Inside the NARM model | Maya Vaughan | #054 Mastering Change

What happens when the emotional pain we avoid begins to shape the way we treat ourselves and others? In this episode of Mastering Change, Emma Stapleton and Araminta are joined by author and frontline practitioner George Stoimenov to explore unresolved trauma, masculinity and the possibility of breaking cycles of pain. Originally from Bulgaria, George has spent more than a decade supporting people facing significant adversity, from unaccompanied young asylum seekers and young peop...

When someone is struggling with infertility, we often encourage them to keep going, stay hopeful and try again. But what happens when that encouragement becomes part of the pressure they're already carrying? This week on Mastering Change, we're joined by reproductive trauma advocate Anita Guru, who shares her deeply personal experience of endometriosis, infertility, IVF and the psychological impact of a reproductive journey that unfolded very differently from the life she had imag...

Everything is connected. Diversity is essential for survival. And living systems have feedback mechanisms that tell us when something is out of balance. What might happen if we applied these principles of ecology to mental health? This week on Mastering Change, psychiatrist and psychotherapist Joanna Cheek introduces us to the idea of an “ecology of health” – a way of looking beyond the individual to understand our wellbeing in the context of our relationships, communities, social structures ...

Much of what we understand about trauma recovery is rooted in psychology, neuroscience and the nervous system. But once enough safety and capacity have been established, what helps people make sense of what they have experienced? This week on Mastering Change, Araminta is joined by trauma educator Vanja Popovic and archetypal psychologist Lawrence Hillman for a wide-ranging conversation about archetypes, astrology, spirituality and the human search for meaning after trauma. ...

Have we forgotten some of the ways humans have always sought to heal? In this episode of Mastering Change, Emma Stapleton and Dr Keisha Siriboe are joined by Leslie Salmon Jones and Jeff W. Jones, co-founders of Afro Flow Yoga, for a conversation about healing through movement, music and community. Drawing on nearly two decades of creating embodied healing experiences, Lesley and Jeff explore why trauma recovery can involve more than talking. Together, they discuss the role of rhy...