Monday Apr 14, 2025
Episode 2: Trauma is Embodied Across 5 Layers
Whole Again Pod
Hosted by Teddy and Leslie, Whole Again Pod is a conversation about trauma, healing, and the journey toward wholeness. Through candid discussions, expert insights, and real-life stories, we explore the ways people rebuild after hardship—whether it’s personal loss, systemic injustice, or the everyday struggles of being human. With backgrounds in advocacy, social work, and education, Teddy and Leslie bring deep experience and compassion to the conversation. Each episode offers practical takeaways, thoughtful reflection, and a reminder that healing is possible. Join us as we navigate the complexities of trauma, resilience, and what it means to become whole again.
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Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Welcome to the first episode of the Whole Again Pod.
In this episode Teddy and Leslie introduce the integrative trauma and healing framework and dive into statement 1: We begin whole. Our birthright includes safe, agency, dignity, and belonging. We explore the concepts of wholeness and safety, agency, dignity, and belonging as well as existing definitions of trauma.
Show notes
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Karina Walters, PhD- Transcending Historical Trauma" How to Address American Indian Health Inequities and Promote Thriving (2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4bnCpJQHkM
Alexander Den Heijer https://www.alexanderdenheijer.com/about
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach (2014). HHS Publication No. (SMA) 14-4884. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Lisa Feldman Barrett - How emotions are made: The secret life of the brain (2017) https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/how-emotions-are-made/
Generative Somatics https://generativesomatics.org/our-programs/#
Dan Siegel- "Flipping Your Lid" A Scientific Explanation (2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0T_2NNoC68
Adrienne Maree Brown - Emergency Strategy (2017) https://adriennemareebrown.net/book/emergent-strategy/
Mariame Kaba and Shira Hassan - Fumbling Towards Repair: A Workbook for Community Accountability Facilitators (2019) https://www.akpress.org/fumbling-towards-repair.html