Trauma & Recovery: A Healing Journey | Dr. Jamie Marich

Published: Oct. 18, 2020, 8 p.m.

b"Great passion makes the impossible happen. \\nIn this episode, Dr. Jamie Marich joins Traci on the podcast to talk about trauma. \\nJamie\\u2019s passion for helping trauma victims is profoundly personal. Listen in, as Dr. Marich shares her personal story, different techniques that can be used when treating trauma, and tips that we all can apply in our day to day lives.\\nDr. Jamie Marich describes herself as a facilitator of transformative experiences. A clinical trauma specialist, expressive artist, writer, yogini, performer, short filmmaker, Reiki master, and recovery advocate, she unites all of these elements in her mission to inspire healing in others. She began her career as a humanitarian aid worker in Bosnia-Hercegovina from 2000-2003, primarily teaching English and music while freelancing with other projects. Jamie travels internationally teaching on topics related to trauma, EMDR therapy, expressive arts, mindfulness, and yoga, while maintaining a private practice in her home base of Warren, OH. Jamie is the author of seven books on trauma recovery and healing, with many more projects in the works.\\nHave you been wanting to learn more about trauma, but you have not found resources that you resonate with? Jamie's books have been released and are step by step guides for working with your own healing.\\nTrauma and the 12 Steps: a Trauma Responsive Workbook\\nTrauma and the 12 Steps: Daily Meditations and Reflections\\nwere updated and released this September.\\nTrauma and the 12 Steps, Revised and Expanded: An Inclusive Guide to Enhancing Recovery was revised and expanded this summer.\\xa0\\xa0\\nAll worth checking out.\\n\\xa0\\nEpisode Milestone\\n[03:18] Dr. Marich's mission\\n[05:00] What is Trauma?\\n[07:19] What is the legacy that trauma leaves if we're not getting the right information about trauma?\\n[11:38] When can getting therapy exacerbate trauma?\\n[16:05] The source of Dr. Marich\\u2019s passion for Trauma: Jamie\\u2019s story\\n[25:05] What are best practices for working with folks with trauma?\\n[29:31] Accountability tips for helping you keep your mindfulness practice up.\\n[40:22] Traci\\u2019s soapbox moment\\nResources Mentioned:\\nStephanie Covington\\nDr. Jamie\\u2019s resource site\\nStandout Quotes from the Episode:\\n\\u201cWhat may seem like a small wound on the outside can actually be something quite significant. \\u201c [06:27]\\n\\u201cTo truly eradicate and heal the PTSD or any other trauma-related disorder, you have to do work, like therapeutic work.\\u201d [14:47]\\n\\u201cMindfulness is not about making the wave stop. It's about learning how to surf.\\u201d [29:06]\\n\\u201cConsistency is better for the brain than inconsistency.\\u201d [30:32]\\n\\u201cLifestyle as the things we end up doing as a response to our own inferiority.\\u201d [36:22]\\n\\u201cI do believe healing, our trauma is the most radical act we can engage in.\\u201d [41:39]\\n\\u201cIf wounds remain untreated, they bleed, and we bleed all over people as a result.\\u201d[43:05]\\nConnect:\\nFind | Sidewalk Talk Podcast\\nAt sidewalk-talk.org\\nOn Instagram: @sidewalktalkorg\\nOn Twitter: @sidewalktalkorg\\n\\xa0\\nFind | Traci Ruble\\nAt Traciruble.com\\nOn Instagram: @TraciRubleMFT\\nOn Twitter: @TraciRubleMFT\\nOn Facebook: @TraciRubleMFT"