In this episode, David sits down with Bri Liu, a Licensed Professional Counsellor offering mental health services through the YWCA and her own private practice, with a focus on immigrant trauma, and somatic healing. They discuss Bri's early str

Kari Kinkead - Intimacy, Embodiment and Playing At Your Edge (018)

Jul 21st, 2023 1h 29m

In this episode, David sits down with Kari Kinkead, a sex and intimacy coach, based in Austin, TX .A student of embodiment (breath sound and movement), sexual yoga, kink, and ontological coaching, she also brings her devotion to and scientific

Kelly Thomas - Transformational Coaching, Addiction Recovery and Healing Through Community (017)

Dec 5th, 2022 2h 14m

In this episode, David sits downs with Kelly Thomas, a transformational coach specializing in addiction recovery, psycho-spiritual integration and entheogen treatment preparation. Kelly talks about how the patterns of her early childhood shaped

John & Melissa King - Repressed Memories, Complex PTSD, Risky Behavior and Finding Grace In Your Relationship (016)

Nov 17th, 2022 2h 28m

In this episode, David sits down with author, poet and activist Dr John A King and his wife Melissa at their home in Grapevine, Texas. John talks about the stunning realization at age 45 that he had repressed more than a decade of sexual abuse

Sabbaticals - How, Why and When (015)

Nov 4th, 2022 28m 37s

In this solo episode, David talks about his experiences with being on sabbatical for most of 2022, what are some of the important questions and considerations before taking a sabbatical, and goal setting for how you will spend your career break

Olivia Miller-Guerra - Anxiety Disorders, Intrusive Thoughts and Being Forced to Miscarry at Home (014)

Oct 27th, 2022 1h 11m

In this episode, David sits down with Olivia Miller-Guerra, the youngest sister of two previous guests, Becca DeRoeck and Hannah Albrecht, to discuss how early childhood experiences affected Olivia in a substantially different way to her sister

Tracy Carver - Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, Ayahuasca Experiences, and Shamanic Traditions (013)

Oct 20th, 2022 1h 13m

In this episode, David sits down with psychologist Tracy Carver, to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, Tracy's personal experiences with ayahuasca, and what we can learn from the rituals and traditions of the

012 - Maurice F Martin - Divine Intervention, Addiction Counseling, and Working On Your Big But

Oct 13th, 2022 1h 3m

In this episode, David sits down with musician, author, and podcaster Maurice F Martin. Maurice talks about growing up in an abusive home, his struggles with depression and anxiety through his teens an early adulthood, losing 2 brothers in a sh

011 - Experiences with MDMA Therapy

Oct 6th, 2022 46m 46s

In this solo episode, David does a retrospective on the factors that led to his decision to start MDMA therapy, what his experiences have been like so far over 7 sessions, addresses the topic of repressed memories and the sexual abuse he suffer

010 - Scott Van Camp - Working in Group Homes, Men's Issues, Cultivating Humility, and Warrior-Poets

Sep 29th, 2022 1h 24m

In this week's episode, David sits down with Scott Van Camp, of Search & Create Counseling (http://www.searchandcreatecounseling.com). Scott is a licensed family and marriage therapist practicing here in Austin, and he has been a mental health

009 - Hannah Albracht

Sep 22nd, 2022 1h 17m

In this episode, David sits down with Hannah Albracht, the eldest sister of Becca DeRoeck, who appeared in episode 003. Hannah tells her story of growing up in a strictly conservative, religious household, how the messaging she received during

008 - Laura Shook Guzman

Sep 19th, 2022 1h 30m

In this episode, David sits down with Laura Shook Guzman, a trauma therapist practicing here in Austin, and somebody who David has worked closely with while processing his own trauma in the last 3 years. Laura talks about the trauma she experie

007 - Danny Mulvihill

Sep 1st, 2022 2h 16m

In this episode, David sits down with his good friend Danny Mulvihill, host of The Mindstate Podcast. Danny talks about what it was like to grow up in a single parent home, why he chose to stop drinking without a traditional 12 step program, ho

006 - Jose Porras

Aug 25th, 2022 1h 11m

In this episode, David sits down with his good friend, Jose Porras. Jose talks about how a chance misunderstanding during high school in his native Mexico led to him enduring an extensive campaign of bullying, why he chose to attend military sc

005 - Joshua Johnson

Aug 18th, 2022 1h 19m

In this episode, David sits down with Joshua Johnson, who talks about what it was like to grow up in households with both overt domestic violence, and covert racism and religiosity, how the pressure to perform academically and contribute financ

004 - Thanh Hoang

Aug 11th, 2022 1h 37m

In this episode, David sits down with Thanh Hoang, who talks about what it was like growing up Vietnamese in Oklahoma, experiencing domestic violence from a young age, visiting the source of intergenerational trauma in Vietnam, finding compassi

003 - Becca DeRoeck

Aug 4th, 2022 1h 12m

In this episode, David sits down with Becca DeRoeck to talk about what draws her to volunteer work, emigrating to the US from Sweden at age 10, developing an anxiety disorder that would undermine her relationship with the man she wanted to marr

002 - Melanie Robinson

Jul 28th, 2022 1h 7m

In this episode, David sits down with his good friend Melanie Robinson, to talk about working with at-promise children, having to become self sufficient at a young age when both of her parents suffered severe health problems, and losing her fat

001 - Podcast Introduction

Jul 28th, 2022 8m 46s

In this introductory episode, T is for Trauma host David O'Connor shares some of his story, why he chose to start the podcast, and what you can expect from future episodes.

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