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The Trauma Therapist
Hosted by Guy Crawford Macpherson · EN
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.
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The Trauma Therapist Library has launched!
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of speaking with some incredible guests on The Trauma Therapist Podcast.
There are now over 1,000 episodes.
The Library is a simple, curated membership space where I’ve grouped together conversations by topic, so you can go deeper into what matters to you without having to search through everything.
You can check it out here:
https://thetraumatherapistproject.squarespace.com/libraryhome
Thank you,
Guy
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.
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.
---
The Trauma Therapist Library has launched!
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of speaking with some incredible guests on The Trauma Therapist Podcast.
There are now over 1,000 episodes.
The Library is a simple, curated membership space where I’ve grouped together conversations by topic, so you can go deeper into what matters to you without having to search through everything.
You can check it out here:
https://thetraumatherapistproject.squarespace.com/libraryhome
Thank you,
Guy
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.
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It’s Not What You Think. It’s How You Think with Amanda Anderson
Yesterday00:32:59Tap to summarizeAmanda Anderson is a speaker and resilience teacher who draws on her lived experience with trauma, loss, and adversity to help others rebuild meaning and strength.Having endured family deaths, a stroke, divorce, and frontline trauma that “rewired her nervous system,” Amanda brings more than 17 years of work in NLP, resilience, and real-world mental health to her talks and coaching. She shows people how to take what’s broken in their lives and transform it into something fierce and true, focusing on depth, honesty, and practical insight. Amanda’s website Amanda Anderson – Speaking Amanda Anderson – Audio Grenades 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)Novo Psych - novopsych.com/traumapodcast
Transcribe →Looking For The Human with Will Dobud, PhD
3d ago00:35:49Tap to summarizeWill Dobud, PhD, MSW, is a social work clinician, researcher, and senior lecturer whose work focuses on outdoor and experiential therapies for youth and improving therapeutic outcomes for adolescents and families. He founded the non-profit True North Expeditions in Adelaide, Australia, and has received recognition including the 2015 Australian Postgraduate Award and 2021 Distinguished Researcher of the Year from the Association for Experiential Education.Will is co-author of Kids These Days: Understanding and Supporting Youth Mental Health (2025) and books on outdoor therapy practice, and he advocates for healthier, more effective mental health supports for young people.Will Dobud – Kids These Days Kids These Days – The ResearchBecome 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)Novo Psych - novopsych.com/traumapodcast
Transcribe →Using Psychometric Measures to Help Your Clients with Hilah Kate Kaufman, PhD
3d ago00:32:01Tap to summarizeHilah Kate Kaufman, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor at George Mason University whose work centers on trauma, resilience, and adaptation across the lifespan. She integrates developmental and clinical science to better understand how individuals respond to adversity and how trauma-informed approaches can support healing.In addition to her academic role, Dr. Kaufman is involved with NovoPsych (our sponsor for this episode), a platform focused on improving mental health care through evidence-based assessment and measurement tools for clinicians. Her work reflects a strong commitment to bridging research and practice to enhance outcomes in real-world settings.NovoPsychBecome 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)Novo Psych - novopsych.com/traumapodcast
Transcribe →There Is A Way with Ashleigh Di Lello
6d ago00:35:43Tap to summarizeAshleigh Di Lello is a brain coach, keynote speaker, and creator of Bio Emotional Healing®, a neuroscience-based method that helps people rewire their nervous systems to break free from emotional trauma, limiting beliefs, anxiety, chronic pain, and unhealthy patterns. Drawn from her own 20-year journey overcoming life-threatening illness, chronic pain, and emotional trauma — and later becoming an elite athlete and performer — Ashleigh guides clients to transform entrenched brain-body reactions and create lasting change.Her work centers on helping people shift from survival mode into genuine self-connection, confidence, and emotional freedom through structured, practical processes. Ashleigh Di Lello’s websiteBio Emotional Healing®Bio Emotional Healing® PodcastAshleigh on IGBecome 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)Novo Psych - novopsych.com/traumapodcast
Transcribe →Guest Host Series Esther Goldstein Interviews Veronica Lowenbok
1w ago00:48:21Tap to summarizeBecome 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)Novo Psych - novopsych.com/traumapodcast
Transcribe →Working With The Anger Behind Addiction with Scott Kiloby
1w ago00:30:15Tap to summarizeScott Kiloby is an international speaker, non-duality teacher, entrepreneur, and author of seven books that make authentic spiritual awakening accessible and grounded.He co-founded the Kiloby Center for Recovery and the Natural Rest House, among the first U.S. treatment centers to place mindfulness and nondual awareness at the core of trauma and addiction recovery.Scott is also the co-founder of Kiloby Inquiries (with Dan McLintock), including the KI Emotional Repression Inquiry (KIERI), a structured process for working directly with emotional repression, unmet needs, and frozen fear. His work sits at the intersection of awakening and healing, offering practical tools for recovery, emotional integration, and lasting freedom.Scott’s websiteScott’s Emotional Repression InquiryWhatsapp: 812-204-4324Become 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)Novo Psych - novopsych.com/traumapodcast
Transcribe →Getting High Acuity Mental Health Care Right with Dr. Caroline Fenkel, DSW, LCSW
1w ago00:30:55Tap to summarizeDr. Caroline Fenkel, DSW, LCSW, is a leader in high acuity mental healthcare and the Chief Clinical Officer and Co-Founder of Charlie Health.Dr. Fenkel oversees all aspects of Charlie Health’s clinical programming, including the delivery of evidence-based care by teams of expert therapists. She’s also the head of Charlie Health’s industry-leading Research and Clinical Outcomes team, which regularly publishes peer-reviewed research and insights related to treating high acuity individuals.Dr. Fenkel has over 15 years of experience working with people across all levels of therapeutic care, ranging from residential to outpatient treatment. As the former Executive Director of the Center for Families, Dr. Fenkel designed, implemented, and staffed comprehensive clinical programming for high acuity intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs.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)Novo Psych - novopsych.com/traumapodcast
Transcribe →Nobody Gets To Beat Themselves Up with Shawn Mahshie
2w ago00:30:47Tap to summarizeShawn Mahshie, M.A., is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and self-love coach based near Washington, D.C. She specializes in helping purpose-driven women overcome burnout and self-abandonment through her signature "Living in Symmetry" approach.This system integrates her "Wheel of Self-Forgiveness" with her expertise as a Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie to transform anxiety into empowered action. Her methodology is deeply informed by her own lived experience of overcoming chronic illness and personal upheaval by learning to stand in her own corner.Through her retreats and coaching, she guides clients to build the internal safety and self-solidarity needed to live with lasting peace and confidence.Shawn’s websiteShawn’s coachingThe Wheel of Self-ForgivenessBecome 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)Novo Psych - novopsych.com/traumapodcast
Transcribe →Moving The Darkness Out of The Way with Alexandra R. Johnson, MD
2w ago00:32:05Tap to summarizeDr. Alexandra R. Johnson, MD, is an integrative family medicine physician who blends Western and functional medicine with Breema® bodywork, lifestyle counseling, and mind–body approaches to support whole-person health. Trained in Family Medicine at the University of Colorado with a fellowship in obstetrics, she has served on faculty in the U.S. and abroad and has developed physician wellness curricula.With more than 20 years of study and teaching Breema bodywork, Dr. Johnson focuses on uncovering root causes of stress and illness and helping patients reconnect with their bodies to foster resilience, insight, and lasting well-being. She has also been featured in Why Not Home?, a film highlighting physiologic birth practices.Her practice integrates personalized care that addresses physical, emotional, and lifestyle factors to help clients build balance, energy, and vitality.Dr. Johnson’s websiteTreatment programsBecome 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)Novo Psych - novopsych.com/traumapodcast
Transcribe →Rebuilding Our Lives with Jackie Young
2w ago00:31:53Tap to summarizeJackie Young is the founder of Open Minds Hypnosis and creator of the Life Architect coaching program, an integrative approach that blends hypnotherapy, counselling, and mentorship to help people recalibrate their lives and reconnect with purpose and joy. Through one-on-one coaching and personalized exercises, she guides clients to identify what brings them fulfillment, release what holds them back, and build a blueprint for a life aligned with their deepest values. Open Minds Hypnosis has been recognized for its holistic healing focus, using mind-body-spirit coherence to support change and resilience.Jackie’s websiteJackie’s coursesJackie on IGBecome 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)Novo Psych - novopsych.com/traumapodcast
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