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\u201cNARM really helped me through all of these protective strategies I had that were getting in the way of me showing up the way I authentically wanted to show up. So, I found something that has been personally transformative. And, whenever I do that, I want to tell everyone about it! I\u2019ve seen my friends and peers go through NARM and really transform how they\u2019re showing up in the world. It\u2019s just really life-changing.\u201d ~Bianka Hardin, PsyD

Our host Sarah is joined by Psychologist, Professor and NARM Therapist Dr. Bianka Hardin, to discuss the NeuroAffective Relational Model\xae (NARM\xae) and its role in professional development for helping professionals, including its central focus on the therapist\u2019s own personal development, as a tool for impacting personal healing and social change.\xa0

Bianka was already an accomplished trauma therapist and professor working in Chicago, had completed many previous therapy trainings, and had been a leader in the trauma-informed movement for years when she was introduced to NARM.\xa0 She recalls the moment in her NARM training when she went all in -- using her own life as case study.\xa0

Although originally drawn to NARM\u2019s \u201cbottom-up\u201d and \u201ctop-down\u201d methodology, and its blending of somatic mindfulness with mindful awareness, it was the experiential practice that helped her feel the power of this work and that differentiated NARM from other approaches she had studied.\xa0

Bianka credits NARM for promoting an environment where a person\u2019s protective strategies are honored, not forcibly eradicated.\xa0

Sarah and Bianka share the relief at finding a healing modality that provides less pressure for both the therapist and client, and a vehicle for embodying a sense of adult agency, a feeling of truly \u201cgrowing up\u201d.

NARM prepares therapists to bring this impactful work to their clients by giving them a learning experience\xa0 to learn from the inside-out. Bianka wouldn\u2019t have it any other way: \u201cYou can\u2019t have joy if you\u2019re not able to tolerate the experience of your own pain.\u201d\xa0

Bianka and Sarah reflect on the gift they\u2019re able to give to their clients in supporting their capacity to discover what they most want for themselves in their lives and to be able to more deeply connect to themselves and others.

Bianka credits NARM with her growth as a therapist, teacher, mother, wife, friend and an individual. She is thrilled to be an ambassador for this cutting-edge model, in a field of complex trauma still in its infancy, and she\u2019s honored and optimistic about sharing it with the world.

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CONTACT BIANKA

Bianka Hardin - Centered Therapy Chicago

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RESOURCES DISCUSSED

Trauma & Recovery: The Aftermath Of Violence - Judith Herman

The Body Keeps The Score: Brain Mind & Body In The Healing Of Trauma - Bessel Van Der Kolk

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NARM Training Institute

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The NARM Training Institute provides tools for transforming complex trauma through: in-person and online trainings for mental health care professionals; in-person and online workshops on complex trauma and how it interplays with areas like addiction, parenting, and cultural trauma; an online self-paced learning program, the NARM Inner Circle; and other trauma-informed learning resources.\xa0\xa0

For the full show notes including references, podcast episodes mentioned, and a quick glossary of terms, visit us at http://www.narmtraining.com/transformingtrauma

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