Transforming Trauma

Transforming Trauma is a podcast about individuals and communities thriving after Complex Trauma. In a modern world beset by trauma and a legacy of suffering, conflict and disconnection, healing trauma can serve as a vehicle for personal and social transformation. Listeners will be introduced to the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM), a revolutionary approach for healing Complex Trauma (C-PTSD) and restoring connection to self and others. Interviews with NARM Therapists, and other prominent trauma specialists, will highlight how NARM fills a missing gap in our current efforts to address the legacy of childhood, cultural and intergenerational trauma. These leaders in the Trauma-Informed Care movement will guide listeners through the diverse ways NARM is applied to support individuals, couples, families and communities in order to actualize Post-Traumatic Growth. Whether you are a healthcare professional, an educator, a parent, a public policy maker, a trauma survivor, or someone interested in personal healing and social justice; this podcast will provide you with a map for increased resiliency, greater health outcomes, healthier relationships, personal growth and social change through transforming trauma.

Living Alongside Grief: Boundaries, Love and What Doesn’t Resolve with Samantha Montemayor

Jun 10, 2026

How do therapists and survivors live alongside grief that never fully ends?

Some grief doesn't resolve. It doesn't end when a relationship does, when someone gets sober, or when you finally set the boundary you'd been avoiding. Instead, we can learn to live alongside grief in ways that lead to healthier relationships...

What If Narcissism Is a Trauma Adaptation? with Dr. Mark Ettensohn

May 27, 2026

Dr. Mark Ettensohn explains why narcissistic personality disorder is often misunderstood online—and how complex trauma, shame, attachment wounds, and identity shape pathological narcissism.

Narcissism has become a buzz word on social media. It has moved from a psychological understanding to a term that is used for...

Healing Shame and Guilt using NARM® with Dr. Laurence Heller

May 13, 2026

Why shame isn’t an emotion—but an adaptive survival process. Dr. Laurence Heller unpacks how the NeuroAffective Relational Model® (NARM®) reframes shame, identity, and developmental trauma for more effective clinical work.

How do you define shame? Would you describe shame as an unproductive emotion or...

Music, Connection and Community with Tracy Rae Clark

Apr 29, 2026

From altered states to embodied presence: Tracy Rae Clark on healing, music, and therapist development.

We share stories to inform, inspire, and connect. They also serve as maps, helping people commemorate life experiences that have shaped their journeys. One NARM® practitioner inspires others by putting her stories...

Dissociation Isn’t What You Think: DID, Structural Dissociation & Therapist Confidence with Kathy Steele

Apr 15, 2026

Have you ever slipped so far into a daydream that you felt detached from reality, your emotions, or your sense of self? Brief moments of dissociation are understandable and can even preserve our mental well-being in times of intense stress. Persistent dissociation, however, is something else entirely. It’s a...