Resolving Math-Anxiety Through Trauma-Informed Teaching, with Dr Bea Bleile
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes. Produced by J’aime Rothbard This conversation explores how academic learning is impacted by a student's emotional state, prior experiences, and the safety of the learning environment. Bea, who has been teaching in various roles since 1993, saw that traditional teaching methods fail to account for the "whole" students who enter the classrooms. This failure often results in elevated student anxiety and hindered learning: As a teacher committed to evolving current educational institutions and systems, she addresses: - The impact of negative emotions on learning...
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Elevating Consciousness & Healing Through Art & Music with Ester Martinez
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes. Produced by J’aime Rothbard. This rich conversation explores many topics, from Ester’s personal and professional journeys, to spiritual mysticism, to the parallels between experiencing ‘excellence’ in art, music and transformational trauma healing. Ester began sharing her NDEs and naming,”‘the Divine embrace” as her childhood comfort, the foundation of her healing approach and an enduring influence in her therapeutic practices. She also reflects on: - Why healing is always possible - Art and music as mediums for elevating consciousness...
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Shining Authenticity's Light into Corporate Leadership, with Lubna Forzley
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Kevin Young. Produced by J’aime Rothbard. This passionate conversation begins with Lubna’s upbringing in war-torn Beirut. She recalls seeing bombs falling and people dying and wondering, “What is the point of this? How do we find purpose?” Her mom told her, "It's okay, everything’s replaceable except you, the people you love and the story (or purpose) you live by.” After 15 years of corporate work Lubna launched her own business, Stories. Its name acknowledges the intertwining of our purpose and personal brands, and the alignment of our internal and external...
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Intimacy, Healing and "Sand in the System" with Kosha Joubert.
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes. Produced by J’aime Rothbard. This heart-felt conversation arcs from the pain of apartness to the healing power of connectedness. Kosha shares her personal journey, which led her from the cognitive and somatic dissonance of enforced separation (apartheid) to the synchronicity of inter-connection. She also explains how: - Human love and connection can change systems from the bottom-up - Witnessing eco-communities’ good intentions and dedication to restoring relationships with nature, social systems, cultures, and economies led her to, “fall in love...
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6 Ingredients of Lasting Love with Dr Sara Nasserzadeh
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes. Produced by J’aime Rothbard. This conversation delivers rich insights on the importance of clear communication and intentional maintenance in healthy love relationships. Dr Sara also explores the ways personal and inherited trauma can impact intimate relationships, from causing ongoing emotional issues to expanding individuals' resilience and abilities to maintain healthy relationships. In addition to sharing stories from her personal and professional life, Dr Sara explains: - How the six relational ingredients of her Emergent Love Model interact and evolve...
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The Sound of Healing with Reggie Hubbard
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Kevin Young. Produced by J’aime Rothbard. Listen to hear a powerful and playful discourse that flows from racial anger to curiosity, skepticism, critical thinking, surrender and stroke recovery. Reggie speaks about how his unwavering self-care practices unleashed the transformative alchemy of inner peace. He also describes teaching peace and mindfulness practices to political activists and US Congress members, supporting their need for grounding in chaotic times. He also invites us to: - Express our grief and connect with our emotions rather than avoiding difficult feelings -...
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Healing Ruptured Connections to Self, Land and Culture with Sanjog Kaur
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Kevin Young. Produced by J’aime Rothbard Sanjog’s spiritual name means ‘connection.’ In this flowing, deeply connected conversation, Sanjog describes how ‘longing’ helped her heal her eating disorder. She also explains how heartfelt intentions (as opposed to external goals) helped her navigate obstacles in her addiction recovery. In addition to attuning to our innate ‘longings’ and ‘intentions’, Sanjog highlights the importance of trusting our own intuition, and accepting that we inherently know what we need. Join us to hear Sanjog describe how: - A trip to the...
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Khonmadi: Feeling the Heartbeat of Mother Earth, with Dr Ruby Gibson
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes, Produced by J’aime Rothbard. In this magical conversation, Dr. Ruby shares the launch of The Khonmadi Project, which was inspired by a dream. She has since discovered that Khonmadi is known to different indigenous cultures worldwide, as a term that relates to healing Mother Earth. Dr. Ruby also shares her personal and professional journey, which began at age 13. Learning about the emotional roots of physical pain, led her from massage therapy to somatic healing, and the creation of Somatic Archaeologyⓒ which considers the body a "walking library" of...
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Healing the Trauma of the Heart with Tiph Fedor
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Kevin Young. Produced by J’aime Rothbard. The spiritual journey and process of trauma healing are presented as aligned experiences that unfold together as we progress through healing into wholeness. This conversation begins with Tiph’s healing journey. A highly sensitive, empathetic child, growing up in a family where emotions were suppressed was a painful experience that led her to heroin addiction— described as a "magic bullet," it numbed Tiph’s emotions but made her life a ‘grim’ period of survival. She goes on to share how she overcame her addiction, and the...
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Finding Chronic Pain Relief in Parts Work with Terry Baranski
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes. Produced by J’aime Rothbard. Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Compassionate Inquiry® (CI) both aim to reconnect individuals with their core Self. Learn how understanding parts' reality' roles, and feeling into the somatic flow of Self facilitates healing. In this conversation, Terry illuminates the IFS approach, including the nature of Self, how our how parts manifest chronic pain and why addressing these internal conflicts is essential for healing. Having been trained in both CI and IFS, Terry adeptly distinguishes the two approaches’ areas of...
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Join us on this path to 100% mind-body integrity and wholeness, not by adding more restrictions, ‘health-promoting’ foods or practices, but through the unusual but highly effective gateway of scars.
Our guest, scar expert Kendra Toothill, assures us that we all have answers within ourselves. The challenge is that we often lack the skill to ask the questions that unlock those answers. Her stories illustrate how clarity and insight emerge when we listen to our bodies, nervous systems and scars
Kendra also explains how:
- Touch can offer bidirectional healing. When we touch our scars, both our scar and hand receive healing benefits, which can help rebuild neural connections and release trauma
- Sharing our experiences in community can lighten the burden of our individual struggles, and foster a more accessible and joyful healing process
- Natural environments can facilitate down-regulation of the nervous system and enhance our healing
Thanks to successful pioneering during the Covid lockdown, Kendra walks us through simple self- dialogue, hands-on practices that promote healing and enable us to build deeper self-relationships.
Overall, this conversation promotes a holistic approach to healing that integrates physical, emotional, and energetic aspects of well-being and encourages us to explore our inner landscapes as well as the wisdom contained within our scars.
About Kendra Toothill, Scar Expert
For over 12 years, Kendra has been exploring scars' profound influence on our nervous systems and their connections to common ailments such as digestive distress, hormonal imbalances, chronic pain, and nervous system dysregulation.
After graduating from Montreal’s Concordia University in 2013, with a degree in Exercise Science and a passion for holistic healing, Kendra quickly became disillusioned with mainstream health practices. Instead, she chose to forge her own unique path, placing scars at the forefront.
Her innovative Neuro-Scar Method integrates lymphatics, somatics, biomechanics, nervous system rewiring, and hands-on fascia therapies. Kendra’s approach celebrates scars and has empowered thousands to reclaim their bodies through healing long-standing chronic conditions. Her mission is to guide others through transformative healing processes, illuminating the truth that scars are goldmines which offer deep access points to profound healing and self-discovery.
Outside her practice, Kendra is continually inspired by nature, believing that a deeper relationship with the natural world deepens our relationship with ourselves. Whether adventure hiking, exploring rivers, or soaking up the sun, she embraces the wisdom of Mother Nature as a vital part of her life philosophy.
Promotional Link: If you are curious about Compassionate Inquiry® and want to learn more about training in this approach, for your own self development or for your work with your coaching or therapy clients, please explore the Compassionate Inquiry® Professional Training Program. Registrations close March 30, 2025.
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Podcasts:
Uncovering the Emotional Stories Behind Our Scars
Videos:
Article:
Your C-Section Scar Is The Missing Link In Your Digestive Health Journey
Webinar:
Explant & Caesarean Section Post Surgery and Scar Healing
Quotes:
“The way home to ourselves is to stop externalizing the process. Stop trying to tack more
complexity into our “healing journey.” To notice that the scar is actually the road map back into
yourself, into your body, to reclaiming neglected parts of ourselves that have been damaged,
that have been shamed, that have been forgotten. This is the goldmine, the road map to getting
the integrity back in your system: Feeling true function, support and stability when your body is
working as a unit.” - Kendra Toothill