544: How to heal trauma through the mind-body connection | Peter Levine, Ph.D., psychologist & trauma expert

“Trauma isn’t just what happened to us, but rather it's what we hold inside,” says Peter Levine. 

Peter, a psychologist and leading trauma researcher joins us to discuss how to heal trauma through the mind-body connection and how to use your active imagination for emotional growth, as well as: 

-How Peter defines trauma (~4:30) 

-A breathwork exercise for calming trauma response (~8:28)

-His experience with active imagination (~15:30)

-The connection between dreams & unconscious mind (~29:00)

-His personal experience tapping into undiscovered traumatic experiences (36:40)

-Signs you should try somatic experience (~41:00)

-How to look out for trauma bonds (~43:00)

-Relationship patterns & engrams (~44:01)

-Actionable tips to heal past trauma (~46:00)

-What about massage? (~49:48)

-Can you ever get through trauma completely? (~52:00)

Referenced in this episode: 

-Follow Peter on Instagram @drpeteralevine

-Check out Peter’s new book, An Autobiography of Trauma: A Healing Journey

-Visit somaticexperiencing.com to learn more about Peter’s approach to healing trauma

-Visit shop.mindbodygreen.com/coffee20 to get 20% off your first order. 

-Visit lumen.me/mindbodygreen to get 15% off your order.

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