Lyt til Therapeutic Astrology Podcast

Joanne Twombly, MSW, LICSW, integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) with essential knowledge from the complex trauma and dissociation field for safer, more effective treatment of C-PTSD and dissociative disorders. She's got more than 30 years of experience in the field of treating dissociation! In her book "Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems: How to Successfully Treat C-PTSD and Dissociative Disorders", she writes that: “Dissociation is a protective defense that, in a way, hides oneself from oneself.” In this interview, Joanne Twombly shares her argument for trauma-informed adaptations to standard IFS. Here is some of what we cover: – “Dissociation is a protective defense that, in a way, hides oneself from oneself.” In this interview, Joanne shares her argument for trauma-informed adaptations to standard IFS. Here is some of what we cover: – Dissociation, and how to dissociate "better"—which gives choice and control - Use the trance you are in! – Dissociative parts can show up as numb, deaf, robot, or sex-only parts. As Joanne explains, all of them have a survival purpose, and healing requires compassionate engagement—not suppression – Hypnotic language as a tool to support engagement, symptom management, and communication with parts – Orienting parts to the present: essential when parts are stuck in past timelines or multiple subjective realities - Being even with affects  – How to combine IFS with phase-oriented trauma treatment to create a safe and effective model – Using containers to hold trauma until it’s safe to process – Creating safe spaces for parts not actively participating in a session – Safe Space Imagery: stick around as Joanne offers a brief, guided experience - It helps parts manage overwhelming material. Links: https://joannetwombly.net/ [https://joannetwombly.net/] The book we speak about: https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Dissociation-Informed-Internal-Systems/dp/B0BRXZWP5C [https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Dissociation-Informed-Internal-Systems/dp/B0BRXZWP5C] Video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/wcRevOxFZRM [https://youtu.be/wcRevOxFZRM]   Mannah: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/]

Meet a wise elder talking to us about how to walk the path of integrity, heart, and spirit—tap into this conversation with Tom Soloway Pinkson, Ph.D.   Tom shares powerful insights from his newly published book: The Psychedelic Shaman: The Wisdom Warrior’s Path to Transformation (Inner Traditions), and reflects on a life devoted to sacred service, healing, and love.   Here are some of the themes we explore:   — “The most effective prisons are the ones we don’t know we’re in” — How mainstream culture conditions us to believe in separation, which feeds fear — The shift from being a fault-finder to becoming a love-finder — Awakening to the truth of our interconnection — Aloha, Alaha, and Alegría as spiritual forces — The Wisdom Warrior: seeing truth and having the courage to act — The constricted ego identity and how sacred plant medicines can help us transcend it — “Being breathed” and receiving the question from life-force energy: How do you want to use me? — Opening to inner wisdom—psychedelics are not the only path — Vision quests and how Tom has just completed his 51st (he just turned 80) — The Psychedelic Medicine Wheel — Vision fast quests as rites of passage — Dropping into gratitude rather than asking for more — The Healing Attitudinal Principles   And much more - Tom even sings to us - and I mention a bite of astrology, but to recap, what I see most significant is his Neptun and Chiron conjunction on his ascendant. It is in the sign of libra and connects many of his themes of listening, relationships, channeling, receiving, love - It is clear to me, Mannah, that he is so connected to spirit that the highest version of these archetype comes forth in his work and books.    I am so happy you are here.   Check out links below:     LINKS       The book:   https://www.innertraditions.com/the-psychedelic-shaman   Tom's recommendation in the end of the interview:   https://youtu.be/zyBmCj9wuR8?si=ZtB10Qbzhl7Ylcx2   Tom's website:   https://drtompinkson.com/ Youtube version of the interview:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdiJ5Cn8HJ8

Welcome back to our conversation with Judy Tsafrir, MD & holistic adult and child psychiatrist and author of Sacred Psychiatry: Bridging the Personal and Transpersonal to Transform Health and Consciousness. We begin by acknowledging the impossibility of healing while in a toxic relationship, explore the limbic system's role in emotional regulation, and examine chronic disease linked to mast cell activation. Finally, we delve into the concept of divine timing, noting that as this episode is published, a full moon happens with Chiron conjunct the Sun in Aries.  I truly want to honor Judy for her incredible journey, she describes in her book, having overcome a lot of hardship and today combining her technical expertise with ancient knowledge such as astrology and courageously sharing it with the world. Have a wonderful full moon - or whenever you are listening, remember: You have a place to call Whole. Find more on Judy Tsafrir here: https://www.judytsafrirmd.com/ [https://www.judytsafrirmd.com/]   Youtube version: https://youtu.be/UexxE6Wremw [https://youtu.be/UexxE6Wremw]   My page as usual: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/]

Today you’ll meet Lana Kunštek, a body-oriented and mindfulness-centered psychotherapist from Croatia, now living in Copenhagen. Lana works with embodied spirituality and facilitates dream groups. If you are like Lana says "a dreamer" yourself, you’ll probably enjoy this conversation. I (Mannah) love working with dreams, and my only regret is that I’m not able to translate the whole thing—some parts just remain unconscious to my waking self. Therefore, what we’re talking about is a window, probably not full access, and how to make that window even more clear. Here's what we explore: – Living in the imaginative realm – Body-oriented psychotherapy – The never-ending path of therapeutic training – Letting each client teach you how to meet them – Every person is a mystery – Recurring dreams and what they ask of us – The impulse of the dream character – The overall emotional tone of the dream – Archetypes and symbols that speak through dreams – The dream matrix – Being shifted by someone else’s dream – Feeling guided by dreams – How dreams are often direct and unmistakably clear – Dreams that bring up shadow material – How to get closer to what a dream symbol means to you – The question: are we dreaming, or are we being dreamt? – Not every dream carries the same weight – All dream characters as aspects of yourself – Integrating dreams into daily life – How to interpret a dream that could easily be misunderstood – Endless therapy trainings — and the lie that says you’re not enough without them – Lana's storytelling (soon to be published?)  also emerging from the dream realm – The importance of not forcing oneself – Give the work your commitment and it will grow – Commit to your soul every single day – The importance of how the energy moves – Medicine or poison? Depends on the day I hope you enjoy enjoy this conversation LINKS Find Lana here: https://www.therapywithlana.com/ [https://www.therapywithlana.com/] https://www.instagram.com/therapywithlana/ [https://www.instagram.com/therapywithlana/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/lana-kun%C5%A1tek/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lana-kun%C5%A1tek/]   Mannah here: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/]

“A lot of modern medicine is disempowering... any healing comes from either a pill or what the doctor says — and where am I in all of this? There’s an agent in the middle of it, and that’s where you should build from.” This quote is from this episode by Dr. Eric (Rick) Leskowitz who is a Psychiatrist, Author, Researcher, Educator and he even has a son who is an astrologer. Rick has worked many years within pain management. Rick shares how we traveled as a young guy and was struck by how different cultures understand health, illness, and consciousness. Medical school felt disappointing to him because it offered complex terms for things it couldn’t truly explain — like “idiopathic hypertension,” which he critiques as a way of saying “we don’t know” in impressive language. Rick got into meditation which in a way turned out to be the “gateway drug” that led him to explore such practices as yoga, energy healing, and channeling. Rick’s field feels so resonant and easy to follow, so I let whatever’s alive in me come forward- for better or worse. (Cancer energy for relaxation!!) TAP in as we speak about: -The story of Franz Mesmer and how early energy healing was discredited - How mainstream medicine suppresses alternative approaches - The shift from mesmerism to chemical anesthesia and the continued bias in science against energy and consciousness studies - Ricks interest in the history of the unconscious (Henri Ellenberger) - Biofields and magnetic fields - Tapping studies show real effects — intent and precision matter - Reiki treatment on plants, the field will grow bigger. - Rick also mention that having an MD and Harvard affiliation has opened doors for him, and I go into a bit of a tangent about how credentials influence perception, which is a drum I often beat - that the world judges on the outer not caring for the inner life.  - Mostly we talk about LIFE ENERGY and I hope you will enjoy it, because the energy from Rick is actually really warm and gentle, as I interpret it. The youtube version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDHP8Erc0Qg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDHP8Erc0Qg]   Here are links to find more on Rick: https://themysteryoflifeenergy.com/ [https://themysteryoflifeenergy.com/]   Mannah: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/]