Category Archives: Holistic Trauma Healing Podcast

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Episode 37: Healing Trauma Is Different for Women: How to Access Your Inner Predator & Develop a Healthy Fight Response with Kimberly Ann Johnson

author, somatic practitioner, & teacher kimberly ann johnson

Women heal differently than men. The origins and foundations of how we’ve looked at bodies and at healing, from religion to medicine to fitness, have been established by men. In Western medicine, the male body has long been the standard, the one that procedures and drugs are designed for and tested on. In yoga, postures […]

Episode 36: Deconstructing & Deconverting from Religion, Religious Trauma, & Setting Boundaries with Religious Loved Ones with The Reclamation Collective

reclamation collective founder and therapist kendra snyder

Deconstructing your religious, spiritual, or political beliefs is not a betrayal of your community. Deconstruction of an ideology, dogma, or belief system is any reassessment, re-evaluation, and/or reconsideration of your beliefs. Deconstruction is a beautiful evolution of learning, growing, and having the flexibility and capability to change your mind. There is no framework for learning, […]

Bonus 6: Be Your Own Fucking Alchemist with Bethany Russell

I originally recorded this episode for the public podcast, but something told me to save it just for The Circle. I think I am dealing with some of my own Imposter Syndrome or maybe just fear about posting on what I perceive to be “sensitive” topics. Although I believe with every fiber of my being […]

Episode 35: The Spiritual Abuse of Fundamentalist Ideologies, Including But Not Limited to Religion with The Reclamation Collective

reclamation collective founder and therapist kayla felten

It’s only taken me 35 episodes, but we’re finally diving in to spiritual abuse and religious trauma! I have first-hand experience with the spiritual and religious abuse of fundamentalist Evangelical Christianity. But, I think it’s important to make it clear that any ideology can be a dogmatic ideology; and any ideology can be spiritually abusive. […]

Bonus 5: Leaving Wellness Culture & Trauma at the Root of Chronic Illness with Syanna Wand

lindsey lockett sitting in a forest with wild leeks

After the public episode 34, I kept the tape rolling and Syanna and I had a fantastic conversation. Interestingly, we share backgrounds in being holistic health and wellness coaches… and both of us left that industry after experiencing the invisible ceilings we’d hit with our clients. No matter what diet changes or supplements or protocols […]

Episode 34: Nourishing Ourselves — Why Widening Our Windows of Tolerance Requires Mind-Body-Spirit Nourishment with Syanna Wand

Syanna Wand

Trauma creates a chronic state of contraction and doesn’t allow room for expansion. To nourish ourselves in mind, body, and spirit requires being able to expand and receive. In the short-term, the contraction of trauma keeps us safe. But in the long-term, it leaves us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually hungry. Living in a chronic […]

Episode 32: Let’s Talk Neurofeedback Threapy with Leanne Hershkowitz, M.A., Ed.S., LPC

neurofeedback therapist leanne hershkowitz

Our brains are neuroplastic — meaning the brain can form and reorganize synaptic connections. Neuroplasticity explains how the brain is able to adapt, master new skills, store memories, and recover after traumatic brain injuries. We can harness the power of neuroplasticity to effect amazing changes and reverse mental illness “diagnoses” that we once thought were […]

Episode 31: Why Healing Childhood Trauma Doesn’t Require an Apology from Our Parents

lindsey lockett standing in a patch of purple and white lupines. she is wearing a blue jumper and a floppy straw hat

We all have childhood trauma. None of us made it into adulthood unscathed. But, what we’re experiencing as adults — as a result of developmental trauma — isn’t about our parents anymore; it’s about US. What happened to us wasn’t our fault or our choosing, but what we do with it now is our responsibility. […]

Episode 30: Astrological Predictions for Spring 2021 with Tammy Antoinette

Tammy Antoinette

The polarization continues… The conflict (especially on social media), black-and-white thinking, and dehumanization that we are collectively experiencing is written in the stars. It’s actually part of our collective evolution of consciousness. During this cycle — Spring Equinox 2021 to Summer Solstice 2021 — pay attention to Venus and Pluto especially. The Universe is wise […]

Bonus 4: Bridging the Masculine & Feminine (the Left & Right Brain) Through Hypnosis with Priya Lahki

Lindsey Lockett wearing a white wool sweater inspecting forest moss up close

Let’s talk about bridging the Masculine and Feminine (or left and right brain) through hypnosis! Hypnotherapy can help us re-write the hidden programming (aka autopilot) that we live in 95% of the time. If we’re going to be on autopilot, why not create a hypnosis of success rather than a hypnosis of victimhood? In this […]

Episode 29: How to Do the Work: Re-parenting, Fawning, People-Pleasing, Trauma Bonds & More with Dr. Nicole LePera

Dr. Nicole LePera the holistic psychologist

#1 New York Times Best-selling Author Dr. Nicole LePera is here to talk about how to do the work — both her book and the actual work of healing. I am so honored to have The Holistic Psychologist as a guest on the Holistic Trauma Healing Podcast! Dr. Nicole LePera was trained in clinical psychology […]

Episode 27: Ego, Identity, Purpose, & Awakening with Priya Lahki

Priya Lahki sitting on a sidewalk wearing jeans and a green jacket

Listening to this episode is like sitting at the feet of an awakened and compassionate but firm spiritual teacher and soaking up love and wisdom and truth. This episode forces us to take an honest look at the hidden programming (aka “autopilot) and decide from a place of awareness if the stories we’re telling ourselves […]

Bonus 3: On Moving Out of Victimhood & Into Empowered, Conscious Creator

Lindsey Lockett wearing jeans and a blue checked shirt standing in the woods with her arms raised and her head looking up to the sky

It’s another solo bonus episode… this time talking about my observations and journey of shifting out of victim mode and into empowered, conscious creator mode. This is a touchy subject and not one I’m super comfortable sharing with the general public yet. I admit that my nervous system isn’t ready for the potential fall-out of […]

Episode 26: Social Media “Activism” (ie. Strangers Showing Up & Taking a Shit in Your Comments) & How NOT to Be an Asshole on the Internet with Tristi Weston

Social media is this weird space where we try to show off the best parts of ourselves while simultaneously feeding the worst parts of ourselves. There seems to be this very strange sense of entitlement to say what ever we want to total strangers. I don’t believe in using social media to hurt other people. […]

Episode 25: Financial Trauma, Trauma-Informed Business for Entrepreneurs, & Unblocking Money with Sorina Mondan, CCTP

  Sorina is a licensed clinical certified trauma professional. She brings somatic experiencing, mindfulness, and neuro-psychology together in a practical approach that helps her clients finally heal. Her self-paced course, Home in Your Body is at 1:1 guide to nervous system healing, where you learn the tools to activate your body’s healing power and find […]

Bonus 2: Wordless Feelings, Certainty, & Survival

david dietz and lindsey lockett standing in a forest under a birch tree holding each other

This episode is just me, sharing part of my journey and the struggles and realizations I’ve had while healing trauma in my most important relationship: my partner. David is the most amazing husband and partner. He is my best friend and my person. Our relationship has endured many trials, including leaving Christianity, cross-country moves, raising […]

Episode 24: Boundary-Setting as a Spiritual Practice & How We Can Call on Plants, Nature, & Ancestors for Support with Poplar Rose

poplar rose holding a fern in front of her face

Boundary-setting is a spiritual practice — one that, arguably, would not have been possible through the ages without help from our oldest allies and friends: plants, nature, and ancestors. Think of this: our ancestors would not have survived without plant medicine. You and I would not be here if not for plant medicine. Plants, crystals, […]

Bonus 1: Emotional Neutrality & Nervous System Literacy with Poplar Rose

You are a product of your environment and your nervous system. You are not the sum total of all your life’s choices. When you recognize this, it creates so much room to make decisions ON PURPOSE. When you can stop, think, contemplate and then act — not from your brainstem like a dinosaur but from […]

Episode 23: The Long-Awaited Boundaries Episode with Poplar Rose

poplar rose holding a fern in front of her face

Boundaries are a hot topic, and for good reason. People with histories of trauma — particularly developmental trauma — find setting, sticking to, and respecting boundaries insanely difficult. Setting boundaries is activating to the nervous system, so people with trauma (ie. nervous systems with less flexibility and resiliency) often don’t know how to reclaim their […]

Episode 21: Trauma-Informed Polyamory with Clementine Morrigan

clementine morrigan wearing a hat with pigtail braids and a black shirt

Clementine Morrigan is back on the podcast to chat about Trauma-Informed Polyamory! On their Instagram, they say, “Most resources on polyamory don’t discuss the ways that histories of trauma can impact our current experiences of polyamory. Most resources on trauma recovery, attachment theory, and relationship conflict assume monogamous partnerships as the norm. Polyamorous people with […]

Episode 20: Dance & Movement Therapy and Why Movement in the Body is Essential to Getting “Unstuck” with Erica Hornthal

dance and movement therapist erica hornthal wearing a red jacket and crossing her arms

Dance and movement therapist Erica Hornthal and I have a fantastic discussion about the benefits of dance and movement therapy for holistic trauma healing. We reveal how dance and movement can benefit people of all ages and abilities. Movement has been especially helpful for me (Lindsey), personally. When I give my emotions a movement or […]

Episode 19: The Divine Masculine & The Divine Feminine with Evelyn Hale

trauma coach and inituitive evelyn hale

Trauma Coach and intuitive Evelyn Hale and I have a deep and interesting chat about the Divine Masculine and the Divine Feminine. We push through some of the misconceptions about these essences, including how they aren’t about gender roles. Each of us has Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine essences. Our relationships also have these essences. […]

Episode 18: The Science, Practical Experience & Woo-Woo of Sleep, and Why Resting Is Rebellious & Radical with Rebecca Moulton

queen of sleep rebecca moulton

Our culture is obsessed with maximizing everything: our time, our productivity, even our sleep. We wear watches and rings to monitor our sleep, then we judge the quality or quantity of our sleep when we check the app’s report. We have been conditioned to believe harmful things about sleep, rest, and putting it all on a […]

Episode 17: Ancestral Trauma & Shamanic Healing with Deva Powell

deva powell

Most of us are totally unconscious of our ancestry — disconnected from the lineage that holds answers to our pain and struggles. A large part of white body trauma is that we are cut off from our ancestors. We have skeletons in our family closets that are uncomfortable and ugly — but they want to […]

Episode 16: Emotion Code Follow-up, a Clearing Session, Repression of Feminine Energy, & Healing Through Pleasure & Pussy Awareness with Megan Buer

megan buer of harmonyrestored.com

Show Notes In this episode, Megan Buer is back on the pod to… follow-up on the results of Lindsey’s first 2 Emotion Code sessions and discuss the specific trapped emotions in Lindsey’s body share the concept that whatever happens in the physical body has happened first energetically introduce emotional concepts that can be healed with […]

Episode 15: What Astrology Says About 2020 & What’s Coming in 2021 with Tammy Antoinette (part 2)

Tammy Antoinette

In 5500 BC, Hermes Trismegistus, the first documented ancient astrologer said, “Know thyself”. Plato and Socrates also emphasized this phrase. Through astrology, we can know ourselves better.  The challenges, traumas, blessings, and lessons that are in store for you in this lifetime may very well be written in the stars! Find out how you can […]

Episode 15: Know Thyself & Look at the Sky: Astrology as Trauma-Healing Tool with Tammy Antoinette (part 1)

Tammy Antoinette

In 5500 BC, Hermes Trismegistus, the first documented ancient astrologer said, “Know thyself”. Plato and Socrates also emphasized this phrase. Through astrology, we can know ourselves better.  The challenges, traumas, blessings, and lessons that are in store for you in this lifetime may very well be written in the stars! Tammy is an Astrologer and […]

Episode 14: Purity Culture & Trauma, Healthy Sex Education, Sex Positivity, and Exvangelicalism with Blair from @talkpuritytome

black and white photo of blair from @talkpuritytome

Purity Culture was a movement in the 1990s and 2000s that spread through Evangelical Christianity like wildfire. It has left sexual trauma and psychological damage in its wake. Survivors of purity culture report sexual dysfunction, feelings of shame and guilt about sex and sexuality, lack of education and information about sex and their own bodies. […]

Episode 13: The Language of the Nervous System, Why Affirmations Won’t Regulate It, & Feeling at Home in Your Body with Sorina Mondan, CCTP

Our nervous systems are hard-wired for our survival. That is the nervous system’s only function. So, when we experience trauma, the messages our nervous systems send our brains are often a bit confusing. We act and react in ways we don’t understand, ways that are often hurtful to ourselves or others. Once we learn to […]

Episode 12: 10 Tips for a Trauma-Informed, Mentally & Emotionally Happy Holiday Season

a family sitting together eating at a table in a well-lit dining space

For better or worse, 2020 has been a year of immense transformation. I propose that this be the year we choose not to have the same ol’ holiday. However you celebrate (or don’t), these 10 tips for a trauma-informed, mentally and emotionally happy holiday season will help you navigate awkward conversation topics, set boundaries, carve […]

Episode 11: Cancel Culture in Social Justice Movements, Challenging Neoliberal Identitarianism, & Restorative Justice for Traumatized Individuals with Clementine Morrigan

clementine morrigan wearing a hat with pigtail braids and a black shirt

Cancel culture has created an atmosphere heavy with hyper vigilance, people-pleasing, and self-monitoring in the nervous systems of people who are canceled and in people who are triggered and respond by canceling others. The harassment, ostracization, and cancelling of individuals creates a snowball effect — folx are canceled for doing something “wrong”, but then anyone […]

Episode 10: The Beauty Industry & Trauma, Exposing the Methods Abusers Use to Keep Us Adrenalized, and Energy Healing with Flower Essences with Lauren Geertsen

lauren geertsen

The beauty industry is a toxic, psychopathic abuser. Yes, you read that right! The tactics of the beauty industry are the very same tactics used by narcissistic, predatory abusers to keep us, especially women, exhausted, manipulated, feeling inadequate, and coerced. I interview body connection coach and author of the book The Invisible Corset, Lauren Geertsen. […]

Episode 8: Pain Avoidance and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy with Andrew Kerbs

therapist andrew kerbs of @deconstruct_everything

In this episode, I connect with Andrew Kerbs about pain avoidance, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and the use of psychiatric medications. We also touch briefly on religious trauma. Andrew is a therapist, writer, and social activist. A former evangelical Christian, or exvangelical as the hashtag goes, much of his focus is on religious trauma and […]

Episode 7: Emotional & Religious Trauma in Women, Leaving Toxic Wellness Culture & Mormonism, & The Emotion Code with Megan Buer

megan buer of harmonyrestored.com

In this candid conversation with Megan Buer, founder of Harmony Restored and the Rooted In Health healing system, we connect over similar pasts growing up in fundamentalist, patriarchal religions, expose the emotional trauma in women from the cult of toxic wellness culture, and discuss how emotions get trapped in our bodies. Megan shares her work […]

Episode 6: Help for Relationship Anxiety, Embodiment of Emotion Through Dance and Movement Therapy, and Pole Dancing with Chelsea Horton

Chelsea Horton with her left arm holding her husband and her eyes closed

Are you constantly worried about your romantic relationships? Do you find yourself wondering if you and your partner are “supposed” to be together, if you’re right for each other, if they’re cheating on your or going to leave you? This is relationship anxiety and OCD. And, there’s help! In this episode, I interview Chelsea Horton, […]

Episode 5: How I Intentionally Used Psychiatric Medications as a Tool in my Trauma-Healing Toolbox

lindsey lockett holding a psychiatric medication in her right hand with her arm outstretched so that the pill is in focus

I’m a natural-crunchy-hippie-health freak, and I caused myself to suffer with debilitating anxiety and insomnia for months because of my desire to stay “100% natural” and for fear of side effects and dependency of psychiatric medications. In this episode, I’m sharing why I finally got to the point of asking for the help of pharmaceuticals […]

Episode 4: Toxic Wellness Culture: How It Invalidates Trauma & Keeps Us Stuck & Sick

lindsey lockett sitting on a rock in the woods blowing pine needles out of her hands

You’ve tried numerous dietary restrictions, have spent thousands on supplements, and have hopped from one natural practitioner to the next… and you’re still chronically ill. Sound familiar? Did you know it never actually ends? The health and wellness industry has convinced us that we’re sick and in need of special diets, numerous natural practitioners, supplement […]

Episode 3: “I Am Comfortable Being Uncomfortable.”

lindsey lockett naked in a wild forest river holding her arms out to the side

Did you know we can train our brains to respond to stress and trauma differently and even create more resiliency in our nervous systems? In this episode, you’ll learn the trick I’ve used to hack into my nervous system that has improved my physical health, strengthened my mental health, and helped me face the uncomfortable […]

Episode 2: A New (More Complete) Definition of Trauma

lindsey lockett sitting on a mid-century danish folding chair with her elbows on her knees

The current definitions of trauma are woefully inadequate and much too broad, neglecting those of us who do deal with trauma’s mysterious effects on our bodies, minds, and emotions. Of particular interest is how trauma manifests as chronic illness or pain, how it affects the autonomic nervous system, and a (perhaps) prescriptive way of defining […]

Episode 1: I am Lindsey Lockett + Why Healing Trauma is Your Responsibility

lindsey lockett laying on a colorful rug holding her phone and smiling

We didn’t choose what happened to us, but we do get to choose what we do with it. In this pilot episode, I introduce myself and share why I believe approaching trauma from a holistic perspective is the only way to truly heal. Show Notes In this pilot episode of the Holistic Trauma Healing Podcast, […]