A Trauma-Informed Approach to Spiritual Integrity With Jac O’Keeffe
Transforming Trauma
Brad Kammer
4.4 • 131 Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
While many spiritual teachers are held in high regard for their wisdom, leadership positions are still overwhelmed by those who’ve failed to address complex trauma in their personal histories.
In this episode of Transforming Trauma, Emily speaks with Jac O'Keeffe, President and founding member of the Association for Spiritual Integrity (ASI), an organization committed to bringing higher levels of integrity to the culture of spiritual leadership. The pair discuss Jac’s educational and spiritual evolution, the role of empathy and accountability within ASI’s anti-authoritarian model, and the link between agency, trauma healing, and personal divinity.
About Jac O’Keeffe:
Jac O’Keeffe is a theology graduate from the Pontificate University of Ireland with postgraduate studies in adult education. Working as an independent spiritual teacher for more than 15 years, she guides people in the unfoldment of their own spiritual journey. In her books, teachings, talks and retreats, she supports the empowerment of individuals who are done with bypassing, done with hiding, done with outsourcing their spiritual awakening to gurus. Her books include Born to Be Free and How to Be a Spiritual Rebel. Jac is the President and founding member of the Association for Spiritual Integrity (ASI), an organization with a mission to bring high levels of integrity to the culture of spiritual leadership.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Transforming Trauma podcast. |
| 0:08.4 | Transforming Trauma is presented by the NARM Training Institute. |
| 0:11.7 | I'm your host, Emily Ruth, and I'm so glad you've joined us today. |
| 0:15.9 | Hi, Transforming Trauma listeners. |
| 0:18.3 | We're so excited to share the power of healing from complex trauma with all of you. |
| 0:22.8 | It's inspiring to know that so many of you tune in to learn about how healing from complex trauma is possible. |
| 0:28.9 | Are you interested in deepening your understanding of NARM? We're excited to present the Inner Circle, |
| 0:34.4 | NARM's online learning community. Each month, members receive direct mentorship |
| 0:38.8 | from NARM creator Dr. Lawrence Heller, NARM training director Brad Kammer, and other NARM faculty |
| 0:44.4 | as they present NARM demonstration sessions and provide extensive debriefs on applying NARM |
| 0:49.8 | with real clients. They also present live topic webinars that deconstruct the various elements of complex |
| 0:55.7 | trauma. Members also get access to archived material and other learning resources, as well as access |
| 1:01.6 | to a private Facebook group with other professionals learning NARM around the world. The Inner Circle is a hub |
| 1:07.5 | for the international NARM community where people working with complex trauma |
| 1:10.9 | come together to connect, network, and develop trauma-informed projects to help our world. |
| 1:17.1 | You, our transforming trauma listeners, can receive a free 14-day trial with access to the |
| 1:22.3 | three-month archive by visiting www.narmtraining.com forward slash free trial. |
| 1:31.1 | And now for our interview. My conversation today is with Jack O'Keefe, the president and founding |
| 1:37.3 | member of the Association for Spiritual Integrity, known as ASI, an organization with a mission |
| 1:42.9 | to bring high levels of integrity to the culture of |
| 1:45.6 | spiritual leadership. Jack O'Keefe is a theology graduate from the Pontificate University of Ireland |
| 1:50.7 | with postgraduate studies in adult education. Working as an independent spiritual teacher for more |
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