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 to witness this rare conversation between Kevin Young and Fredrik Wretman, two men who emerged from very different traumatic backgrounds with inner strength and deep commitments to healing the world through compassion. Fredrik shares his personal trauma story, his perceptions of himself as worthless and isolated, and his driving mission, ‘...to be somebody.’ This raw and gentle conversation shines a light on issues rarely shared publicly with such candor, including the ‘tough guy’ image that Fredrik cultivated, for very good reasons, which nearly cost him his life.
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Together, they explore the challenges faced by men who have experienced trauma, such as:
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Holding space for compassion towards self and others
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Acknowledging and embracing the deep-seated pain where darkness and harmful behaviors take root
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Feelings of isolation, and the healing power of the message, "You are not alone”
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Being open and vulnerable in a therapeutic setting
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During the conversation, Kevin and Fredrik both agree that ‘traumatized masculinity,’ is a more fitting description than the commonly used ‘toxic masculinity,’ as labeling masculinity as toxic shuts down conversations, whereas recognizing its traumatic aspects opens space for understanding and healing. They also explain why it’s essential for therapists to create safe spaces where clients can express their emotions without fearing judgment, and takereplace their ‘protective masks’ before departing.
About Fredrik Wretman: Trauma Therapist & Supervisor
After 17 years spent working with addiction and trauma, today Fredrik combines Compassionate Inquiry® with Trauma-Informed Yoga. He also conducts Trauma-Informed Yoga sessions, through the Prison Yoga Project, Scandinavia, for men who have served a prison sentence or returned after treatment.
Fredrik holds degree in pedagogy, and has invested the equivalent of 10+ years of full-time studies in his training in psychology, psychiatry, law and multiple therapeutic modalities, including Transactional Analysis, Moral Reconation Therapy and Breaking the Chains of Trauma.
He has his own history of childhood trauma and abuse. As a young adult, Fredrik supported criminal motorcycle clubs. Upon leaving that world, he focused on study and work, spending 80 hours a week at work, ‘fixing’ and being the absolute best in his field.
When he first found Gabor Maté, The Wisdom of Trauma and Compassionate Inquiry®, his training served his goal of becoming the very best trauma-therapist. But as he progressed, he simultaneously received the unexpected gifts of deep insight into himself and his lived experiences.
At first glance you can still see it; the anger, the hurt and the pain. The muscles and the tattoos were all born in sorrows that have now been eased and comforted. Fredrik acknowledges and honors the wisdom of A.H. Almaas with his personalized variation of this quote: ”Only when compassion is present, can I allow myself to see the truth”.
Fredrik’s motto for his work is: ”If it appears far away, then it is far away and we have to go there.”
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Websites:
Fredrik’s Professional Website (Swedish language)
Fredrik’s Compassionate Inquiry Profile
Related Links:
Prison Yoga Scandinavia (Swedish language)
Traumaanpassad Yoga (Swedish language)
SVT News Story on Prison Yoga (Swedish language)
Articles:
Trauma is Often Missed in People with Addiction (Swedish language)
Konciensia Finds Compassion for Real (Swedish language)
Video:
Men, Trauma and Toxic Masculinity with Fredrik Wretman (Swedish language)
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Social Media:
@konciensia_sweden (Instagram)
@Konciensia Sweden (facebook)
@Konciensia AB (LinkedIn)