I’m All I Wanted to Be. Now What? With Sat Dharam Kaur
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Kevin Young. Produced by J’aime Rothbard. This conversation opens with Sat Dharam sharing her realization that her original life goals have been achieved, and asking herself, “What’s next?” She goes on to look forward and explore the possibilities. A therapist’s state is known to influence the client's experience and expand the potential for healing. That’s why Compassionate Inquiry® brings empathetic presence into therapeutic contexts. But if current psychological and spiritual understandings were expanded to include environmental consciousness and creative expression,...
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What Happens in Women’s Circles with Tanya Lynn
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted and Produced by J’aime Rothbard In this lively conversation, Tanya reveals why women gather in Circles and the personal growth that can happen when they do. She shares her long Circling history and what recently motivated her to train in Somatic Experiencing and integrate it into her Circle Work. Tanya also demystifies: - Sisterhood - The Mother Wound, Sister Wound and Witch Wounds - The Role of Circles - The Roles of Perimenopause and Menopause - The Wild Woman - The Council of Queens - The Grandmother Clan Join us to learn what happens in Woman’s Circles. You might...
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Longing to Belong with Cristina Bâra
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted and Produced by J’aime Rothbard The gentle conversation flows from Cristina’s personal journey to her professional role within the Compassionate Inquiry® organization to the approach’s impact on individual and group development. She highlights how Compassionate Inquiry® groups foster a sense of community and mutual support by inviting individuals to explore their emotions and experiences in the safe facilitated spaces that are essential for meaningful personal exploration. Cristina also explains: - Why the self-discovery and healing path often require us to experience our...
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Bonus Song: U.K. Blessed with Jacob Kishere AKA Culture Pilgrim
The Gifts of Trauma
In our most recent episode, host Kevin Young sat down with the multi-faceted and multi-talented Jacob Kishere in . If you missed it, you can find the conversation . If you've already listened, you'll be pleased to hear that we didn't let Jacob get away without offering a taste of this artform he fully produces and performs independently under his stage name, Culture Pilgrim. U.K. Blessed is a hiphop testament of Jacob's enduring pursuit of mining hope from within when the exterior world is perceivably void of it -- and coming up with glistening things born of weathering the pressures of such...
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Evoking the Resonant Man with Jacob Kishere
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Kevin Young. Produced by J’aime Rothbard. This deep, esoteric and practical conversation addresses the lack of positive role models and meaningful traditions for men, today. Jacob introduces the "Resonant Man," an archetype that aims to evolve masculinity into a sacred form that addresses current societal contexts and the importance of male identity. After recognizing the need for a communal space that fosters growth and understanding in relation to masculinity, Jacob encourages men to connect with supportive communities, engage in dialogues, explore their emotional...
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Enhancing Bodywork & EFT (Tapping) with Compassionate Inquiry with Pam Sommer
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes. Produced by J’aime Rothbard. In this intimate, flowing conversation, Pam unravels the interconnections of emotions and physical sensations, particularly pain, in therapeutic settings including Massage Therapy, RMT, Emotional Freedom Technique, EFT (tapping), and Compassionate Inquiry® CI. She shares the therapeutic effects on her anxiety and physical pain she experienced while training in EFT and CI, highlighting that while both issues are still present, she now has the tools to manage them. Pam also touches on: - Generational trauma and how earlier...
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Awakening from Shutdown, Numbness & Not-Enoughness with Irina Sadakova
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes. Produced by J’aime Rothbard In this revealing conversation, Irina shares her experience as a child growing up in Soviet Russia, the impact of generational trauma and her journey of personal transformation. She weaves in repeating ancestral themes, highlights the abandonment trauma that impacted three consecutive generations in her maternal line, and explains how grief can fuel growth and healing. In this interview Irina also emphasizes the significance of: - Compassionate Inquiry in the expansion of her understanding of trauma - Personal experiences in...
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Multicultural & Ancestral Healing Perspectives with Soraya Romao-Inglis
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes. Produced by J’aime Rothbard. This gentle conversation explores Soraya’s multifaceted approach to therapy which acknowledges personal, cultural, and systemic factors. She shares her personal trauma experiences as a BIPOC female immigrant in Canada, her ancestors' influence in her life and work, and the multicultural compassionate lens she uses to support her clients’ healing. Soraya also explains: Trauma’s roots and manifestations in human behavior - Emotional eating as a coping mechanism for unaddressed trauma. - How nervous system...
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The Art of Integrating CI in Relational Trauma Therapy with Rita Bozi
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Kevin Young. Produced by J’aime Rothbard This nuanced conversation begins with a deep dive into healing relational trauma. Rita explains developmental trauma, relational trauma and how both are rooted in ancestral and intergenerational trauma. After deftly highlighting how trauma experienced during critical developmental periods can lead to gaps in our self-awareness, emotional and relational functioning, she goes on to explore: - Forgiveness as a natural outcome of personal healing rather than a prerequisite for it. - Embodiment’s role in fully experiencing and...
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Transforming Corporate Organizations into Soulful Workplaces with Amy Elizabeth Fox
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes. Produced by J’aime Rothbard. This episode explores the role of trauma awareness in leadership and organizational development. By integrating psycho-spiritual insights, Amy’s work supports leaders in fostering healthier, more sustainable, workplaces which can lead to individual and company-wide healing and transformation. Her initiatives invite leaders to explore their early traumas and free themselves from the old survival strategies and untreated traumas that affect their daily decision-making and organizational dynamics. In this deep, rich conversation,...
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Produced by J’aime Rothbard.
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Join us for this candid episode that illuminates little known aspects of the human procreation experience, from conception through birth and postpartum. Our guests, seasoned midwives Laura Latina and Hannah Betty Idarius, explore divergent perspectives of the perinatal journey. Rather than merely a medical event, their approach celebrates each birth as sacred—every moment is honored as a profound rite of passage for babies, parents and families alike.
Today, increasing rates of obstetric trauma engender fear and trepidation in new mothers approaching birth. Many moms also experience the pain of isolation during the crucial postpartum period—a sharp contrast to birthing in traditional ‘village’ communities where extended family members share parenting responsibilities, creating support systems that enrich child development and parental well being.
In this interview, Laura and Hannah explain how:
- Implicit (not consciously recalled) memories from birth and early experiences can affect individuals throughout their lives, manifesting in physical and emotional patterns
- Compassionate Inquiry® supports birth professionals, therapists and parents alike by unlocking perinatal trauma (includes in utero, birth and postnatal traumas) and providing paths to healing for individuals and families.
- Trauma from perinatal experiences can impact parents, children and families and increase a mother’s risk of postpartum depression.
- Rebirthing can offer deeply transformative pathways to healing.
- Parents can foster a deep sense of security and connection with their unborn children.
This conversation will deepen your emotional and psychological understanding of the human birthing experience, from conception to birth and beyond.
About Laura Latina:
A Certified Compassionate Inquiry® Practitioner and international speaker, Laura is also an independent midwife, a community midwife, and a midwifery team leader who consulted for the NHS in the UK.
She has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) as Women’s Health Advisor for its Medical Unit, managing maternity hospitals in Malawi, South Sudan, Kenya, Afghanistan and many other countries, supporting over 2,000 women across four continents.
In addition to leading international projects that promote cultures of gentle, respectful births and parenting, Laura invites women to recognize and trust their innate ability to be loving, attuned mothers.
She is also passionate about the role of home births' in creating supportive family environments.
About Hannah Betty Idarius:
A Somatic Coach and Certified Compassionate Inquiry® Practitioner, Hannah works with individuals and couples wanting to embody optimal emotional, physical and mental health and wholeness.
A homebirth midwife for 30 years in British Columbia, Arizona and California, Hannah empowered women to trust in their innate ability to birth and parent wisely, Her specializations in classical homeopathy, rebirthing breathwork, pre- and perinatal trauma healing, and somatic coaching fostered birth experiences that were gentle, supportive, and sacred.
One of the pioneers of waterbirth in the US, she was featured in the documentary, Water Babies, and is the author of, The Homeopathic Childbirth Manual: A Practical Guide for Labor, Birth, and
the Immediate Postpartum Period.
Laura Latina & Hannah Betty Idarius’ Show Summary - Release Date December 5
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Episode Related Resources:
Websites:
Laura's Professional Website
Laura's CI Practitioner Profile
Hannah's Professional Website
Hannah's CI Practitioner Profile
Study:
Adverse Baby Experiences (ABEs) and Chronic Illness
Relevant Links:
Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
Prevention & Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth
Dr Sarah Buckley: Gentle Birth & Oxytocin Research
Postpartum Experience Quote Sources:
Alanis Morissette, the Daily Mail, August 2012
Marie Osmond, The Dr. Oz Show, April 2016
Training: The Portal: Conception, Pregnancy, Birth and the Postpartum Period;
a Compassionate Inquiry Training
Ray Castellino Learning Centre
Posts: Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova, The limbic Imprint
Rachel Reed Midwifery Academic Blog
Books:
The Homeopathic Childbirth Manual
The Secret Life of the Unborn Child
The Nurture Revolution
Quotes: “You talk to people about their childhood and they say I don’t remember, I don’t remember, I don’t remember. Well the fact is that everybody remembers, they just don’t recall. It’s usually because nothing happened or too much happened. Usually too much happened. One way they dealt with it was to split their attention from what's going on so they're not going to recall. We have the distinction of two important kinds of memories and so often our lives show up as those imprinted memories and that imprint starts in utero. What we are actually looking at is the impact of the multi-generational family history. Stress that affected one generation will be played out very exactly in the next generation to the degree that that next generation has understood or not understood it, has dealt with it or not dealt with it so fundamentally so long as we're not conscious we're gonna pass on our stress and our drama to our kids.” - Gabor Maté
“The effects of emotional trauma during pregnancy, often referred to as prenatal toxic stress, [which] have profound implications for both the mother and the developing fetus.“
- Palo Alto Edu
“Trauma programs the nervous system, so that it's constantly in defensive mode, even when there's no danger, we react as if there was, or we don't recognize danger when it's really there. And the problem with being in a defensive mode is that you can survive, but you can't grow and thrive emotionally.”
- Gabor Maté
”During pregnancy, stress can increase the chances of having a baby who is preterm (born before 37 weeks of pregnancy) or a low-birthweight baby (weighing less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces). Babies born too soon or too small are at increased risk for health problems.” - Source
“What is usually not understood or even talked about very much [at all] is that the impacts of trauma are not only psychological but physiological. The kind of experiences you have shape the very circuitry of your brain” - Gabort Maté
“Unconditional parental love is the indispensable nutrient for the child's healthy emotional growth. The first task is to create space in the child's heart for the certainty that she is precisely the person the parents want and love. She does not have to do anything or be any different to earn that love - in fact, she cannot do anything, since that love cannot be won or lost...The child can be ornery, unpleasant, whiny, uncooperative, and plain rude, and the parent still lets her feel loved. Ways have to be found to convey the unacceptability of certain behaviors without making the child herself feel unaccepted. She has to be able to bring her unrest, her least likable characteristics to the parent and still receive the parent's absolutely satisfying, security-inducing unconditional love.” - Gordon Neufeld
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