the trauma is not going to get cleared unless you actually access the memory. There's only so much

you can do with visualizations and meditation and things like that before you actually have to go

back into the memory and process it because it's unprocessed material that's stuck in time.

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Hello, my loves. Welcome back to the Lavender Lifestyle Podcast. It's Eileen.

Today's episode is about somatic psychology, trauma healing, and the science behind the mind-body connection.

So we chat about different therapy modalities and practices and the things we can implement ourselves to process old memories and heal from trauma.

Our guest today is Dr. Brian Tierney.

Dr. Brian Tierney bridges the gap between ancient magic and modern psychotherapy.

As a professor of clinical neuroscience, psychological assessment, and psychopharmacology,

Dr. Tierney introduces an innovative paradigm for trauma healing,

somatic psychology, neuroscience, and social artistry in his upcoming book, visionary somatics.

Hello, Brian. Welcome to the podcast. How are you feeling today?

I'm well. Thanks, Eileen. Glad to be here.

Great. Okay, so let's start with your story.

I think you have kind of an eclectic journey because there's like somatic psychology, there's dance.

So what drew you to somatic approaches and, yeah, just tell us your story and what led you to where you are now?

Well, yeah, like a lot of healer types, what put me on the path was my own suffering, my own challenges.

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