What is Collective Healing?

What is Collective Healing? is a weekly podcast exploring how people around the world are finding new ways to heal the individual, inter-generational and collective trauma at the root of our global crises. Presented by the Pocket Project, the series features deeply personal conversations with practitioners who have trained under Thomas Hübl and other pioneers of collective healing – giving listeners a direct experience of the transformational potential this work can unlock. Drawing on a wide diversity of voices from different countries, cultures and communities, the series aims to make the universal principles underlying collective healing practices newly accessible to all – and honour the many lineages and traditions informing today’s cutting-edge practices. In an age of overwhelming complexity and news overload, it’s easy to forget that we’re not meant to carry the weight of the world alone. What Is Collective Healing? is your weekly reminder that not only are we wired to grieve, celebrate and heal together – we’re discovering new ways to transmute polarisation, trauma and despair into the seeds of a more flourishing future. These conversations show us how.

Repair in the Feeling of Belonging with Jaden Ramsey 07/15/2025

Repair in the Feeling of Belonging with Jaden Ramsey Hosted by Matthew Green. Produced by J'aime Rothbard. Intensely dedicated to a daily spiritual practice, Jaden Ramsey noticed that his search for transcendence seemed to be taking him further away from the world – rather than rooting him more deeply in it. Drawn to the idea of engaging in community, Jaden joined the two-year Timeless Wisdom Training led by Thomas Hübl and team, and began to learn the principles of integrating individual, inter-generational and collective trauma. That process brought Jaden into contact with the many ways in which growing up without his biological father had shaped his life – and prompted him to begin writing letters to the man who had left his mother before he was born. The letters – which Jaden knew his father would probably never read – grew into an ongoing book project that has helped him recognise his story as part of a larger, collective wound. In this deeply moving episode, Jaden speaks about how reckoning with the impact of his father’s absence deepened his capacity to create collective healing spaces, particularly for the Black community. These include Reparations Cafés, run in collaboration with (who featured on of What Is Collective Healing?). Jaden speaks about how the sense of belonging fostered in such contexts can unlock the renewed sense of agency needed to drive lasting change – and transcend the sense of separation that keeps old structures stuck. This is an essential listen for anyone interested in healing the wound of the absent father; the relationship between collective healing and systems change; and how the gifts people find wrapped in their deepest traumas can help them to serve their communities in new and more potent ways. Further Resources About Jaden Ramsey Jaden is a bodyworker, somatic coach, and facilitator trained in Collective Trauma Facilitation. Through his work weaving artistry with trauma-informed embodiment practices, he creates spaces of restoration where wholeness can emerge. His commitment to collective repair processes is fueled by a deep social curiosity and what becomes possible when we’re in touch with Being. He lives, works, and studies in Northern California. 00:00 Introduction to Collective Healing 01:51 Meet Jaden Ramsey: A Journey of Self-Discovery 03:34 Exploring the Concept of Collective Healing 05:13 Jaden's Path to Collective Healing 10:16 The Impact of Absence and Personal Healing 12:08 Writing Letters to an Absent Father 15:05 Connecting with Ancestral Roots 24:28 The Role of Collective Healing in Personal Growth 29:20 Reparations Cafe: Healing the Black Community 35:19 Rediscovering the Intelligence of the Body 36:15 The Body as a Storage of Ancestral Wisdom 37:56 Collective Embodiment Practices 40:22 The Role of the Body in Healing Trauma 44:03 Creating Safe Spaces for Black Bodies 48:19 The Impact of Colonialism and Collective Healing 53:10 Personal Healing and Collective Transformation /episode/index/show/8192f026-2401-40d1-87ad-ee38ff00970a/id/37362120

Being Mixed Race: From Fragmentation to Wholeness with Claude Terosier 07/08/2025

Being Mixed Race: From Fragmentation to Wholeness with Claude Terosier Hosted by Matthew Green. Produced by J'aime Rothbard. Despite building a highly successful career as tech start-up entrepreneur, Claude Terosier could sense that something in her life wasn’t working. In this episode, Claude describes how new pathways began to open up when she began to reckon with the previously unacknowledged complexities of her mixed race identity as the daughter of a white French mother and Black father from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. Through years of training with Thomas Hübl and his team, Claude worked steadily to integrate the ancestral trauma suffered by her enslaved ancestors, the perpetration committed by forebears who had owned slaves, and the collective harms caused by centuries of French colonialism. Deeply painful at times, as well as profound, this still-unfolding process has inspired Claude to pursue a new professional path. She now offers collective healing spaces for people of mixed race, and works with the collective trauma of colonialism, racism and slavery, running groups in France, Guadeloupe and internationally. This deeply intimate and inspiring episode will be of value to anybody who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the principles of healing individual, ancestral and collective trauma – and how this work can take our lives in entirely unexpected directions as we seek to put what we have learned into service for the whole. About Claude Terosier Born and raised in Guadeloupe, Claude started out in IT consulting and telecoms leadership before founding an EdTech startup in France that empowered young people by teaching them to code. Passionate about collective intelligence and healing, she has since forged a new career as a coach, facilitator, and writer exploring mixed-race identity, colonial trauma, and how to unlock individual, organisational and collective potential. Further Resources: (Substack in English) (Substack in French) 00:00 Introduction to Collective Healing 01:29 Personal Journey and Background 03:09 Defining Collective Healing 05:32 Exploring Ancestral and Collective Trauma 09:26 Professional Life and Realizations 12:51 Confronting Internal and External Barriers 15:16 Stepping into Collective Healing 20:23 Understanding Roots of Stress and Trauma 25:37 Struggles with Parental Connection 26:25 Legacy of Slavery and Family Bonds 28:54 Personal Identity Crisis 29:34 Embracing Mixed Heritage 30:47 Victim and Perpetrator Dynamics 34:56 Collective Healing and Group Support 38:53 Writing and Sharing Personal Stories 46:45 Future Aspirations and Collective Spaces 52:18 Final Reflections and Gratitude /episode/index/show/8192f026-2401-40d1-87ad-ee38ff00970a/id/37150870

The Prayers of Our Ancestors with Solea Anani 07/01/2025

The Prayers of Our Ancestors with Solea Anani Hosted by Matthew Green. Produced by J'aime Rothbard Solea Anani sees the collective healing work taking place in the world today as the answer to prayers offered long ago by our ancestors. In this powerful dialogue, Solea opens a unique window into ancestral healing work – drawing on her roots as a member of the red-skinned Taino people of the Dominican Republic, who know the island as Quisqueya, or Mother of All Lands. Solea describes how the grief, fear and isolation she experienced as a child when her socialist parents moved their family to the United States as illegal immigrants served as a catalyst for her deepening connection with spirit. Blending the legacy of ancestors including the rice field tenders of China, the voyagers of Western Spain, and the rhythm keepers of West Africa, Solea offers an expansive, mystically-informed vision of trauma healing. She describes how we can invite multiple forms of intelligences to “co-abide” in our consciousness – and describes the transformations this profound work can unlock. This is an exceptional conversation that will speak to anybody who wants to gain a clearer understanding of ancestral healing, and how the exeprience of migration and motherhood can catalyse a deeper connection with the unseen realmsAbout Solea Anani Solea Anani is founder of — a living sanctuary devoted to supporting the emerging human align with Soul. Drawing from the wisdom of animism, depth psychology, and mysticism, Solea offers group mentorships in Ancestral Reverence, individual Somatic Attunement mentorships, body-based meditation classes, and Evolutionary Sidereal Astrology readings. Further Resources 00:00 Introduction to Collective Healing 00:56 The Power of Solea's Teaching 03:06 Exploring the Concept of Collective Healing 10:09 The Role of Ancestral Healing 11:22 Personal Journey and Early Influences 17:24 Challenges of Immigration and Family Struggles 22:48 Connection to Land and Ancestry 28:35 Becoming a Mother and Its Impact 33:41 Engaging with the Ancestral Plane 45:16 Influence of Thomas Hübl's Training 51:37 Vision for Humanity's Future 56:44 Final Thoughts and Closing Remarks /episode/index/show/8192f026-2401-40d1-87ad-ee38ff00970a/id/37109435

"Writing to save my life" with Antoinette Cooper 06/24/2025

"Writing to save my life" with Antoinette Cooper Interview by Matthew Green. Produced by J'aime Rothbard. In her new book of documentary poetry , braids her experiences of medical trauma and sexual violence with the stories of the “Mothers of Gynecology” – enslaved Black women who were subjected to medical experiments by 19th century gynecologist J. Marion Sims, who appears in the book under the pseudonym Father Butcher. In this deeply moving and intimate conversation, Antoinette speaks about the generations of shame that made it so difficult to share her experiences, and the fear that others would not be able to hold the depth of the pain she was carrying. Her commitment to telling her story was not only an artistic endeavour – but an existential struggle. “I was writing to save my life,” Antoinette says. Antoinette reframes resistance to this work as a matter of being unskilled rather than unwilling, while sharing her journey of turning towards the trauma held in the sacral chakra of the collective Black body. This is a transformative conversation that will speak to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the relationship between trauma integration and truth-telling; the erasure of the collective and ancestral trauma carried by Black women; medical racism; the necessity of developing capacity to witness rather than bypass; and the many paths individuals can walk to transmute their most harrowing experiences in service of collective healing. About Antoinette Cooper: Antoinette Cooper is a multi-disciplinary artist, educator, and organizer with over 20 years of experience. Her work focuses on healing collective trauma through the arts, ancestral wisdom, and embodied practices. Antoinette is also the founder of , a nonprofit dedicated to creating sanctuary spaces for the liberated Black body. Her documentary poetry collection, , was published January 2025. bio.site/antoinettecooper 00:00 Introduction to Collective Healing 01:46 Matthew Green's Encounter with Antoinette 03:28 Defining Collective Healing 05:57 Antoinette's Personal Journey and Writing 'Unruly' 10:31 The Power of Sharing and Collective Healing 24:17 The Mothers of Gynecology and Historical Trauma 38:05 The Power of Sharing Stories 39:10 Publishing the Book: A New Beginning 40:08 Embracing Public Journey 42:00 Discovering Health Humanities 43:52 Challenges in Collective Healing 45:38 Timeless Wisdom Training Experience 52:40 The Importance of Language in Healing 58:00 Collective Healing and Support 01:02:00 Final Reflections and Gratitude /episode/index/show/8192f026-2401-40d1-87ad-ee38ff00970a/id/37109190

Accessing Ancestral Healing with Yocheved Sidof 06/17/2025

Accessing Ancestral Healing with Yocheved Sidof Hosted by Matthew Green. Produced by J'aime Rothbard. Yocheved Sidof traces her ancestry back 2,500 years, to the Babylonian exile from Jerusalem. This pivotal event in Jewish history forced her forebears to seek sanctuary in new lands, and they ultimately established a community in Mashhad, in present-day Iran. In the 1970s, Yocheved’s parents emigrated to the Midwestern United States, where she was raised in an Orthodox Jewish community steeped in Hasidic practice and Jewish mysticism. In this extraordinary dialogue, Yocheved and Matthew explore how collective healing work led by Thomas Hübl and team brought her into contact with both the fears and the strengths she inherited from her female ancestors, who risked their lives to preserve their faith underground for 120 years in Mashhad after a pogrom and forced conversion in 1839. She also describes her sense of being invited into a new form of embodied feminine spiritual leadership by her great-grandfather, who was a prominent rabbi in Tehran. Matthew and Yocheved discuss how these processes informed her decision to begin leading annual pilgrimages to the sites of concentration camps in Poland, and how these contribute to collective and ancestral healing, across space and time. About Yocheved Sidof Yocheved is a spiritual and community leader, activist, writer, mystic, and guide. She harnesses decades of social entrepreneurship, leadership in progressive education, certifications, and lived experience — including her own wounds and healing — into the sacred and contemplative space she weaves at Ohmek, a community for women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. Resources (Podcast series of Yocheved’s teachings) Recording Date: 12 February 2025 00:00 Introduction to Collective Healing 01:35 Yocheved's Journey of Vulnerability and Belonging 08:45 Exploring Ancestral Roots and Identity 16:25 The Path to Spiritual Leadership 32:01 The Power of Community and Healing 38:08 The Witnessing Journey to Aushwitz in Poland 48:43 Future Aspirations and Closing Reflections /episode/index/show/8192f026-2401-40d1-87ad-ee38ff00970a/id/37047875

Witnessing the Collective with Lori Shridhare 06/11/2025

Witnessing the Collective with Lori Shridhare What does collective healing have to do with creativity? And what role can poetry play in a world gripped by so much suffering? Lori Shridhare, a writer and director of communications at Harvard Medical School, began studying with teacher and international facilitator Thomas . After years of immersive study of collective and inter-generational trauma, Lori turned to writing poetry. Throughout 2024 as the destruction of Gaza unfolded, she began to experience words and images spontaneously come through her regular writing practice – fragments of sentences that spoke of struggling voices yearning to speak. This process inspired her to write the poem Witness. Target = Rubble, published in Merrion West, which you can hear Lori read in the of What Is Collective Healing? In this episode, Matthew and Lori explore how Lori moved beyond a purely intellectual understanding of trauma to gain an ever subtler perception of how the legacy of past transgressions – and the power of present atrocities – can live on in our minds, bodies and cultural soil – and how these forgotten layers can gradually be brought back into the light. They also discuss the mysterious process by which collective healing in groups can unlock new levels of creativity, and the sacred power of poetry to bear witness to the lives and loves of those whose voices have been muted by the violence of war and occupation. Lori has been collaborating with Thomas Hübl on writing and other projects since 2018, including a recently launched blog series for Psychology Today called . Lori lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. 00:00 Introduction: What is Collective Healing? 00:03 Exploring Trauma and Self-Awareness 02:19 Lori's Journey into Collective Healing 05:39 The Impact of the Boston Marathon bombings 06:52 Discovering Thomas Hübl and Collective Trauma 07:46 The Power of Group Healing and Meditation 08:28 Unpacking Ancestral and Collective Trauma 12:01 The Creative Process and Poetry 31:18 The Role of Witnessing in Healing 39:33 Current Challenges and Collective Healing in the US 49:28 Conclusion and Final Thoughts /episode/index/show/8192f026-2401-40d1-87ad-ee38ff00970a/id/36946350

Bonus Poem : Witness. Target = Rubble. by Lori Shridhare 06/09/2025

Bonus Poem : Witness. Target = Rubble. by Lori Shridhare Witness. Target = Rubble. by Lori Shridhare Published in Merion West, February 2025 I write as both the witness and the experiencer. We appear as two separate individuals. We are not. Witness is now the living trace of this encounter. -Gert-Jan van der Heiden Echoes of seismic blasts penetrate this skin of memory. I am under. Boulders on my back. Polygonals, squares, round. Slabs. We try to hide from what our vision sees, but we can’t. What comes next is a crumpled blank page. Subterranean dust. Wet fragments. I hear “You’re next.” You say, “Come closer, my love. If only with your eyes.” Waves of moments wash our bodies clearing the lens for presence. Droplets taste of dew, honey, sea salt, melting, in movement, in stillness. The essence of seeing you remains. The sense of trauma can thus be understood as a particular risk of the way in which a subject matter in a more general sense draws a witness near to or into itself. --Gert-Jan van der Heiden Why are the parents missing? We have a family with no elders. These ruins can’t make a neighborhood. Darkness and the movements within the basement shatter what’s above. Within the clouds of perception, sensing an unknown fluidity, while this body walks blindfolded, feeling objects in the dark. I bow down to what’s below my feet. All we have is ground to stand on. What happens when we lose the ground? I witness what’s below through my inner eye – the only capacity for sight left. Underbelly of the earth absorbs screams, consecrates the silence. Aftershocks awaken, bring water to dry tears of a sleeping world as we become the living cells of the dying. We thought there couldn’t be anything more. But hurricanes can collide with tornados, can join floods. Beautiful and horrific are the moment’s songs. I can’t feel my back. The rest of us dissolved. The torment is shredding us. Only the parents can punish the remaining children. Forceful strike on my beloved’s arm. Waving our arms to nobody The flights out of here don’t exist. We’ve become a landscape nobody can dream of. Don’t kill that which can’t exist anymore. Your very body is the matrix of crossings too dense for language to articulate. You are multiple. You are indeterminate. You are pluriversal. -Bayo Akomolafe Joy that absolves all of this. Here, sip from my salivation. People’s hearts don’t die in the rubble. Prison gates can’t contain these concave chests, reservoirs of humility, where whispers still breathe. I jump to the other side, but my body is stagnating. Find the life jacket that comes with the lifeboat. Rubble is not a structure. From where does silence speak? What ears can hear the muted voice? If we go down will we ever get up The falling, falling, falling, will you pick me up Time to be held in the arms of the beloved 4. Broken witnesses, limp as wilted filaments in cracked bulbs The era of the witness. -Annette Wieviorka We can’t become what we refuse to see. There isn’t a different place than the earth we stand on. Darting in and out of continents. Glaciers merged and emerged, joining us once again. The chafed elbows that link together are our own not our own our own not our own Parallel structures and discontinuous thoughts clamor for attention The razing of entire beings Razed. Raised. Beds. The landscape, the barren field. Where does creative power meet destruction? Can language generate life once the blood stops? What languages are invited to come through that have not yet been spoken? Take the scythe. Remove the debris in the field The filling of the new creation will come Has come. Panic is a vibratory field of fear. It is lodged in the body. The calling is the echo of our arrival. -Thomas Hübl Seeing that allows steps into finer gradations of light awake to both the something and the nothing sitting to be perfectly awake crying to the one who knows my soul loving his unspoken soft depths of beauty 5. Voices of despair, long before our ears hear them Birthing a new form that comes alive through soil, consecrated compost pixelated meteor decimated granite crystallized limestone guts and bones seeped in sand. Voice of mourning wails of sorrow turn this earth into my life-giving blood Eyes that moisten the sand under my knees buds awaken to new growth Alive....burning into the night A new form arising Taking the handful that's mine grains of hollowed stardust ashes of skeletons future of my bones soil of my skin the love I'm making tumbling me towards home 6. Precision Finding clay we mold to shape this precious world, drawn in contours of touch - formed softness, our delicacy of being Down on my knees, begging for one right word for consciousness that is never wasted. Never gone. br /episode/index/show/8192f026-2401-40d1-87ad-ee38ff00970a/id/36901140

The Collective Wound of Colonialism with Laura Calderón de la Barca 06/04/2025

The Art of Collective Integration with David Young 05/28/2025

The Art of Collective Integration with David Young Hosted by Matthew Green. Produced by J'aime Rothbard. Join Matthew Green and David Young as they dive into the mechanisms of polarization, the significance of grief, and the potential for societal transformation through collective healing. David draws us into his comprehension that collective healing is not just about the sum of individuals but about understanding and attuning to the collective as a single entity. He discusses his approaches to dealing with polarization by giving individuals ways to address social polarization within their own bodies, which in turn can reduce the overall charge in the collective system. David shares insights from his background, including his experiences as a martial artist and a certified mindfulness teacher, and outlines the importance of small groups of committed individuals in healing collective issues. About David Young David Young is a collective integration facilitator, certified mindfulness teacher, and leadership coach with over two decades of experience in trauma-informed consulting, systems change, and leadership development. After training in collective trauma integration with Thomas Hübl, David has focused his work on fostering healing in communities through large-scale retreats, intergenerational leadership initiatives, and cultural resilience programs across the U.S. and Europe. His facilitation style—rooted in mindfulness, relational attunement, and design-thinking—guides individuals, teams, and organizations toward deeper connection and transformation. David also co-created trauma-informed training programs like Attuned and The Leadership Dojo, and brings the same grounded presence to his passions for martial arts, tea shops, and outdoor adventures with his children. The Global Social Witnessing Facilitator Training offers a deep exploration into the practice of attuning to world events with an embodied awareness, fostering a culture of conscious global citizenship. This training is designed for individuals who seek to move beyond passive consumption of news and into a space of active witnessing, where presence becomes a transformative force for healing and change. Relevant Links: 00:00 Introduction to Collective Healing 00:02 Understanding the Concept of the Collective 00:44 David Young's Approach to Polarization 03:13 The Importance of Collective Awareness 09:31 Exploring the Dynamics of Polarization 11:56 Practical Steps in Addressing Polarization 21:26 The Role of Grief in Collective Healing 28:30 Understanding Connection and Distance 28:53 The Role of Grief in Relationships 29:24 Techniques for Reconciliation 29:54 Historical and Collective Distance 30:56 Personal Reflections and Political Dynamics 35:17 The Need for Collective Healing Spaces 38:47 The Art of Collective Integration 39:04 David's Journey and Commitment to Healing 43:57 The Influence of Thomas Huble 47:12 Future Vision for Collective Healing 51:21 Conclusion and Final Thoughts /episode/index/show/8192f026-2401-40d1-87ad-ee38ff00970a/id/36740740

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