Dr. Paul Conti is a Stanford and Harvard trained psychiatrist and author specialising in unconscious trauma.

If our mind was an iceberg, our conscious thoughts are the tip, and the huge mass below the surface are our unconscious thoughts. Dr Conti's research works on bringing the, forgotten, traumatic, painful and unseen into the light so you can heal and improve.

Expect to learn what people mean when they refer to the unconscious mind, what Paul wished people understood about how trauma works, whether ancestral trauma is something that can actually be passed down through genetics, what happens to your brain and body after experiencing trauma, what we can learn from the little voices in our head and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) What Actually is the Unconscious Mind? (09:27) How to Bring the Unconscious Into Consciousness (11:06) What Everyone Needs to Know About Trauma (14:43) The Function of Shame & Guilt (21:40) Different Categories of Trauma (28:43) Doctors Need to Take Depression Seriously (33:25) Can Emergency Workers Experience Vicarious Trauma? (37:45) How Trauma Impacts the Brain & Body (42:24) Correcting Our Inner Voices (54:51) Is Ancestral Trauma Real? (1:00:38) How to Increase Mental Resilience (1:03:59) Practical Tips to Eradicate Unconscious Trauma (1:14:23) Where to Find Dr Conti

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