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

Podcast

Oct 19

Dr. Jamie Marich talks with Traci about her own experiences with addiction, trauma, and her very "ahead of her time" therapist who was trauma informed before that was even a thing.

Learn about when traditional modes of therapy are not helpful, sometimes even harmful, at healing trauma. Dr. Marich has several books on Trauma and the 12 Steps that you can use at home to accompany you on your journey of trauma recovery.

Jamie is not just an expert, she has lived this stuff. She gets it. We hope you enjoy her as much as we did.

Dr. 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.

Have you been wanting to learn more about trauma, but you have not found resources that you resonate with? This episode will do the magic for you. Listen in.

Episode Timeline:

[03:18] Dr. Jamie’s mission

[05:00] What is Trauma?

[07:19] What is the legacy that trauma leaves if we're not getting the right treatment?

[11:38] Can getting treatment exacerbate trauma?

[16:05] The source of Dr. Jamie’s passion for Trauma: Jamie’s story

[25:05] What are best practices for working with folks with trauma?

[29:31] Accountability tips for keeping up your mindfulness practice

[40:22] Wish to listeners around the world

Resources Mentioned:

Stephanie Covington

Dr. Jamie’s resource site

Standout Quotes:

“What may seem like a small wound on the outside can actually be something quite significant. “ [06:27]
“To truly eradicate and heal the PTSD or any other trauma related disorder, you have to do work, like therapeutic work.” [14:47]
“Mindfulness is not about making the wave stop. It's about learning how to surf.” [29:06]
“Consistency is better for the brain than inconsistency.” [30:32]
“Lifestyle as the things we end up doing as a response to our own inferiority.” [36:22]
“I do believe healing, our trauma is the most radical act we can engage in.” [41:39]
“If wounds remain untreated, they bleed, and we bleed all over people as a result.”[43:05]