelor’s degree in Social Work w...
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September 25, 2025 • 33 mins
James is a former Army combat veteran who, after serving in combat environments, began his own journey to understanding and treating trauma.
Now a psychiatrist specializing in PTSD and trauma, James currently serves as the Director of Behavioral Health for ZEAM Health & Wellness.
In addition to his clinical work, he co-founded the nonprofit Inner Depths Freediving, where he serves as the Mental Health Program Director.
At Inner...
Now a psychiatrist specializing in PTSD and trauma, James currently serves as the Director of Behavioral Health for ZEAM Health & Wellness.
In addition to his clinical work, he co-founded the nonprofit Inner Depths Freediving, where he serves as the Mental Health Program Director.
At Inner...
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September 23, 2025 • 33 mins
Estefana Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and experienced trauma therapist with over two decades of experience in mental health.
As the Director of Clinical Training for ARISE Alliance Institute, Estefana oversees the professional development and training of clinicians on Critical Memory Integration (CMI™).
Her role involves designing and implementing comprehensive training curricula for mental health professionals to ...
As the Director of Clinical Training for ARISE Alliance Institute, Estefana oversees the professional development and training of clinicians on Critical Memory Integration (CMI™).
Her role involves designing and implementing comprehensive training curricula for mental health professionals to ...
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