Dr. Graham Taylor and Dr. Lawrie Ignacio interview Janina Fisher

The Trauma Therapist

Guy Crawford Macpherson

Health & Fitness, Education, Alternative Health, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.5 • 581 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Dr. Graham Taylor—clinical psychologist, educator, and founder of The Taylor Study Method—brings 25+ years of wisdom and warmth to his work in Honolulu.
Dr. Lawrie Ignacio, also based in Honolulu, blends clinical expertise with a rich academic background in philosophy and literature, specializing in couples and trauma therapy.
And Dr. Janina Fisher—international trauma expert, former Harvard instructor, and creator of Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST)—continues to shape the field with her groundbreaking work and publications.

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0:47.7	Welcome to the special guest host series of the Trauma Therapers podcast, where I'm going to be
0:52.3	handing over the mic to some incredible guest
0:54.8	hosts. In each episode, you'll hear fresh perspectives and unique insights to inform and inspire you
1:01.0	and all the while keeping the heart of this podcast alive. So sit back and enjoy. Well, welcome to
1:07.4	the trauma therapist project. I'm Dr. Graham Taylor and this is my colleague, Dr. Laura Ignacio.
1:11.6	Hello, hello. Dr. Guy McPherson has kindly invited us to guest host on his impressive and very well-respected podcast.
1:19.6	We're so excited today to have as our guest, Dr. Janina Fisher. Janina, it's so nice to have you with us. Welcome to the show.
1:28.3	As we start, if you would, share with us how you came to develop your model and method
1:34.3	of working with trauma.
1:36.3	Well, you know, back when I started in the trauma field in the age of the dinosaurs, It was back in the 1990, 1991, and we didn't know anything about trauma.
1:53.0	It's very sad to look back.
1:55.0	I mean, the good news was that it had been identified And things like childhood sexual abuse,
2:03.6	which had never been recognized as traumatic,
2:06.6	strange as that sounds,
2:09.6	was finally recognized as traumatic.
2:12.6	But we hadn't a clue how to treat it
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